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Rip Current Statement 16, NWS Miami, FL

November 4, 2011Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Nov 4, 2011, 3:00 AM EDT for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It took effect at Nov 4, 2011, 6:05 AM EDT. It was in force for 6 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 4, 2011, 3:00 AM EDT (07:00 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 4, 2011, 6:05 AM EDT
Expired
Nov 10, 2011, 4:38 PM EST
In force
6 days
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL

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

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:59 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

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 7.0 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 2011-11-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 25 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, Miami, FL at 00:00Z on 2011-11-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -8 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
25 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1101 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
20 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

913 
WHUS42 KMFL 040700
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
300 AM EDT FRI NOV 4 2011

FLZ168-172-173-050000-
/O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0016.111104T0700Z-111105T1200Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
300 AM EDT FRI NOV 4 2011

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL BE WESTERLY DIRECTION TODAY AR0UND 15
  MPH BEFORE BECOMING NORTHWEST TONIGHT. THERE WILL ALSO BE A
  NORTHEAST SWELL OF 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE ATLANTIC WATERS OF SOUTH
  FLORIDA TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THE BEST TIME FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL
  BE BETWEEN 10 AND 11 AM EDT TODAY AND AT 10 AND 11 PM EDT
  TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF MIAMI
  DADE...BROWARD...AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES.THERE COULD ALSO BE
  SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION DURING HIGH TIDES ALONG THE BEACHES OF
  EAST COAST OF SOUTH FLORIDA.

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
16 follow-up statements
671 
WHUS42 KMFL 041007 CCA
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
605 AM EDT FRI NOV 4 2011

FLZ168-172-173-050315-
/O.COR.KMFL.RP.S.0016.111104T1005Z-111105T1200Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
605 AM EDT FRI NOV 4 2011

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL BE WESTERLY AROUND 15 MPH TODAY BEFORE
  BECOMING NORTHWEST TONIGHT. THERE WILL ALSO BE A NORTHEAST SWELL
  OF 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE ATLANTIC WATERS OF SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY
  INTO TONIGHT. THE BEST TIME FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL BE BETWEEN 10
  AND 11 AM EDT TODAY AND BETWEEN 10 AND 11 PM EDT TONIGHT.
  HOWEVER, DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS MAY OCCUR AT ANYTIME THROUGH
  TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH AT
  LEAST EARLY SATURDAY MORNING ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF MIAMI
  DADE...BROWARD...AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES. THERE COULD ALSO BE
  SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

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
090 
WHUS42 KMFL 050738
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
338 AM EDT SAT NOV 5 2011

FLZ168-172-060900-
/O.NEW.KMFL.SU.Y.0003.111105T2000Z-111107T2100Z/
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-111107T2100Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-
338 AM EDT SAT NOV 5 2011

...HIGH SURF, BEACH EROSION, MINOR COASTAL FLOODING, AND
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS LATE TODAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON TO 4
PM EST MONDAY.

* TIMING...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL
  BRING INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS, A LARGE SWELL, HIGH SURF,
  BREAKING WAVES, BEACH EROSION, AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TO THE
  PALM BEACH AND BROWARD COAST LATE TODAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL BE AN ONGOING
  THREAT. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL
  ARE ALSO EXPECTED, ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE, AROUND
  5 AM AND 5 PM THROUGH SUNDAY. BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 15 FEET
  ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE PALM BEACH COAST, WITH WAVES UP TO 10
  FEET ALONG THE BROWARD COUNTY COAST. THE HIGHEST WAVES ARE
  EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. THE LARGE POUNDING SURF WILL
  MAKE THE SURF ZONE VERY DANGEROUS. ENTERING THE WATER IS NOT
  ADVISED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

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.

&&

$$

FLZ173-060900-
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-111107T2100Z/
COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
338 AM EDT SAT NOV 5 2011

...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS COMBINED WITH A BUILDING
  NORTHEAST SWELL WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE MIAMI
  DADE COUNTY BEACHES THROUGH MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH AT
  LEAST MONDAY AFTERNOON. MINOR BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE,
  MAINLY AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE, AROUND 5 AM AND 5 PM THROUGH SUNDAY.

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
483 
WHUS42 KMFL 060756
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
256 AM EST SUN NOV 6 2011

FLZ168-172-071000-
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-111108T1000Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-111107T2100Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-
256 AM EST SUN NOV 6 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST MONDAY...
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...
...BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE DURING HIGH TIDES...

