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Rip Current Statement 15, NWS Miami, FL

October 31, 2011Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Oct 31, 2011, 4:29 AM EDT for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 31, 2011, 4:29 AM EDT (08:29 UTC)
Expired
Nov 3, 2011, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL

Counties Broward County, FL, Miami-Dade County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL

The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 39 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, Miami, FL at 00:00Z on 2011-10-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 860 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, Miami, FL at 00:00Z on 2011-10-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
860 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
505 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
118 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
2.5

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

298 
WHUS42 KMFL 310829
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
429 AM EDT MON OCT 31 2011

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS PALM BEACH COUNTY BEACHES...

FLZ168-311630-
/O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0015.111031T0829Z-111031T2000Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-
429 AM EDT MON OCT 31 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...BREEZY SOUTHEAST WINDS ALONG WITH A NORTHERLY SWELL OF 2
  TO 3 FEET WILL ALLOW FOR DANGEROUS SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS
  ALONG THE BEACHES OF PALM BEACH COUNTY TODAY. THE STRONGEST RIP
  CURRENTS WILL LIKELY OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF LOW TIDE NEAR 6 PM
  EDT. HOWEVER RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME TODAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN A THREAT TODAY
  ALONG THE BEACHES OF PALM BEACH COUNTY. THERE COULD EVEN BE SOME
  MINOR BEACH EROSION ALONG THE BEACHES OF PALM BEACH COUNTY TODAY
  ESPECIALLY AROUND HIGH TIDE WHICH IS AROUND NOON TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND
PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY
ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN
CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM
THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A
STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

&&

$$


PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD...

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6 follow-up statements
550 
WHUS42 KMFL 311938
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
338 PM EDT MON OCT 31 2011

FLZ168-011200-
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-111101T1200Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-
338 PM EDT MON OCT 31 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...BREEZY TO WINDY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG WITH A
  NORTHERLY SWELL OF 2 TO 3 FEET WILL ALLOW FOR DANGEROUS SURF AND
  STRONG RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF PALM BEACH COUNTY
  TODAY. THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS WILL LIKELY OCCUR AROUND THE
  TIME OF LOW TIDE NEAR 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING AND AGAIN AROUND 7
  AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY
  TIME TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN A THREAT TONIGHT
  INTO TUESDAY MORNING ALONG THE BEACHES OF PALM BEACH COUNTY.
  THERE COULD EVEN BE SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION ALONG THE BEACHES
  OF PALM BEACH COUNTY TONIGHT ESPECIALLY AROUND HIGH TIDE WHICH
  IS AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND
PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY
ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

&&

$$


PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
231 
WHUS42 KMFL 010811
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
411 AM EDT TUE NOV 1 2011

FLZ172-173-011615-
/O.EXB.KMFL.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-111102T0900Z/
COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
411 AM EDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* TIMING...BREEZY TO WINDY NORTHEAST WINDS ALONG WITH A NORTHERLY
  SWELL OF 1 TO 2 FEET WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SURF AND STRONG
  RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF BROWARD AND MIAMI-
  DADE COUNTIES TODAY. THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS WILL LIKELY
  OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF LOW TIDE NEAR 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING AND
  AROUND 8 PM EDT TONIGHT. HOWEVER RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY
  TIME TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH TONIGHT
  ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF BROWARD AND MIAMI- DADE COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND
PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY
ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

&&

$$

FLZ168-011615-
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-111102T0900Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-
411 AM EDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* TIMING...BREEZY TO WINDY NORTHEAST WINDS ALONG WITH A NORTHERLY
  SWELL OF 2 TO 3 FEET WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SURF AND STRONG
  RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF PALM BEACH COUNTY
  TODAY. THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS WILL LIKELY OCCUR AROUND THE
  TIME OF LOW TIDE NEAR 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING AND AGAIN AROUND 8
  PM EDT TONIGHT. HOWEVER RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME
  THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH TONIGHT
  ALONG THE BEACHES OF PALM BEACH COUNTY. THERE COULD EVEN BE SOME
  MINOR BEACH EROSION ALONG THE BEACHES OF PALM BEACH COUNTY TODAY
  ESPECIALLY AROUND HIGH TIDE WHICH IS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 PM THIS
  AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND
PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY
ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

&&

$$


PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
092 
WHUS42 KMFL 011354
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
954 AM EDT TUE NOV 1 2011

