Alert archive / Florida / High Surf Advisories in 2012
High Surf Advisory 2, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this high surf advisory at Nov 22, 2012, 4:06 AM EST for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 39 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 22, 2012, 4:06 AM EST (09:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 23, 2012, 6:58 PM EST
- In force
- 39 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
County Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1611 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
481 WHUS42 KMFL 220906 CFWMFL COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 406 AM EST THU NOV 22 2012 ...A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST THROUGH AT LEAST THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEKEND... FLZ168-230300- /O.CAN.KMFL.RP.S.0035.000000T0000Z-121123T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFL.SU.Y.0002.121122T0906Z-121124T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH- 406 AM EST THU NOV 22 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TO THE 8 TO 10 FEET RANGE, AND OCCASIONALLY HIGHER, ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST LATE FRIDAY DESPITE THE FACT THAT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AFTER TODAY. THE REASON FOR THAT IS THAT A LONGER PERIOD SWELL WILL ALSO BE MOVING INTO THE AREA TODAY REACHING 3 TO 5 FEET LATER TODAY AND PEAKING FRIDAY AROUND 4 TO 6 FEET. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL ESPECIALLY STARTING LATER TODAY FOR BREAKER HEIGHTS OF 6 TO 9 FEET. OCCASIONAL HIGHER SEAS COULD RESULT IN BREAKER GREATER THAN 10 FEET AND THEREFORE A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS BEING ISSUED AT THIS TIME GIVEN IT WILL BE A VERY CLOSE CALL. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING BUT EVENT COULD EXTEND INTO SATURDAY ALSO SO STAY TUNED. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO ROUGH SURF AND STRONG RIP AND ALONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. THESE CONDITIONS COULD LAST INTO THE WEEKEND SO STAY TUNED WITH LATEST STATEMENTS IN CASE HIGH SURF ADVISORY NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED INTO AT LEAST THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEKEND. MINOR BEACH EROSION AND/OR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OF TRADITIONALLY COASTAL FLOOD PRONE AREAS, PARTICULARLY WITH TIDES RUNNING AROUND 1 FOOT ABOVE FORECAST LEVELS, ARE ALSO LIKELY WITH THIS EVENT. 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. && $$ FLZ172-230300- /O.EXB.KMFL.CF.S.0008.000000T0000Z-121124T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0035.000000T0000Z-121124T0000Z/ COASTAL BROWARD- 406 AM EST THU NOV 22 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IS ALSO IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE CONCERN OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION... * RIP CURRENTS...A LONG PERIOD SWELL ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. * COASTAL FLOODING...A MODERATE TO ROUGH SURF TODAY AND FRIDAY ALONG WITH TIDES RUNNING AROUND 1 FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS WILL RESULT IN A POTENTIAL FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ACROSS TRADITIONAL COASTAL FLOOD PRONE AREAS. * TIMING...THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL BE HIGH ANYTIME BUT GREATEST AROUND THE TIME OF LOW TIDE WHICH WILL BE AROUND MID MORNING AND EVENING TODAY THROUGH TOMORROW. THE FLOODING POTENTIAL IS ANYTIME PARTICULARLY WITH THE INCREASING SURF BUT IT WILL BE GREATEST DURING HIGH TIDE WHICH WILL BE IN THE MID AFTERNOON AND EARLY MORNING HOURS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. * IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO THE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING BEACH EROSION IS ALSO A POTENTIAL IMPACT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. $$ FLZ173-230300- /O.EXB.KMFL.RP.S.0035.000000T0000Z-121124T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFL.CF.S.0008.000000T0000Z-121124T0000Z/ COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 406 AM EST THU NOV 22 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IS ALSO IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE CONCERN OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION... * RIP CURRENTS...A LONG PERIOD SWELL ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. * COASTAL FLOODING...A MODERATE TO ROUGH SURF TODAY AND FRIDAY ALONG WITH TIDES RUNNING AROUND 1 FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS WILL RESULT IN A POTENTIAL FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ACROSS TRADITIONAL COASTAL FLOOD PRONE AREAS. * TIMING...THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL BE HIGH ANYTIME BUT GREATEST AROUND THE TIME OF LOW TIDE WHICH WILL BE AROUND MID MORNING AND EVENING TODAY THROUGH TOMORROW. THE FLOODING POTENTIAL IS ANYTIME PARTICULARLY WITH THE INCREASING SURF BUT IT WILL BE GREATEST DURING HIGH TIDE WHICH WILL BE IN THE MID AFTERNOON AND EARLY MORNING HOURS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. * IMPACTS...REPORTS FROM MIAMI BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT INDICATE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IN MIAMI BEACH HAS ALREADY OCCURRED OVER THE PAST DAY OR SO, WITH THE FLOODING MAINLY ALONG ALTON ROAD IN THE AREA OF 8TH STREET AND SURROUNDING AREAS. THIS IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. IN ADDITION TO THE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING BEACH EROSION IS ALSO A POTENTIAL IMPACT. 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.THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. $$
