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Rip Current Statement 15, NWS Miami, FL

April 21, 2012Collier County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Apr 21, 2012, 4:09 AM EDT for Collier County, Florida. It took effect at Apr 21, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 54 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 21, 2012, 4:09 AM EDT (08:09 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 21, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT
Expired: Apr 23, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 54 hr
Issued by: NWS Miami, FL

County Collier County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 113 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1605 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 819 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 58 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 56 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.3
Supercell composite: 1.5

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The text

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

566 
WHUS42 KMFL 210809
CFWMFL

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
409 AM EDT SAT APR 21 2012

...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FOR COLLIER COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE GULF BEACHES THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

FLZ069-212000-
/O.NEW.KMFL.CF.A.0001.120421T1800Z-120422T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0015.120421T1800Z-120423T1500Z/
COASTAL COLLIER-
409 AM EDT SAT APR 21 2012

...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* COASTAL FLOODING...LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE CENTRAL
  GULF IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA TONIGHT.
  AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE...WATER LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON MAY
  REACH 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE REGULAR HIGH TIDE ALONG THE COLLIER
  COUNTY COASTLINE. WATER LEVELS MAY REACH 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE
  REGULAR HIGH TIDE AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES ONSHORE NORTH CENTRAL
  FLORIDA TONIGHT.

* TIMING...THE GREATEST THREAT OF COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE AT
  TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON IS BETWEEN 2 AND 4
  PM AND HIGH TIDE TONIGHT IS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM. IN
  ADDITION...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...WHICH WILL LEAD TO
  DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF COAST BEACHES. 

* IMPACTS...BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OF STRUCTURES
  ALONG THE BEACH FRONT ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY AT TIMES OF HIGH
  TIDE. IN ADDITION...STRONG RIP CURRENTS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING
  TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. SWIMMING IS NOT ADVISED THROUGH
  THIS PERIOD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT PROPERTY.

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.

&&

$$

6 follow-up statements

339 
WHUS42 KMFL 211841
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
241 PM EDT SAT APR 21 2012

...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FOR COLLIER COUNTY THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON... 
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE GULF BEACHES THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

FLZ069-221100-
/O.CON.KMFL.CF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-120422T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-120423T1500Z/
COASTAL COLLIER-
241 PM EDT SAT APR 21 2012

...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

* COASTAL FLOODING...LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE NORTH
  CENTRAL GULF IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA
  TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE...WATER LEVELS MAY REACH 2 TO
  3 FEET ABOVE REGULAR HIGH TIDE ALONG THE COLLIER COUNTY
  COASTLINE. 

* TIMING...THE GREATEST THREAT OF COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE AT
  TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON IS BETWEEN 2 AND 4
  PM AND HIGH TIDE TONIGHT IS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM. IN ADDITION...
  WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH THROUGH
  SUNDAY NIGHT...WHICH WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG
  THE GULF COAST BEACHES.

* IMPACTS...BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OF 
  STRUCTURES ALONG THE BEACH FRONT ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY AT 
  TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. IN ADDITION...STRONG RIP CURRENTS CAN BE 
  LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. SWIMMING IS NOT 
  ADVISED THROUGH THIS PERIOD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT PROPERTY.

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.

&&

$$

GREGORIA

433 
WHUS42 KMFL 212315
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
715 PM EDT SAT APR 21 2012

...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH BEEN REPLACE WITH A COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT...
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE GULF BEACHES THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

FLZ069-221200-
/O.CAN.KMFL.CF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-120422T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMFL.CF.S.0001.120421T2315Z-120422T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-120423T1500Z/
COASTAL COLLIER-
715 PM EDT SAT APR 21 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...


* COASTAL FLOODING...LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE NORTH
  CENTRAL GULF IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA TONIGHT.
  AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE...WATER LEVELS MAY REACH 1 TO 2 FEET
  ABOVE REGULAR HIGH TIDE ALONG THE COLLIER COUNTY COASTLINE.

* TIMING...THE GREATEST THREAT OF COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE AT
  TIMES OF HIGH TIDE WHICH IS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM SUNDAY MORNING.
  IN ADDITION... WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25
  MPH THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...WHICH WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS RIP
  CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF COAST BEACHES.

