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Rip Current Statement 9, NWS Miami, FL

August 25, 2011Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Aug 25, 2011, 5:04 AM EDT for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 63 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 25, 2011, 5:04 AM EDT (09:04 UTC)
Expired
Aug 27, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
63 hr
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 09:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 9.1 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 2011-08-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1356 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 2011-08-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -51 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1356 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1055 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
4 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-52 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.

341 
WHUS42 KMFL 250904
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
504 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ATLANTIC BEACHES THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...


FLZ168-172-173-252000-
/O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0009.110825T0904Z-110826T1200Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
504 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PASSAGE
  OF HURRICANE IRENE THROUGH THE BAHAMAS AND DANGEROUS SURF WILL
  RESULT IN DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND MODERATE TO SEVERE BEACH
  EROSION TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...PARTICULARLY ALONG COASTAL PALM
  BEACH COUNTY BEACHES. DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TO
  PERSIST INTO THIS WEEKEND.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED...SO SWIMMING IS NOT
  RECOMMENDED. IF YOU DO SWIM...ALWAYS SWIM IN SIGHT OF A
  LIFEGUARD AND NEVER SWIM ALONE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RIP CURRENT IS A 10 TO 30 YARD WIDE CHANNEL OF WATER THAT CAN
PULL EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER FROM NEAR OR INSIDE THE SAND BAR INTO
DEEPER WATER. DUE TO THE LIFE THREATENING DANGERS THAT THESE
STRONG CURRENTS OF WATER POSE...SWIMMING IS NOT ADVISED.

IF YOU DO GO INTO THE WATERS...SWIM AT GUARDED BEACHES AND HEED
THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL. IF CAUGHT IN THE SEAWARD PULL OF
A RIP CURRENT DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MOVE DIRECTLY TOWARD SHORE.
INSTEAD...MOVE SIDEWAYS ACROSS THE RIP CURRENT UNTIL THE PULL
EASES.

AN ALTERNATE METHOD OF ESCAPE IS TO LET THE RIP CURRENT PULL YOU
SEAWARD 50 TO 100 YARDS...WHERE THE FORCE WEAKENS...AND THEN SWIM
TOWARD THE BEACH AT AN ANGLE AWAY FROM THE CURRENT.

&&

$$


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
5 follow-up statements
581 
WHUS42 KMFL 251246
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
846 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ATLANTIC BEACHES THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

FLZ168-260015-
/O.NEW.KMFL.SU.Y.0001.110825T1246Z-110826T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-110826T1200Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-
846 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...SURF WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY
  TODAY...PEAK BY TONIGHT...THEN STEADILY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE
  WEEKEND. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 10 FEET WITH
  OCCASIONAL HIGHER SURF POSSIBLE AT SELECT LOCATIONS ALONG THE
  AREA BEACHES OF PALM BEACH COUNTY BY TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT THROUGH THIS
  TIME...SO SWIMMING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IF YOU DO SWIM...ALWAYS
  SWIM IN SIGHT OF A LIFEGUARD AND NEVER SWIM ALONE.
  ADDITIONALLY...MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RIP CURRENT IS A 10 TO 30 YARD WIDE CHANNEL OF WATER THAT CAN
PULL EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER FROM NEAR OR INSIDE THE SAND BAR INTO
DEEPER WATER. DUE TO THE LIFE THREATENING DANGERS THAT THESE
STRONG CURRENTS OF WATER POSE...SWIMMING IS NOT ADVISED.

IF YOU DO GO INTO THE WATERS...SWIM AT GUARDED BEACHES AND HEED
THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL. IF CAUGHT IN THE SEAWARD PULL OF
A RIP CURRENT DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MOVE DIRECTLY TOWARD SHORE.
INSTEAD...MOVE SIDEWAYS ACROSS THE RIP CURRENT UNTIL THE PULL
EASES.

AN ALTERNATE METHOD OF ESCAPE IS TO LET THE RIP CURRENT PULL YOU
SEAWARD 50 TO 100 YARDS...WHERE THE FORCE WEAKENS...AND THEN SWIM
TOWARD THE BEACH AT AN ANGLE AWAY FROM THE CURRENT.