3 follow-up statements
126 WHUS42 KMFL 230300 CFWMFL COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1000 PM EST THU NOV 22 2012 ...A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST THROUGH AT LEAST THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEKEND... FLZ168-231100- /O.CON.KMFL.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-121124T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH- 1000 PM EST THU NOV 22 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 8 TO 10 FEET RANGE...AND OCCASIONALLY HIGHER...ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY DESPITE THE FACT THAT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO SUBSIDE. THE REASON FOR THAT IS THAT A LONGER PERIOD SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA PEAKING FRIDAY AROUND 4 TO 6 FEET. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR BREAKER HEIGHTS OF 6 TO 9 FEET. OCCASIONAL HIGHER SEAS COULD RESULT IN BREAKERS GREATER THAN 10 FEET AND THEREFORE A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS BEING ISSUED AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING BUT EVENT COULD EXTEND INTO SATURDAY ALSO SO STAY TUNED. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO ROUGH SURF AND STRONG RIP AND ALONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. THESE CONDITIONS COULD LAST INTO THE WEEKEND SO STAY TUNED WITH LATEST STATEMENTS IN CASE HIGH SURF ADVISORY NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED INTO AT LEAST THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEKEND. MINOR BEACH EROSION AND/OR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OF TRADITIONALLY COASTAL FLOOD PRONE AREAS... PARTICULARLY WITH TIDES RUNNING AROUND 1 FOOT ABOVE FORECAST LEVELS... ARE ALSO LIKELY WITH THIS EVENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ FLZ172-173-231100- /O.CON.KMFL.CF.S.0008.000000T0000Z-121124T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0035.000000T0000Z-121124T0000Z/ COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 1000 PM EST THU NOV 22 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * RIP CURRENTS...A LONG PERIOD SWELL ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. * COASTAL FLOODING...A MODERATE TO ROUGH SURF ALONG WITH TIDES RUNNING AROUND 1 FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS WILL RESULT IN A POTENTIAL FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ACROSS TRADITIONAL COASTAL FLOOD PRONE AREAS. * TIMING...THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL BE HIGH ANYTIME BUT GREATEST AROUND THE TIME OF LOW TIDE. THE FLOODING POTENTIAL IS ANYTIME PARTICULARLY WITH THE INCREASING SURF BUT IT WILL BE GREATEST DURING HIGH TIDE. * IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO THE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING BEACH EROSION IS ALSO A POTENTIAL IMPACT. 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.THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. $$
738 WHUS42 KMFL 230912 AAA CFWMFL COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 412 AM EST FRI NOV 23 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PALM BEACH... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES FOR BROWARD AND MIAMI DADE COUNTIES... .MODERATE NORTHEAST SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD GALE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE SOUTH FLORIDA MARINE AREA INTO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE SWELL IS EXPECTED TO PEAK TODAY...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS HAS GENERATED MODERATE TO LARGE SURF AND A STRONG LONGSHORE DRIFT AND RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK TODAY...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. IN ADDITION TO THE SWELL AND SURF...WATER LEVELS ARE RUNNING SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN NORMAL...WHICH CONTINUES TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE BAY SIDE OF SOUTH BEACH...MAINLY ALONG ALTON ROAD FROM FIFTH TO TENTH STREET AT AND AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. FLZ168-240000- /O.CON.KMFL.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-121124T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH- 412 AM EST FRI NOV 23 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * SURF AND RIP CURRENTS...A COMBINATION OF A MODERATE NORTHEAST SWELL AND NORTHERLY WIND WAVES HAS RESULTED IN SEAS RANGING FROM 7 TO 10 FEET ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY AND 5 TO 8 FEET OVER THE WATERS EAST OF BROWARD AND MIAMI DADE COUNTIES. SEAS ARE FORECAST TO PEAK TODAY...THEN STEADILY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. OCCASIONAL SURF HEIGHTS COULD REACH THE 7 TO 10 FOOT RANGE TODAY ALONG THE PALM BEACH COUNTY COAST...MAINLY AT SELECT LOCATIONS SUCH AS PIERS AND JETTIES. * TIMING...WAVES AND SURF ARE FORECAST TO PEAK TODAY...THEN STEADILY SUBSIDE OVER THE WEEKEND. A RIP CURRENT RISK WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...A STRONG LONGSHORE DRIFT AND RIP CURRENTS WILL MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. BEACH EROSION WILL ALSO BE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME. 