* IMPACTS...BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OF STRUCTURES
  ALONG THE BEACH FRONT ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY AT TIME OF HIGH
  TIDE. IN ADDITION...STRONG RIP CURRENTS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING
  TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. SWIMMING IS NOT ADVISED THROUGH
  THIS PERIOD.

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.

&&

$$

BAXTER

140 
WHUS42 KMFL 212337 CCA
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
734 PM EDT SAT APR 21 2012

FLZ069-221230-
/O.CAN.KMFL.CF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-120422T2100Z/
/O.COR.KMFL.CF.S.0001.120421T2334Z-120422T2100Z/
/O.COR.KMFL.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-120423T1500Z/
COASTAL COLLIER-
734 PM EDT SAT APR 21 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

* COASTAL FLOODING...LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE NORTH
  CENTRAL GULF IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA TONIGHT.
  AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE...WATER LEVELS MAY REACH 1 TO 2 FEET
  ABOVE REGULAR HIGH TIDE ALONG THE COLLIER COUNTY COASTLINE.

* TIMING...THE GREATEST THREAT OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE AT
  TIMES OF HIGH TIDE WHICH IS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM SUNDAY MORNING.
  IN ADDITION... WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25
  MPH THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...WHICH WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS RIP
  CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF COAST BEACHES.

* IMPACTS...BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE BUT THE THREAT FOR COASTAL 
  FLOODING HAS SUBSIDED. STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE AND 
  CAN BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. SWIMMING IS 
  NOT ADVISED THROUGH THIS PERIOD.

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.

&&

$$

BAXTER/GREGORIA

824 
WHUS42 KMFL 220916
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
516 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2012

FLZ069-230015-
/O.CON.KMFL.CF.S.0001.000000T0000Z-120422T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-120423T1500Z/
COASTAL COLLIER-
516 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2012

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALSO POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH TIDE...

* COASTAL FLOODING...STRONG AND PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW COMBINED
  WITH WATERS LEVELS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL MAY RESULT IN
  MINOR COASTAL FLOODING, ESPECIALLY DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON
  HIGH TIDE CYCLE. MINOR BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

* RIP CURRENTS...INCREASING WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN A
  HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY MONDAY.

* TIMING...THE GREATEST THREAT OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE
  AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE, ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
  DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME ALONG THE GULF
  COAST BEACHES.

* IMPACTS...MINOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ARE
  POSSIBLE. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL FORM AND CAN BE LIFE
  THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. SWIMMING IS NOT
  ADVISED THROUGH THIS PERIOD.

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.

&&

$$

969 
WHUS42 KMFL 222028
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
428 PM EDT SUN APR 22 2012

FLZ069-231500-
/O.CAN.KMFL.CF.S.0001.000000T0000Z-120422T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-120423T1500Z/
COASTAL COLLIER-
428 PM EDT SUN APR 22 2012

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

* RIP CURRENTS...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK
  OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY MONDAY.

* TIMING...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME ALONG
  THE GULF COAST BEACHES.

* IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL FORM AND CAN BE LIFE
  THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. SWIMMING IS NOT
  ADVISED THROUGH THIS PERIOD.


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.

&&

$$

GREGORIA

499 
WHUS42 KMFL 230851
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
451 AM EDT MON APR 23 2012

FLZ069-240000-
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-120424T0000Z/
COASTAL COLLIER-
451 AM EDT MON APR 23 2012

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

* RIP CURRENTS...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK
  OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH AT LEAST THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME ALONG 
  THE GULF COAST BEACHES. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL FORM AND CAN BE LIFE 
  THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. SWIMMING IS NOT 
  ADVISED THROUGH THIS PERIOD. 

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 20, 8:14 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		61 min
Apr 20, 8:49 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MFL	Broward	72 min
Apr 20, 10:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Broward	34 min
Apr 21, 12:17 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MFL	Collier	118 min
Apr 21, 2:15 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MFL	Collier	2 hr
Apr 21, 4:09 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Watch	MFL	Collier	15 hr
Apr 21, 4:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Miami-Dade	46 min
Apr 21, 4:45 AM EDT	Flood Watch	MFL	Broward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Miami-Dade, Monroe and 1 more	14 hr
Apr 21, 4:52 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	MFL		69 hr
Apr 21, 5:25 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Miami-Dade	35 min
Apr 21, 8:39 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		66 min
Apr 21, 9:43 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		47 min
Apr 21, 7:15 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Statement	MFL	Collier	21 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.