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Rip Current Statement 12, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

August 30, 20236 counties in Florida

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tampa Bay, FL at 12:00Z on 2023-08-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1290 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 2023-08-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 216 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
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 29, 8:38 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW37 min
Aug 29, 11:29 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW31 min
Aug 30, 1:01 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTBWCharlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Lee89 min
Aug 30, 1:40 AM EDTTornado WarningTBWHardee, Highlands, Polk20 min
Aug 30, 2:52 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTBWCharlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lee and 3 more3 hr
Aug 30, 4:18 AM EDTTornado WarningTBWHardee, Polk27 min
Aug 30, 4:23 AM EDTTornado WarningTBWCitrus, Hernando, Sumter22 min
Aug 30, 6:03 AM EDTTornado WarningTBWHardee, Highlands, Polk7 min
Aug 30, 6:03 AM EDTTornado WarningTBWDeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Polk12 min
Aug 30, 6:20 AM EDTTornado WarningTBWHardee, Highlands, Polk25 min
Aug 30, 6:53 AM EDTTornado WarningTBWHardee, Highlands, Polk12 min
Aug 30, 8:24 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningTBWDeSoto, Hardee, Manatee3 hr
Aug 30, 9:07 AM EDTTornado WarningTBWPasco23 min
Aug 30, 9:15 AM EDTTornado WarningTBWDeSoto, Hardee, Manatee, Sarasota15 min
Aug 30, 11:28 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningTBWDeSoto, Hardee, Manatee, Polk, Sarasota2 hr
Aug 30, 2:09 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningTBWHillsborough, Pasco, Polk, Sumter2 hr
Aug 30, 3:47 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWDeSoto21 days
Aug 30, 3:47 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWManatee54 hr
Aug 30, 5:31 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryTBW14 hr
Aug 30, 5:33 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementTBWCharlotte, Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lee, Levy and 4 more10 hr
Aug 30, 5:33 PM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryTBWCharlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota10 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.