* TIMING...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL
  BRING GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS, A LARGE SWELL, HIGH SURF, BREAKING
  WAVES, BEACH EROSION, AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TO THE PALM
  BEACH AND BROWARD COAST THROUGH MONDAY. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL BE AN ONGOING
  THREAT. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL
  ARE ALSO EXPECTED, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE PALM BEACHES DURING
  TIMES OF HIGH TIDE, AROUND 5 AM AND 5 PM THROUGH MONDAY.
  BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 15 FEET ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE PALM
  BEACH COAST, WITH WAVES UP TO 10 FEET ALONG THE BROWARD COUNTY
  COAST. THE HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO
  TONIGHT. THE LARGE POUNDING SURF WILL MAKE THE SURF ZONE VERY
  DANGEROUS. ENTERING THE WATER IS NOT ADVISED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

THERE IS ALSO A HIGH RISK OF STRONG AND DANGEROUS 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.

&&

$$

FLZ173-071000-
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-111108T1000Z/
COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
256 AM EST SUN NOV 6 2011

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS COMBINED WITH A LARGE NORTHEAST
  SWELL WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE MIAMI DADE
  COUNTY BEACHES THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH AT
  LEAST MONDAY NIGHT. MINOR BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE, MAINLY
  AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE, AROUND 5 AM AND 5 PM THROUGH MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF STRONG AND DANGEROUS 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
734 
WHUS42 KMFL 061922
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
222 PM EST SUN NOV 6 2011

FLZ168-172-071000-
/O.CON.KMFL.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-111107T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-111108T1000Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-
222 PM EST SUN NOV 6 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST MONDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL
  BRING GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS...A LARGE SWELL...HIGH SURF...
  BREAKING WAVES...BEACH EROSION...AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TO
  THE PALM BEACH AND BROWARD COAST THROUGH MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL BE AN ONGOING
  THREAT. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL
  FLOODING ARE ALSO EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE PALM BEACHES
  DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE...AROUND 5 PM AND 5 AM THROUGH MONDAY.
  BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 15 FEET ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE PALM
  BEACH COAST...WITH WAVES UP TO 10 FEET ALONG THE BROWARD COUNTY
  COAST. THE HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO
  TONIGHT. THE LARGE POUNDING SURF WILL MAKE THE SURF ZONE VERY
  DANGEROUS. ENTERING THE WATER IS NOT ADVISED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

THERE IS ALSO A HIGH RISK OF STRONG AND DANGEROUS 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.

&&

$$

FLZ173-071000-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-111108T1000Z/
COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
222 PM EST SUN NOV 6 2011

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH AT LEAST LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS COMBINED WITH A LARGE NORTHEAST
  SWELL WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE MIAMI-DADE
  COUNTY BEACHES THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH AT
  LEAST MONDAY NIGHT. MINOR BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE...
  MAINLY AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE...AROUND 5 PM AND 5 AM THROUGH
  MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF STRONG AND DANGEROUS 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
880 
WHUS42 KMFL 070824
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
324 AM EST MON NOV 7 2011

FLZ168-172-080200-
/O.EXT.KMFL.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-111108T0200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-111109T1000Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-
324 AM EST MON NOV 7 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL
  BRING GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS, A LARGE SWELL, HIGH SURF, BREAKING
  WAVES, MINOR BEACH EROSION, AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TO THE
  PALM BEACH AND BROWARD COAST THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL BE AN ONGOING
  THREAT. MINOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ARE ALSO
  POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE PALM BEACHES DURING TIMES OF HIGH
  TIDE, AROUND 5 AM AND 5 PM TODAY. BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 12
  FEET ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE PALM BEACH COAST, WITH WAVES OF 8 TO
  10 FEET POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTHERN BROWARD COUNTY COAST. THE
  LARGE POUNDING SURF WILL MAKE THE SURF ZONE VERY DANGEROUS.
  ENTERING THE WATER IS NOT ADVISED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

THERE IS ALSO A HIGH RISK OF STRONG AND DANGEROUS 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.

