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Rip Current Statement 19, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

November 10, 20226 counties in Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this rip current statement at Nov 10, 2022, 2:05 PM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It was in force for 28 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 10, 2022, 2:05 PM EST (19:05 UTC)
Expired
Nov 11, 2022, 6:00 PM EST
In force
28 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 19:08 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 2022-11-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2022-11-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 429 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
473 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
429 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
481 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

299 
WHUS42 KTBW 101905
CFWTBW

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
205 PM EST Thu Nov 10 2022

FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-112300-
/O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0019.221110T1905Z-221111T2300Z/
Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota-
Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee-
205 PM EST Thu Nov 10 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee, 
  Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties.

* WHEN...Through Friday afternoon.

* 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
432 
WHUS42 KTBW 110304
CFWTBW

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
1004 PM EST Thu Nov 10 2022

FLZ139-142-148-149-111200-
/O.NEW.KTBW.CF.Y.0002.221111T0304Z-221111T1200Z/
Coastal Levy-Coastal Citrus-Coastal Hernando-Coastal Pasco-
1004 PM EST Thu Nov 10 2022

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Minor coastal flooding.

* WHERE...Coastal Levy, Coastal Citrus, Coastal Hernando and 
  Coastal Pasco Counties.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM EST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only 
  isolated road closures expected.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be
closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of
unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone
property.

&&

$$

FLZ050-151-155-160-111230-
/O.NEW.KTBW.CF.S.0003.221111T0304Z-221111T1200Z/
/O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-221111T2300Z/
Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota-
1004 PM EST Thu Nov 10 2022

...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Statement, isolated minor coastal 
  flooding. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip 
  currents.

* WHERE...Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee and 
  Coastal Sarasota Counties.

* WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Statement, until 7 AM EST Friday. 
  For the High Rip Current Risk, through Friday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Some water on low lying roads and property. Rip 
  currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into 
  deeper water.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive through flooded roadways.

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.

&&

$$

FLZ162-165-111230-
/O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-221111T2300Z/
Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee-
1004 PM EST Thu Nov 10 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee, 
  Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties.

* WHEN...Through Friday afternoon.

* 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 10, 9:25 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningTBWHillsborough64 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.