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

&&

$$

FLZ172-173-260015-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-110826T1200Z/
COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
846 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

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

* TIMING...ALTHOUGH ADVISORY LEVEL SURF IS NOT EXPECTED ALONG THE
  BROWARD AND NORTHERN DADE COUNTY BEACHES...SURF WILL INCREASE
  INTO THE MODERATE RANGE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS COMBINED
  WITH INCREASING ONSHORE WINDS WILL KEEP THE RIP CURRENT RISK
  HIGH. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED...SO SWIMMING IS 
  NOT RECOMMENDED. IF YOU DO SWIM...ALWAYS SWIM IN SIGHT OF A 
  LIFEGUARD AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RIP CURRENT IS A 10 TO 30 YARD WIDE CHANNEL OF WATER THAT CAN
PULL EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER FROM NEAR OR INSIDE THE SAND BAR INTO
DEEPER WATER. DUE TO THE LIFE THREATENING DANGERS THAT THESE
STRONG CURRENTS OF WATER POSE...SWIMMING IS NOT ADVISED.

IF YOU DO GO INTO THE WATERS...SWIM AT GUARDED BEACHES AND HEED
THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL. IF CAUGHT IN THE SEAWARD PULL OF
A RIP CURRENT DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MOVE DIRECTLY TOWARD SHORE.
INSTEAD...MOVE SIDEWAYS ACROSS THE RIP CURRENT UNTIL THE PULL
EASES.

AN ALTERNATE METHOD OF ESCAPE IS TO LET THE RIP CURRENT PULL YOU
SEAWARD 50 TO 100 YARDS...WHERE THE FORCE WEAKENS...AND THEN SWIM
TOWARD THE BEACH AT AN ANGLE AWAY FROM THE CURRENT.

&&

$$


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
528 
WHUS42 KMFL 260104
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
904 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ATLANTIC BEACHES THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

FLZ168-260915-
/O.CON.KMFL.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110826T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-110826T1200Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-
904 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY...

* TIMING...SURF WILL BE DANGEROUS RANGING FROM 7 TO 10 FEET 
  WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER SURF POSSIBLE AT SELECT LOCATIONS ALONG 
  THE AREA BEACHES OF PALM BEACH COUNTY TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT THROUGH THIS 
  TIME...SO SWIMMING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IF YOU DO SWIM...ALWAYS 
  SWIM IN SIGHT OF A LIFEGUARD AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. 
  ADDITIONALLY...MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RIP CURRENT IS A 10 TO 30 YARD WIDE CHANNEL OF WATER THAT CAN
PULL EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER FROM NEAR OR INSIDE THE SAND BAR INTO
DEEPER WATER. DUE TO THE LIFE THREATENING DANGERS THAT THESE
STRONG CURRENTS OF WATER POSE...SWIMMING IS NOT ADVISED.

IF YOU DO GO INTO THE WATERS...SWIM AT GUARDED BEACHES AND HEED
THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL. IF CAUGHT IN THE SEAWARD PULL OF
A RIP CURRENT DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MOVE DIRECTLY TOWARD SHORE.
INSTEAD...MOVE SIDEWAYS ACROSS THE RIP CURRENT UNTIL THE PULL
EASES.

AN ALTERNATE METHOD OF ESCAPE IS TO LET THE RIP CURRENT PULL YOU
SEAWARD 50 TO 100 YARDS...WHERE THE FORCE WEAKENS...AND THEN SWIM
TOWARD THE BEACH AT AN ANGLE AWAY FROM THE CURRENT.

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

&&

$$

FLZ172-173-260915-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-110826T1200Z/
COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
904 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY...

