773  
WHUS42 KTBW 110755  
CFWTBW  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL  
355 AM EDT THU APR 11 2024  
 
FLZ050-151-155-160-120800-  
/O.UPG.KTBW.CF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-240412T0000Z/  
/O.NEW.KTBW.CF.W.0002.240411T0755Z-240412T0000Z/  
/O.NEW.KTBW.SU.Y.0003.240411T1200Z-240413T0000Z/  
/O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-240413T1200Z/  
PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-  
355 AM EDT THU APR 11 2024  
 
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...  
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY  
MORNING...  
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM  
EDT FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING, SIGNIFICANT COASTAL  
FLOODING. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.  
FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 5 FEET OR  
LARGER.  
 
* WHERE...PINELLAS, COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH, COASTAL MANATEE AND  
COASTAL SARASOTA COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING, UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS  
EVENING. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, THROUGH SATURDAY  
MORNING. FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO  
8 PM EDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS ROADS MAY BE CLOSED. LOW LYING PROPERTY  
INCLUDING HOMES, BUSINESSES, AND SOME CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE  
WILL BE INUNDATED. SOME SHORELINE EROSION WILL OCCUR. 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...  
 
TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT FLOOD-PRONE PROPERTY. IF  
TRAVEL IS REQUIRED, DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR THROUGH  
WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
FLZ139-142-148-149-120000-  
/O.UPG.KTBW.CF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-240412T0000Z/  
/O.NEW.KTBW.CF.W.0002.240411T0755Z-240412T0000Z/  
COASTAL LEVY-COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL HERNANDO-COASTAL PASCO-  
355 AM EDT THU APR 11 2024  
   
..COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL LEVY, COASTAL CITRUS, COASTAL HERNANDO AND  
COASTAL PASCO COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS ROADS MAY BE CLOSED. LOW LYING PROPERTY  
INCLUDING HOMES, BUSINESSES, AND SOME CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE  
WILL BE INUNDATED. SOME SHORELINE EROSION WILL OCCUR.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT FLOOD-PRONE PROPERTY. IF  
TRAVEL IS REQUIRED, DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR THROUGH  
WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.  
 

 
 

 
 
FLZ162-165-120800-  
/O.NEW.KTBW.CF.Y.0001.240411T0755Z-240412T0000Z/  
/O.NEW.KTBW.SU.Y.0003.240411T1200Z-240413T0000Z/  
/O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-240413T1200Z/  
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-  
355 AM EDT THU APR 11 2024  
   
..COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY  
MORNING...  
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM  
EDT FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY, MINOR COASTAL FLOODING.  
FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. FOR THE  
HIGH SURF ADVISORY, LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 5 FEET OR LARGER.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL CHARLOTTE AND COASTAL LEE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY, UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS  
EVENING. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, THROUGH SATURDAY  
MORNING. FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO  
8 PM EDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF LOTS, PARKS, AND ROADS WITH ONLY ISOLATED  
ROAD CLOSURES EXPECTED. 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...  
 
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.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
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