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Rip Current Statement 1, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

January 2, 20226 counties in Florida

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.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tampa Bay, FL at 12:00Z on 2022-01-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 46 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tampa Bay, FL at 12:00Z on 2022-01-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 147 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 2, 10:04 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryTBW41 hr
Jan 2, 2:05 PM ESTCoastal Flood StatementTBWLevy17 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.