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. && $$ FLZ172-173-240000- /O.CON.KMFL.CF.S.0008.000000T0000Z-121124T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0035.000000T0000Z-121124T0000Z/ COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 412 AM EST FRI NOV 23 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE... * SURF AND RIP CURRENTS...MODERATE SURF ALONG WITH STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK TODAY...THEN STEADILY SUBSIDE OVER THE WEEKEND. * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS ARE RUNNING SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN NORMAL...WHICH CONTINUES TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE BAY SIDE OF SOUTH BEACH...MAINLY ALONG ALTON ROAD FROM FIFTH TO TENTH STREET AT AND AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. * TIMING...WAVES AND SURF ARE FORECAST TO PEAK TODAY...THEN STEADILY SUBSIDE OVER THE WEEKEND. A RIP CURRENT RISK WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE SWELL AND SURF SLOWLY DROP. MINOR STREET FLOODING WILL BE MOST LIKELY DURING AND AROUND THE UPCOMING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WHICH WILL BE AROUND 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND ONCE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT OR BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AND MINOR BEACH EROSION WILL CONTINUE TODAY DUE TO THE ELEVATED SURF AND RIP CURRENTS. MINOR STREET FLOODING POSSIBLE DURING AND AROUND THE HIGH TIDES THIS AFTERNOON AND BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY MORNING. 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.THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. $$
907 WHUS42 KMFL 232358 CFWMFL COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 658 PM EST FRI NOV 23 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES FOR PALM BEACH AND BROWARD COUNTIES... .MODERATE NORTHEAST SWELL ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SUBSIDING TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ALTHOUGH THE HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS ARE SUBSIDING...WATER LEVELS ARE RUNNING SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN NORMAL...WHICH CONTINUES TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE BAY SIDE OF SOUTH BEACH...MAINLY ALONG ALTON ROAD FROM FIFTH TO TENTH STREET AT AND AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE...AND RESIDENTS NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION. FLZ168-240800- /O.CAN.KMFL.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-121124T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMFL.RP.S.0035.000000T0000Z-121124T1200Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH- 658 PM EST FRI NOV 23 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...MODERATE NORTHEAST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE ATLANTIC WATERS TO THE EAST OF PALM BEACH COUNTY. THE SWELL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SUBSIDING TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. * IMPACTS...THE RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT THE BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ FLZ172-240800- /O.CAN.KMFL.CF.S.0008.000000T0000Z-121124T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0035.000000T0000Z-121124T1200Z/ COASTAL BROWARD- 658 PM EST FRI NOV 23 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...THE COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED... * TIMING...MODERATE NORTHEAST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE ATLANTIC WATERS TO THE EAST OF BROWARD COUNTY. THE SWELL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SUBSIDING TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.. * IMPACTS...THE RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT THE BEACHES. PORTIONS OF A1A ALONG THE NORTHERN PORTION OF FT. LAUDERDALE BEACH NEAR SUNRISE BOULEVARD MAY STILL BE CLOSED AND RESIDENTS NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION. 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. && $$ FLZ173-240100- /O.CAN.KMFL.CF.S.0008.000000T0000Z-121124T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KMFL.RP.S.0035.000000T0000Z-121124T0000Z/ COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 658 PM EST FRI NOV 23 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... ...THE COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED... THE MODERATE NORTHEAST SWELL THAT WAS AFFECTING THE ATLANTIC WATERS EAST OF MIAMI DADE COUNTY IS SUBSIDING WITH RECENT REPORTS INDICATING A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. THEREFORE THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS CANCELLED. HOWEVER...WATER LEVELS ARE RUNNING SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN NORMAL...WHICH CONTINUES TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE BAY SIDE OF SOUTH BEACH...MAINLY ALONG ALTON ROAD FROM FIFTH TO TENTH STREET AT AND AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE...AND RESIDENTS NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 3:43 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | MFL | Broward, Collier, Miami-Dade, Monroe | 14 hr |
Nearby
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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.