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Rip Current Statement 12, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this rip current statement at Aug 30, 2023, 5:33 PM EDT for 6 counties in Florida. It was in force for 26 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 30, 2023, 5:33 PM EDT (21:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 31, 2023, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 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 21:37 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, 9.6 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
- 1290 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 652 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 216 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 234 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 11.6
The text
As transmitted.
047 WHUS42 KTBW 302133 CFWTBW Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 533 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-310800- /O.NEW.KTBW.SU.Y.0004.230830T2133Z-230831T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.CF.S.0001.230830T2133Z-230831T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0012.230830T2133Z-230901T0000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 533 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4 to 6 feet. For the Coastal Flood Statement, isolated minor coastal flooding of 1 to 2 feet. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 4 AM EDT Thursday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Some water on low lying roads and property. Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not drive through flooded roadways. Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. 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. && $$ FLZ139-142-148-149-310800- /O.NEW.KTBW.CF.S.0001.230830T2133Z-230831T0800Z/ Coastal Levy-Coastal Citrus-Coastal Hernando-Coastal Pasco- 533 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Isolated minor coastal flooding of 1 to 2 feet. * WHERE...Coastal Levy, Coastal Citrus, Coastal Hernando and Coastal Pasco Counties. * WHEN...Until 4 AM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Some water on low lying roads and property. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not drive through flooded roadways. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 8:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 37 min | |
| Aug 29, 11:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 31 min | |
| Aug 30, 1:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Lee | 89 min |
| Aug 30, 1:40 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hardee, Highlands, Polk | 20 min |
| Aug 30, 2:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lee and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 4:18 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hardee, Polk | 27 min |
| Aug 30, 4:23 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Citrus, Hernando, Sumter | 22 min |
| Aug 30, 6:03 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hardee, Highlands, Polk | 7 min |
| Aug 30, 6:03 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Polk | 12 min |
| Aug 30, 6:20 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hardee, Highlands, Polk | 25 min |
| Aug 30, 6:53 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hardee, Highlands, Polk | 12 min |
| Aug 30, 8:24 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | TBW | DeSoto, Hardee, Manatee | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 9:07 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Pasco | 23 min |
| Aug 30, 9:15 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | DeSoto, Hardee, Manatee, Sarasota | 15 min |
| Aug 30, 11:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | TBW | DeSoto, Hardee, Manatee, Polk, Sarasota | 2 hr |
| Aug 30, 2:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Pasco, Polk, Sumter | 2 hr |
| Aug 30, 3:47 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | TBW | DeSoto | 21 days |
| Aug 30, 3:47 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | TBW | Manatee | 54 hr |
| Aug 30, 5:31 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | TBW | 14 hr | |
| Aug 30, 5:33 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | TBW | Charlotte, Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lee, Levy and 4 more | 10 hr |
| Aug 30, 5:33 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | TBW | Charlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 10 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.