Alert archive / Florida / Rip Current Statements in 2011
Rip Current Statement 1, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this rip current statement at Aug 25, 2011, 4:28 AM EDT for Volusia County, Florida. It was in force for 43 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 25, 2011, 4:28 AM EDT (08:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2011, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 43 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
County Volusia County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 91 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1119 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1099 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 2 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
694 WHUS42 KMLB 250828 CFWMLB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 428 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...LARGE AND DANGEROUS SURF FROM MAJOR HURRICANE IRENE TO IMPACT EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA STARTING TODAY... FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-260000- /O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0001.110825T0828Z-110827T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110827T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA- NORTHERN BREVARD- 428 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...BUILDING SWELLS FROM MAJOR HURRICANE IRENE WILL CHURN UP LARGE BREAKERS UP TO 8 TO 12 FEET AT ATLANTIC COAST BEACHES TODAY. THIS WILL CREATE ROUGH AND POUNDING SURF ALONG WITH A VERY HIGH DANGER FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES. PERSONS ARE NOT ADVISED TO ENTER THE WATER AS LARGE BREAKERS CAN EASILY KNOCK YOU DOWN AND SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER. * TIMING...DANGEROUS SURF...RIP CURRENTS AND MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY ASSOCIATED WITH THE PASSAGE OF HURRICANE IRENE WELL OFFSHORE. DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THIS WEEKEND. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF ONSHORE WINDS AND LARGE SURF WILL PRODUCE MODERATE BEACH EROSION NEAR HIGH TIDE TODAY AND FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES TODAY SHOULD NOT ENTER THE SURF. LARGE BREAKERS CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND MAKE YOU SUSCEPTIBLE TO BEING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT. WAVES CRASHING ACROSS PIERS AND JETTIES COULD ALSO MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO STAND OR WALK. && $$ GLITTO 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
3 follow-up statements
798 WHUS42 KMLB 251940 CFWMLB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 340 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...LARGE AND DANGEROUS SURF FROM MAJOR HURRICANE IRENE TO IMPACT EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA BEACHES THROUGH FRIDAY... FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-270000- /O.NEW.KMLB.CF.Y.0001.110825T2000Z-110827T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110827T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-110827T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA- NORTHERN BREVARD- 340 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY. * WAVES AND SURF...BUILDING SWELLS FROM MAJOR HURRICANE IRENE WILL CHURN UP LARGE BREAKERS UP TO 8 TO 12 FEET AT ATLANTIC COAST BEACHES INTO FRIDAY. THIS ROUGH AND POUNDING SURF ALONG WITH STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL MAKE THE SURF ZONE VERY HAZARDOUS. PERSONS ARE ADVISED NOT TO ENTER THE WATER AS LARGE BREAKERS CAN EASILY KNOCK YOU DOWN AND SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER. * TIMING...DANGEROUS SURF...RIP CURRENTS AND MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY ASSOCIATED WITH THE PASSAGE OF HURRICANE IRENE WELL OFFSHORE. DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THIS WEEKEND. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF ONSHORE WINDS AND LARGE SURF WILL PRODUCE MODERATE BEACH EROSION NEAR HIGH TIDE THROUGH FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD NOT ENTER THE SURF. LARGE BREAKERS CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND MAKE YOU SUSCEPTIBLE TO BEING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT. WAVES CRASHING ACROSS PIERS AND JETTIES COULD ALSO MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO STAND OR WALK. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES MAY GENERATE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ 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
118 WHUS42 KMLB 260755 CFWMLB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 355 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...LARGE AND DANGEROUS SURF FROM MAJOR HURRICANE IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA BEACHES TODAY... FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-270000- /O.CON.KMLB.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110827T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110827T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-110827T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA- NORTHERN BREVARD- 355 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WAVES AND SURF...SWELLS FROM HURRICANE IRENE WILL CHURN UP LARGE BREAKERS UP TO 8 TO 11 FEET AT ATLANTIC COAST BEACHES TODAY. THIS ROUGH AND POUNDING SURF ALONG WITH STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL MAKE THE SURF ZONE VERY DANGEROUS. ENTERING THE WATER IS NOT ADVISED...AS LARGE BREAKERS CAN EASILY KNOCK YOU DOWN AND SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER. * TIMING...DANGEROUS SURF...RIP CURRENTS AND MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL CONTINUE TODAY ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IRENE WELL OFFSHORE. DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THIS WEEKEND. * IMPACTS...THE LARGE SWELLS MAY PRODUCE MODERATE BEACH EROSION NEAR THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE...OCCURRING TODAY SHORTLY BEFORE SUNRISE AND AGAIN EARLY EVENING BEFORE SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD NOT ENTER THE SURF. LARGE BREAKERS CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND MAKE YOU SUSCEPTIBLE TO BEING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT. WAVES CRASHING ACROSS PIERS AND JETTIES COULD ALSO MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO STAND OR WALK. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES MAY GENERATE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ GLITTO 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
342 WHUS42 KMLB 261359 CFWMLB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 959 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...LARGE AND DANGEROUS SURF FROM MAJOR HURRICANE IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA BEACHES TODAY... FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-270300- /O.EXT.KMLB.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110827T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KMLB.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110827T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KMLB.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-110827T0300Z/ SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA- NORTHERN BREVARD- 959 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WAVES AND SURF...SWELLS FROM DISTANT HURRICANE IRENE WILL PRODUCE LARGE SURF OF 5 TO 8 FEET AT ATLANTIC COAST BEACHES TODAY. THE LARGE POUNDING SURF ALONG WITH EXTREMELY STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL MAKE THE SURF ZONE VERY DANGEROUS. ENTERING THE WATER IS NOT ADVISED...AS LARGE BREAKERS CAN EASILY KNOCK YOU DOWN AND SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER. * TIMING...DANGEROUS SURF...RIP CURRENTS AND MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL CONTINUE TODAY. THE THREAT OF MINOR BEACH TO MODERATE EROSION WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENINGS HIGH TIDE. * IMPACTS...THE LARGE SWELLS FROM IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE INTO THIS WEEKEND. THE HAZARD FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL PERSIST AT ALL BEACHES. DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CHANNELS IN SANDBARS CAN PRODUCE NEW RIP CURRENT DANGERS AT AREAS PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED SAFE FOR SWIMMING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD NOT ENTER THE SURF. THIS IS ESPECIALLY THE CASE FOR INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS. LARGE BREAKERS CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND MAKE YOU SUSCEPTIBLE TO BEING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT. WAVES CRASHING ACROSS PIERS AND JETTIES COULD ALSO MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO STAND OR WALK. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES MAY GENERATE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ JP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 3:47 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 60 hr | |
| Aug 25, 4:01 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 35 hr |
| Aug 25, 8:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 53 min |
| Aug 25, 11:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 40 min |
| Aug 25, 1:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie | 93 min |
| Aug 25, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Okeechobee | 61 min |
| Aug 25, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Indian River, Martin, Saint Lucie | 90 min |
| Aug 25, 3:40 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | MLB | Volusia | 31 hr |
| Aug 25, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 26 min |
| Aug 25, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard, Indian River | 63 min |
| Aug 25, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Volusia | 42 min |
| Aug 25, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Orange, Osceola, Seminole | 52 min |
| Aug 25, 7:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard | 65 min |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2011Every rip current statement in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.