Alert archive / Florida / Rip Current Statements in 2022
Rip Current Statement 2, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this rip current statement at Jan 14, 2022, 8:27 AM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 14, 2022, 8:27 AM EST (13:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 14, 2022, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 11 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 13:28 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, 1.5 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1469 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
030 WHUS42 KTBW 141327 CFWTBW Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 827 AM EST Fri Jan 14 2022 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-150000- /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0002.220114T1327Z-220115T0000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 827 AM EST Fri Jan 14 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
440 WHUS42 KTBW 141739 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 1239 PM EST Fri Jan 14 2022 FLZ050-150145- /O.NEW.KTBW.CF.A.0001.220116T0000Z-220117T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-220115T0000Z/ Pinellas- 1239 PM EST Fri Jan 14 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Watch, minor to moderate coastal flooding possible. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Pinellas County. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Watch, from Saturday evening through Sunday evening. For the High Rip Current Risk, until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Water levels are expected to run 2 to 4 feet above normal tide level especially at times of high tide Saturday night and again on Sunday. Some roads along the coast may flood. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure may experience flooding. Some shoreline erosion may occur. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ139-142-148-149-150145- /O.NEW.KTBW.CF.A.0001.220116T0000Z-220117T0000Z/ Coastal Levy-Coastal Citrus-Coastal Hernando-Coastal Pasco- 1239 PM EST Fri Jan 14 2022 ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Minor to moderate coastal flooding possible. * WHERE...Coastal Levy, Coastal Citrus, Coastal Hernando and Coastal Pasco Counties. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Water levels are expected to run 2 to 4 feet above normal tide level especially at times of high tide Saturday night and again on Sunday. Some roads along the coast could flood. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure may experience flooding. Some shoreline erosion may occur. 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. && $$ FLZ151-155-160-162-165-150000- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-220115T0000Z/ Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 1239 PM EST Fri Jan 14 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
672 WHUS42 KTBW 150022 CFWTBW Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 722 PM EST Fri Jan 14 2022 FLZ050-151200- /O.EXP.KTBW.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-220115T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.CF.A.0001.220116T0000Z-220117T0000Z/ Pinellas- 722 PM EST Fri Jan 14 2022 ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... * WHAT...Significant coastal flooding possible. * WHERE...Pinellas County. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Watch, from Saturday evening through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads may be closed. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure may be inundated. Some shoreline erosion may occur. 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. && $$ FLZ151-155-160-162-165-150130- /O.EXP.KTBW.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-220115T0000Z/ Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 722 PM EST Fri Jan 14 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... Winds across the Gulf of Mexico have diminished, reducing the threat of rip currents. $$ FLZ139-142-148-149-151200- /O.CON.KTBW.CF.A.0001.220116T0000Z-220117T0000Z/ Coastal Levy-Coastal Citrus-Coastal Hernando-Coastal Pasco- 722 PM EST Fri Jan 14 2022 ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Minor to moderate coastal flooding possible. * WHERE...Coastal Levy, Coastal Citrus, Coastal Hernando and Coastal Pasco Counties. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Water levels are expected to run 2 to 4 feet above normal tide level especially at times of high tide Saturday night and again on Sunday. Some roads along the coast could flood. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure may experience flooding. Some shoreline erosion may occur. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 12:39 PM EST | Coastal Flood Watch | TBW | Citrus, Hernando, Levy, Pasco, Pinellas | 22 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.