FLZ168-172-173-020900-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-111102T0900Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
954 AM EDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* TIMING...BREEZY TO WINDY NORTHEAST WINDS ALONG WITH A NORTHERLY
  SWELL OF 1 TO 2 FEET WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SURF AND STRONG
  RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF MIAMI DADE, BROWARD
  AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST RIP
  CURRENTS WILL LIKELY OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF LOW TIDE AROUND 8
  PM EDT TONIGHT. HOWEVER, RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME THROUGH
  TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH
  TONIGHT ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF MIAMI DADE, BROWARD, AND
  PALM BEACH COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND
PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY
ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

&&

$$


PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
589 
WHUS42 KMFL 020759
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
359 AM EDT WED NOV 2 2011

FLZ168-172-173-022000-
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-111103T0800Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
359 AM EDT WED NOV 2 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...BREEZY TO WINDY NORTHEAST WINDS ALONG WITH A NORTHERLY
  SWELL OF AROUND 2 FEET WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SURF AND STRONG
  RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF MIAMI DADE...BROWARD
  AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE
  STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS WILL LIKELY OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF LOW
  TIDE AROUND 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING AND BETWEEN 8 AND 9 PM TONIGHT.
  HOWEVER... RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH
  EARLY THURSDAY MORNING ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF MIAMI
  DADE... BROWARD...AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND
PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY
ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

&&

$$


PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
973 
WHUS42 KMFL 030727
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
327 AM EDT THU NOV 3 2011

FLZ168-172-173-032000-
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-111104T0200Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
327 AM EDT THU NOV 3 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...BREEZY NORTHEAST WINDS ALONG WITH A NORTHERLY SWELL OF
  AROUND 2 TO 3 FEET WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SURF AND STRONG RIP
  CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF MIAMI DADE...BROWARD AND
  PALM BEACH COUNTIES THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST RIP
  CURRENTS WILL LIKELY OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF LOW TIDE AROUND 9
  AM EDT THIS MORNING AND AROUND 9 PM TONIGHT. HOWEVER...RIP
  CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME THROUGH TODAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH 
  EARLY THURSDAY MORNING ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF MIAMI 
  DADE... BROWARD...AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND
PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY
ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

&&

$$


PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
982 
WHUS42 KMFL 031948
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
348 PM EDT THU NOV 3 2011

FLZ168-172-173-040200-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-111104T0200Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
348 PM EDT THU NOV 3 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...BREEZY NORTHEAST WINDS ALONG WITH A NORTHERLY SWELL OF
  AROUND 2 TO 3 FEET WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SURF AND STRONG RIP
  CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF MIAMI DADE... BROWARD AND
  PALM BEACH COUNTIES THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST RIP
  CURRENTS WILL LIKELY OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF LOW TIDE AROUND 9
  PM TONIGHT. HOWEVER...RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME TODAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH
  EARLY FRIDAY MORNING ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF MIAMI
  DADE...BROWARD...AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND
PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY
ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

&&

$$


PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 30, 8:02 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL43 min
Oct 30, 8:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade47 min
Oct 30, 8:14 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningMFLMiami-Dade3 hr
Oct 30, 8:26 PM EDTTornado WarningMFLMiami-Dade34 min
Oct 30, 8:44 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL46 min
Oct 30, 8:55 PM EDTTornado WarningMFLMiami-Dade23 min
Oct 30, 9:31 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL44 min
Oct 30, 10:12 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward2 hr
Oct 30, 10:31 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningMFLMiami-Dade6 hr
Oct 31, 12:07 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward4 hr
Oct 31, 1:27 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningMFLBroward3 hr
Oct 31, 1:47 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL58 min
Oct 31, 2:26 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningMFLBroward3 hr
Oct 31, 4:21 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningMFLMiami-Dade5 hr
Oct 31, 4:31 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningMFLBroward5 hr
Oct 31, 8:32 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL28 min
Oct 31, 8:59 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningMFLMiami-Dade3 hr
Oct 31, 9:06 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningMFLBroward3 hr
Oct 31, 12:01 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningMFLMiami-Dade5 hr
Oct 31, 12:16 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningMFLBroward6 hr
Oct 31, 1:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward40 min
Oct 31, 2:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward52 min
Oct 31, 2:54 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward111 min
Oct 31, 4:55 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningMFLMiami-Dade4 hr
Oct 31, 5:50 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningMFLBroward18 hr
Oct 31, 6:48 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningMFLMiami-Dade18 hr

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Sources

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