&&

$$

FLZ173-080200-
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-111109T1000Z/
COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
324 AM EST MON NOV 7 2011

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS COMBINED WITH A NORTHERLY SWELL
  WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE MIAMI DADE COUNTY
  BEACHES THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH AT
  LEAST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY AROUND
  TIMES OF LOW TIDE, WHICH OCCUR AROUND NOON AND MIDNIGHT THROUGH
  TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF STRONG AND DANGEROUS 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
521 
WHUS42 KMFL 071911
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
211 PM EST MON NOV 7 2011

FLZ168-172-081000-
/O.EXT.KMFL.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-111108T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-111109T1000Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-
211 PM EST MON NOV 7 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT...

* TIMING...A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC
  WATERS WILL BRING GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS...LARGE SWELL...HIGH
  SURF...BREAKING WAVES...MINOR BEACH EROSION...AND MINOR COASTAL
  FLOODING TO THE PALM BEACH AND BROWARD COAST THROUGH TUESDAY
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL BE AN ONGOING
  THREAT. MINOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ARE ALSO
  POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE PALM BEACHES DURING TIMES OF
  HIGH TIDE...BETWEEN 5 AND 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...AND AGAIN
  AROUND 6 AM TUESDAY. BREAKING WAVES OF AROUND 10 FEET ARE
  EXPECTED ALONG THE PALM BEACH COASTLINE... WITH WAVES OF AROUND
  8 FEET POSSIBLE ALONG THE BROWARD COASTLINE. THE LARGE POUNDING
  SURF WILL MAKE THE SURF ZONE VERY DANGEROUS. ENTERING THE WATER
  IS NOT ADVISED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

THERE IS ALSO A HIGH RISK OF STRONG AND DANGEROUS 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.

&&

$$

FLZ173-081000-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-111109T1000Z/
COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
211 PM EST MON NOV 7 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT...

* TIMING...PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS COMBINED WITH A NORTHERLY 
  SWELL WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE MIAMI DADE 
  COUNTY BEACHES THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH AT
  LEAST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY
  AROUND TIMES OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCUR AROUND MIDNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF STRONG AND DANGEROUS 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
191 
WHUS42 KMFL 080911
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
411 AM EST TUE NOV 8 2011

FLZ168-172-081500-
/O.CON.KMFL.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-111108T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-111109T1000Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-
411 AM EST TUE NOV 8 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* TIMING...NEWLY FORMED SUBTROPICAL STORM SEAN OVER THE WESTERN
  ATLANTIC WATERS WILL BRING GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS...LARGE
  SWELL...HIGH SURF...BREAKING WAVES...MINOR BEACH EROSION...AND
  MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TO THE PALM BEACH AND BROWARD COAST
  THROUGH THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL BE AN ONGOING
  THREAT. MINOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ARE ALSO
  POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE PALM BEACHES DURING TIMES OF
  HIGH TIDE...BETWEEN 6 AND 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING. BREAKING WAVES
  OF AROUND 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE PALM BEACH COASTLINE...
  WITH WAVES OF AROUND 8 FEET POSSIBLE ALONG THE BROWARD
  COASTLINE. THE LARGE POUNDING SURF WILL MAKE THE SURF ZONE VERY
  DANGEROUS. ENTERING THE WATER IS NOT ADVISED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

THERE IS ALSO A HIGH RISK OF STRONG AND DANGEROUS 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.

&&

$$

FLZ173-081500-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-111109T1000Z/
COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
411 AM EST TUE NOV 8 2011

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

* TIMING...PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS COMBINED WITH A NORTHERLY
  SWELL WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE MIAMI DADE
  COUNTY BEACHES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH AT
  LEAST TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY AROUND
  TIMES OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCUR AROUND NOON TODAY AND AGAIN
  AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF STRONG AND DANGEROUS 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
852 
WHUS42 KMFL 081444
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
944 AM EST TUE NOV 8 2011

FLZ168-172-090300-
/O.EXT.KMFL.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-111109T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-111109T1000Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-
944 AM EST TUE NOV 8 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* TIMING...SUBTROPICAL STORM SEAN OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WATERS
  WILL BRING GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS...LARGE SWELL...HIGH
  SURF...BREAKING WAVES...MINOR BEACH EROSION...AND MINOR COASTAL
  FLOODING TO THE PALM BEACH AND BROWARD COAST THROUGH EARLY THIS
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL BE AN ONGOING
  THREAT. MINOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ARE ALSO
  POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE PALM BEACHES DURING TIMES OF
  HIGH TIDE...BETWEEN 6 AND 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. BREAKING WAVES
  OF 10 TO 12 FEET ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE PALM BEACH COASTLINE...
  WITH WAVES OF 9 TO 11 FEET POSSIBLE ALONG THE BROWARD COASTLINE.
  THE LARGE POUNDING SURF WILL MAKE THE SURF ZONE VERY DANGEROUS.
  ENTERING THE WATER IS NOT ADVISED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

THERE IS ALSO A HIGH RISK OF STRONG AND DANGEROUS 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.