* TIMING...ALTHOUGH ADVISORY LEVEL SURF IS NOT EXPECTED ALONG 
  THE BROWARD AND NORTHERN DADE COUNTY BEACHES...SURF WILL 
  INCREASE INTO THE MODERATE RANGE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS 
  COMBINED WITH INCREASING ONSHORE WINDS WILL KEEP THE RIP 
  CURRENT RISK HIGH. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED...SO SWIMMING IS 
  NOT RECOMMENDED. IF YOU DO SWIM...ALWAYS SWIM IN SIGHT OF A 
  LIFEGUARD AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RIP CURRENT IS A 10 TO 30 YARD WIDE CHANNEL OF WATER THAT CAN
PULL EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER FROM NEAR OR INSIDE THE SAND BAR INTO
DEEPER WATER. DUE TO THE LIFE THREATENING DANGERS THAT THESE
STRONG CURRENTS OF WATER POSE...SWIMMING IS NOT ADVISED.

IF YOU DO GO INTO THE WATERS...SWIM AT GUARDED BEACHES AND HEED
THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL. IF CAUGHT IN THE SEAWARD PULL OF
A RIP CURRENT DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MOVE DIRECTLY TOWARD SHORE.
INSTEAD...MOVE SIDEWAYS ACROSS THE RIP CURRENT UNTIL THE PULL
EASES.

AN ALTERNATE METHOD OF ESCAPE IS TO LET THE RIP CURRENT PULL YOU
SEAWARD 50 TO 100 YARDS...WHERE THE FORCE WEAKENS...AND THEN SWIM
TOWARD THE BEACH AT AN ANGLE AWAY FROM THE CURRENT.

&&

$$


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
677 
WHUS42 KMFL 260834
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
434 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ATLANTIC BEACHES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

FLZ168-261645-
/O.EXT.KMFL.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110826T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-110827T1200Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-
434 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...SURF WILL BE DANGEROUS RANGING FROM 7 TO 10 FEET WITH
  OCCASIONAL HIGHER SURF POSSIBLE AT SELECT LOCATIONS ALONG THE
  AREA BEACHES OF PALM BEACH COUNTY UNTIL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT THROUGH THIS 
  TIME...SO SWIMMING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IF YOU DO SWIM...ALWAYS 
  SWIM IN SIGHT OF A LIFEGUARD AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. 
  ADDITIONALLY...MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RIP CURRENT IS A 10 TO 30 YARD WIDE CHANNEL OF WATER THAT CAN
PULL EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER FROM NEAR OR INSIDE THE SAND BAR INTO
DEEPER WATER. DUE TO THE LIFE THREATENING DANGERS THAT THESE
STRONG CURRENTS OF WATER POSE...SWIMMING IS NOT ADVISED.

IF YOU DO GO INTO THE WATERS...SWIM AT GUARDED BEACHES AND HEED
THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL. IF CAUGHT IN THE SEAWARD PULL OF
A RIP CURRENT DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MOVE DIRECTLY TOWARD SHORE.
INSTEAD...MOVE SIDEWAYS ACROSS THE RIP CURRENT UNTIL THE PULL
EASES.

AN ALTERNATE METHOD OF ESCAPE IS TO LET THE RIP CURRENT PULL YOU
SEAWARD 50 TO 100 YARDS...WHERE THE FORCE WEAKENS...AND THEN SWIM
TOWARD THE BEACH AT AN ANGLE AWAY FROM THE CURRENT.

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

&&

$$

FLZ172-173-261645-
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-110827T1200Z/
COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
434 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

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

* TIMING...ALTHOUGH ADVISORY LEVEL SURF IS NOT EXPECTED ALONG THE
  BROWARD AND NORTHERN DADE COUNTY BEACHES...LONG PERIOD NORTH
  SWELL NEAR 4 FEET TODAY AND 3 FEET TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN A
  HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED...SO SWIMMING IS 
  NOT RECOMMENDED. IF YOU DO SWIM...ALWAYS SWIM IN SIGHT OF A 
  LIFEGUARD AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RIP CURRENT IS A 10 TO 30 YARD WIDE CHANNEL OF WATER THAT CAN
PULL EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER FROM NEAR OR INSIDE THE SAND BAR INTO
DEEPER WATER. DUE TO THE LIFE THREATENING DANGERS THAT THESE
STRONG CURRENTS OF WATER POSE...SWIMMING IS NOT ADVISED.

