Coastal Flood Statement 7, NWS Miami, FL

Issued

Oct 30, 2012, 8:09 AM EDT (12:09 UTC)

Expired

Oct 31, 2012, 12:00 AM EDT

In force

16 hr

Issued by

NWS Miami, FL

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

The Miami radar (KAMX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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803 
WHUS42 KMFL 301209
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
809 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

FLZ168-172-310200-
/O.NEW.KMFL.CF.S.0007.121030T1209Z-121031T0400Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0031.000000T0000Z-121031T0400Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-
809 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE NEAR HIGH TIDES...

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE
  IMMEDIATE COAST...PARTICULARLY IN THE FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH AREA.

* TIMING...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH THIS EVENING. MINOR
  COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDES...BETWEEN 8 AM EDT AND 10 AM
  EDT...AND AGAIN BETWEEN 8 PM EDT AND 10 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE
  ATLANTIC BEACHES CREATING HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR
  COASTAL FLOODING OF SEA WATER MAY WASH ONTO LOCALIZED ROADS
  DURING HIGH TIDE. BEACH EROSION WILL ALSO AFFECT THE ATLANTIC
  BEACHES DUE TO THE HIGH SURF.

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.

&&

$$

FLZ173-310200-
/O.NEW.KMFL.CF.S.0007.121030T1209Z-121031T0400Z/
/O.EXA.KMFL.RP.S.0031.000000T0000Z-121031T0400Z/
COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
809 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

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

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE NEAR HIGH TIDES...

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE
  IMMEDIATE COAST.

* TIMING...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH THIS EVENING. MINOR
  COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDES...BETWEEN 8 AM EDT AND 10 AM
  EDT...AND AGAIN BETWEEN 8 PM EDT AND 10 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE
  ATLANTIC BEACHES CREATING HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR
  COASTAL FLOODING OF SEA WATER MAY WASH ONTO LOCALIZED ROADS
  DURING HIGH TIDE. BEACH EROSION WILL ALSO AFFECT THE ATLANTIC
  BEACHES DUE TO THE HIGH SURF.

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.

&&

$$

BNB/KONARIK

Coastal Flood Statements in Florida, 2012Every coastal flood statement in 2012

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.