&&

$$

FLZ173-090300-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-111109T1000Z/
COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
944 AM EST TUE NOV 8 2011

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

* TIMING...PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS COMBINED WITH A NORTHERLY 
  SWELL WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE MIAMI DADE 
  COUNTY BEACHES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH 
  AT LEAST TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY AROUND 
  TIMES OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCUR AROUND NOON TODAY AND AGAIN 
  AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF STRONG AND DANGEROUS 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
527 
WHUS42 KMFL 081923
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
223 PM EST TUE NOV 8 2011

FLZ168-172-091500-
/O.EXT.KMFL.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-111109T1500Z/
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-111110T1500Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-
223 PM EST TUE NOV 8 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

* TIMING...TROPICAL STORM SEAN OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WATERS
  WILL BRING GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS...LARGE SWELL...HIGH
  SURF...BREAKING WAVES...MINOR BEACH EROSION...AND MINOR COASTAL
  FLOODING TO THE PALM BEACH AND BROWARD COAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL BE AN ONGOING
  THREAT. MINOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ARE ALSO
  POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE PALM BEACHES DURING TIMES OF
  HIGH TIDE...AROUND 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING AND AGAIN BETWEEN 6 AND
  7 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 11 FEET ARE
  EXPECTED ALONG THE PALM BEACH COASTLINE... WITH WAVES OF 9 TO 10 FEET
  POSSIBLE ALONG THE BROWARD COASTLINE. THE LARGE POUNDING SURF
  WILL MAKE THE SURF ZONE VERY DANGEROUS. ENTERING THE WATER IS
  NOT ADVISED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

THERE IS ALSO A HIGH RISK OF STRONG AND DANGEROUS 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.

&&

$$

FLZ173-091500-
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-111110T1500Z/
COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
223 PM EST TUE NOV 8 2011

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

* TIMING...PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS COMBINED WITH A NORTHERLY
  SWELL WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE MIAMI DADE
  COUNTY BEACHES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH AT
  LEAST TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY AROUND
  TIMES OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
  AND AGAIN AROUND 1 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF STRONG AND DANGEROUS 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
011 
WHUS42 KMFL 090257
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
957 PM EST TUE NOV 8 2011

FLZ168-172-091100-
/O.CON.KMFL.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-111109T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-111110T1500Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-
957 PM EST TUE NOV 8 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...TROPICAL STORM SEAN OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WATERS 
  WILL BRING GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS...LARGE SWELL...HIGH SURF... 
  LARGE BREAKING WAVES...MINOR BEACH EROSION...AND MINOR COASTAL 
  FLOODING TO THE PALM BEACH AND BROWARD COAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL BE AN ONGOING
  THREAT. MINOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ARE ALSO
  POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE PALM BEACHES DURING TIMES OF
  HIGH TIDE...BETWEEN 6 AND 7 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. BREAKING WAVES
  OF 10 TO 11 FEET ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE PALM BEACH COASTLINE...
  WITH WAVES OF 9 TO 10 FEET POSSIBLE ALONG THE BROWARD COASTLINE.
  THE LARGE POUNDING SURF WILL MAKE THE SURF ZONE VERY DANGEROUS.
  ENTERING THE WATER IS NOT ADVISED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

THERE IS ALSO A HIGH RISK OF STRONG AND DANGEROUS 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.