IF YOU DO GO INTO THE WATERS...SWIM AT GUARDED BEACHES AND HEED
THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL. IF CAUGHT IN THE SEAWARD PULL OF
A RIP CURRENT DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MOVE DIRECTLY TOWARD SHORE.
INSTEAD...MOVE SIDEWAYS ACROSS THE RIP CURRENT UNTIL THE PULL
EASES.

AN ALTERNATE METHOD OF ESCAPE IS TO LET THE RIP CURRENT PULL YOU
SEAWARD 50 TO 100 YARDS...WHERE THE FORCE WEAKENS...AND THEN SWIM
TOWARD THE BEACH AT AN ANGLE AWAY FROM THE CURRENT.

&&

$$


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
853 
WHUS42 KMFL 261808
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
208 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011
 
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS PALM BEACH COUNTY BEACHES THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

FLZ168-271200-
/O.EXP.KMFL.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110826T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-110827T1200Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-
208 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

HURRICANE IRENE CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE
SURF HAS DIMINISHED TO LESS THAN 10 FEET ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST.
THEREFORE, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ALLOWED THE
HIGH SURF ADVISORY ALONG THE PALM BEACH COUNTY COAST TO EXPIRE.
HOWEVER, MODERATE NORTH SWELLS WILL CONTINUE AND THE THREAT FOR
RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AT THE BEACHES.
 
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT THROUGH THIS  
TIME...SO SWIMMING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IF YOU DO SWIM...ALWAYS  
SWIM IN SIGHT OF A LIFEGUARD AND NEVER SWIM ALONE.  
ADDITIONALLY...MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE.
 

&&

$$

FLZ172-173-261915-
/O.CAN.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-110827T1200Z/
COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
208 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...

SURF CONDITIONS AT THE ATLANTIC BEACHES ALONG THE COASTS OF
BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES HAVE DIMINISHED AND THE RIP
CURRENT THREAT HAS BECOME MODERATE.

&&
 

$$


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
653 
WHUS42 KMFL 270840
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
440 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

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

FLZ168-271645-
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-110828T0000Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-
440 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

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

MODERATE NORTHERLY SWELLS CONTINUE ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC
WATERS...WITH THE GREATEST IMPACT ACROSS THE WATERS TO THE
EAST OF PALM BEACH COUNTY. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH LOW TIDE
THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST BEACHES OF PALM BEACH COUNTY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT THROUGH THIS 
  TIME...SO SWIMMING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IF YOU DO SWIM...ALWAYS 
  SWIM IN SIGHT OF A LIFEGUARD AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. 
  ADDITIONALLY... MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE.

&&

$$


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
Aug 24, 9:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade36 min
Aug 24, 11:50 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFL38 hr
Aug 25, 4:24 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL51 min
Aug 25, 5:11 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL2 hr
Aug 25, 5:45 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL2 hr
Aug 25, 6:14 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL61 min
Aug 25, 7:42 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL93 min
Aug 25, 8:46 AM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryMFLPalm Beach29 hr
Aug 25, 9:07 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL53 min
Aug 25, 10:00 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL60 min
Aug 25, 10:06 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL84 min
Aug 25, 10:09 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward36 min
Aug 25, 10:50 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL21 min
Aug 25, 11:04 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL86 min
Aug 25, 11:06 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL54 min
Aug 25, 11:24 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL51 min
Aug 25, 11:42 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach63 min
Aug 25, 11:57 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL93 min
Aug 25, 12:14 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL61 min
Aug 25, 12:24 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL66 min
Aug 25, 1:19 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL56 min
Aug 25, 1:29 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL46 min
Aug 25, 1:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach37 min
Aug 25, 1:45 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL60 min
Aug 25, 2:04 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL56 min
Aug 25, 2:33 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL87 min
Aug 25, 3:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL90 min
Aug 25, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach31 min
Aug 25, 4:25 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL2 hr
Aug 25, 4:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach48 min
Aug 25, 4:43 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL2 hr
Aug 25, 5:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward37 min
Aug 25, 6:03 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL57 min
Aug 25, 6:25 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL65 min
Aug 25, 6:43 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL40 min

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Sources

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