Alert archive / Florida / Rip Current Statements in 2022
Rip Current Statement 1, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this rip current statement at Jan 2, 2022, 2:05 PM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jan 2, 2022, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 2, 2022, 2:05 PM EST (19:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 2, 2022, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2022, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Counties Charlotte County, FL, Hillsborough County, FL, Lee County, FL, Manatee County, FL, Pinellas County, FL, Sarasota County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 43 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -533 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 651 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
666 WHUS42 KTBW 021905 CFWTBW Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 205 PM EST Sun Jan 2 2022 FLZ139-031200- /O.NEW.KTBW.CF.S.0001.220103T0000Z-220103T1200Z/ Coastal Levy- 205 PM EST Sun Jan 2 2022 * WHAT...Isolated minor coastal flooding expected. * WHERE...Coastal Levy County. * WHEN...From 7 PM EST this evening through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Some water on low lying roads and property. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Water levels of up to 1 to 3 feet will be possible around the time of high tide. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not drive through flooded roadways. && $$ FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-260-031200- /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0001.220103T0000Z-220104T0000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee-Inland Sarasota- 205 PM EST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte, Coastal Lee and Inland Sarasota Counties. * WHEN...From 7 PM EST this evening through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
1 follow-up statement
703 WHUS42 KTBW 030830 CFWTBW Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 330 AM EST Mon Jan 3 2022 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-260-050000- /O.EXT.KTBW.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-220105T0000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee-Inland Sarasota- 330 AM EST Mon Jan 3 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte, Coastal Lee and Inland Sarasota Counties. * WHEN...Through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ139-031200- /O.CON.KTBW.CF.S.0001.000000T0000Z-220103T1200Z/ Coastal Levy- 330 AM EST Mon Jan 3 2022 * WHAT...Isolated minor coastal flooding expected. * WHERE...Coastal Levy County. * WHEN...Through 7 AM. * IMPACTS...Some water on low lying roads and property. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Water levels of up to 1 to 3 feet will be possible around the time of high tide. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not drive through flooded roadways. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 10:04 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | TBW | 41 hr | |
| Jan 2, 2:05 PM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | TBW | Levy | 17 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.