&&

$$

FLZ173-091100-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-111110T1500Z/
COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
957 PM EST TUE NOV 8 2011

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS COMBINED WITH A NORTHERLY 
  SWELL WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE MIAMI DADE 
  COUNTY BEACHES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH 
  AT LEAST TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY AROUND 
  TIMES OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT 
  TONIGHT AND AGAIN AROUND 1 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF STRONG AND DANGEROUS 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
002 
WHUS42 KMFL 091038
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
538 AM EST WED NOV 9 2011

FLZ168-172-092200-
/O.CON.KMFL.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-111109T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-111110T1500Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-
538 AM EST WED NOV 9 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...TROPICAL STORM SEAN OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WATERS
  WILL BRING GUSTY NORTH WINDS, LARGE SWELL, HIGH SURF, BREAKING
  WAVES, MINOR BEACH EROSION, AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TO THE
  PALM BEACH AND BROWARD COAST AT LEAST THROUGH THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL BE AN ONGOING
  THREAT. MINOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ARE ALSO
  POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE PALM BEACHES DURING HIGH TIDE
  AROUND 7 AM THIS MORNING. BREAKING WAVES AROUND 10 FEET ARE
  EXPECTED ALONG THE PALM BEACH AND BROWARD COASTS. THE LARGE
  POUNDING SURF WILL MAKE THE SURF ZONE VERY DANGEROUS. ENTERING
  THE WATER IS NOT ADVISED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

THERE IS ALSO A HIGH RISK OF STRONG AND DANGEROUS 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.

&&

$$

FLZ173-092200-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-111110T1500Z/
COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
538 AM EST WED NOV 9 2011

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...PERSISTENT NORTH WINDS COMBINED WITH A NORTH SWELL
  WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE MIAMI DADE COUNTY
  BEACHES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH AT
  LEAST THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY
  AROUND TIMES OF LOW TIDE, INCLUDING AROUND 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF STRONG AND DANGEROUS 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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767 
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CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1002 AM EST WED NOV 9 2011

FLZ172-092315-
/O.CAN.KMFL.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-111109T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-111110T1500Z/
COASTAL BROWARD-
1002 AM EST WED NOV 9 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF
ADVISORY. 

LATEST SURF REPORTS AND OBSERVATIONS ALONG BROWARD COUNTY COAST
INDICATED MOSTLY SURF HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 5 FEET. THIS IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE TO IMPROVE TODAY...THEREFORE THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY THAT
WAS IN EFFECT FOR BROWARD COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

HOWEVER...ROUGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN
ONGOING THREAT. THE SURF ZONE IS STILL DANGEROUS. ENTERING THE
WATER IS NOT ADVISED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS ALSO A HIGH RISK OF STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.

&&

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.

&&

$$

FLZ168-092315-
/O.EXT.KMFL.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-111110T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-111110T1500Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-
1002 AM EST WED NOV 9 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...TROPICAL STORM SEAN OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WATERS
  WILL CONTINUE TO BRING GUSTY NORTH WINDS... LARGE SWELL... HIGH
  SURF... BREAKING WAVES... MINOR BEACH EROSION... AND MINOR
  COASTAL FLOODING TO THE PALM BEACH COAST AT LEAST THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL BE AN ONGOING
  THREAT. MINOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ARE ALSO
  POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE PALM BEACHES DURING HIGH TIDE
  AROUND 7 PM THIS EVENING. BREAKING WAVES AROUND 10 FEET ARE
  EXPECTED ALONG THE PALM BEACH COAST. THE LARGE POUNDING SURF
  WILL MAKE THE SURF ZONE VERY DANGEROUS. ENTERING THE WATER IS
  NOT ADVISED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

THERE IS ALSO A HIGH RISK OF STRONG AND DANGEROUS 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.

&&

$$

FLZ173-092315-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-111110T1500Z/
COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
1002 AM EST WED NOV 9 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...PERSISTENT NORTH WINDS COMBINED WITH A NORTH SWELL 
  WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE MIAMI DADE COUNTY 
  BEACHES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH 
  AT LEAST THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS ARE 
  LIKELY AROUND TIMES OF LOW TIDE... INCLUDING AROUND 1 PM THIS 
  AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF STRONG AND DANGEROUS 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.

&&

$$


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743 
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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
252 PM EST WED NOV 9 2011

FLZ168-100300-
/O.CON.KMFL.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-111110T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-111110T1500Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-
252 PM EST WED NOV 9 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...TROPICAL STORM SEAN OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WATERS 
  WILL CONTINUE TO BRING GUSTY NORTH WINDS... LARGE SWELL... 
  HIGH SURF... BREAKING WAVES... MINOR BEACH EROSION... AND 
  MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TO THE PALM BEACH COAST AT LEAST 
  THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL BE AN ONGOING 
  THREAT. MINOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ARE 
  ALSO POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE PALM BEACHES DURING HIGH 
  TIDE AROUND 7 PM THIS EVENING. BREAKING WAVES AROUND 10 FEET 
  ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE PALM BEACH COAST. THE LARGE POUNDING 
  SURF WILL MAKE THE SURF ZONE VERY DANGEROUS. ENTERING THE 
  WATER IS NOT ADVISED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

THERE IS ALSO A HIGH RISK OF STRONG AND DANGEROUS 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.

&&

$$

FLZ172-173-100300-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-111110T1500Z/
COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
252 PM EST WED NOV 9 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

LATEST SURF REPORTS AND OBSERVATIONS ALONG BROWARD COUNTY COAST
INDICATED MOSTLY SURF HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 5 FEET. THIS IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE TO IMPROVE TODAY...THEREFORE THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY THAT
WAS IN EFFECT FOR BROWARD COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

HOWEVER...ROUGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN
ONGOING THREAT. THE SURF ZONE IS STILL DANGEROUS. ENTERING THE
WATER IS NOT ADVISED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS ALSO A HIGH RISK OF STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.

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.

&&

$$


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468 
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CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1004 PM EST WED NOV 9 2011

FLZ168-101300-
/O.EXP.KMFL.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-111110T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-111110T1500Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-
1004 PM EST WED NOV 9 2011

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

* LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT
  A BIT WITH BREAKER HEIGHTS ALONG THE COAST EXPECTED TO REMAIN
  BELOW 10 FEET. THEREFORE, THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY WAS ALLOWED
  TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM.

* IMPACTS...DESPITE THE EXPIRATION OF THE HIGH SURGE ADVISORY,
  ROUGH SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE AN
  ONGOING THREAT OVERNIGHT. MINOR BEACH EROSION WILL STILL BE A
  POSSIBILITY...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE AROUND 7 AM TOMORROW
  MORNING. BREAKING WAVES OF UP TO 7 FEET ARE STILL POSSIBLE
  ALTHOUGH THEY ARE LIKELY TO SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. SURF WILL
  CONTINUE TO BE DANGEROUS. ENTERING THE WATER IS NOT ADVISED.

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.

&&

$$

FLZ172-173-101300-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-111110T1500Z/
COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
1004 PM EST WED NOV 9 2011

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

ROUGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ONGOING
THREAT. THE SURF ZONE IS STILL DANGEROUS. ENTERING THE WATER IS
NOT ADVISED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$


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899 
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CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
359 AM EST THU NOV 10 2011

FLZ168-172-173-110000-
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-111111T1000Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
359 AM EST THU NOV 10 2011

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* TIMING...A LINGERING NORTH SWELL OF 2 TO 4 FEET WILL RESULT IN A
  HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUSLY STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH AT LEAST
  LATE TONIGHT. THE THREAT WILL BE ESPECIALLY ELEVATED AROUND
  TIMES OF LOW TIDE, WHICH OCCUR BETWEEN 1 AND 2 PM THIS
  AFTERNOON, AND AGAIN BETWEEN 1 AND 2 AM EARLY FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN AN ONGOING THREAT
  ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST BEACHES OF MIAMI DADE, BROWARD, AND
  PALM BEACH COUNTIES THROUGH AT LEAST LATE TONIGHT. SWIMMING IS NOT
  ADVISED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

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131 
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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
438 PM EST THU NOV 10 2011

...A COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT
AND OFF THE EAST COAST BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE OFFSHORE FLOW AHEAD
OF THE FRONT ALONG WITH SUBSIDING SWELLS HAVE RESULTED IN A
DECREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...

FLZ168-172-173-102245-
/O.CAN.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-111111T1000Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
438 PM EST THU NOV 10 2011

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...


* IMPACTS: DESPITE THE FACT THAT SWELLS HAVE DECREASED SOME, THERE
  IS STILL A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENT MAINLY ALONG THE PALM
  BEACH COAST DUE TO A LINGER SWELL OF 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT. WEAK
  SWIMMERS SHOULD NOT VENTURE INTO THE SURF ZONE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$


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