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Rip Current Statement 25, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Aug 27, 2012, 6:23 AM EDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 19 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 27, 2012, 6:23 AM EDT (10:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 2012, 1:51 AM EDT
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
Counties Broward County, FL, Collier County, FL, Miami-Dade County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 53 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
- 2399 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 528 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
310 WHUS42 KMFL 271023 CFWMFL COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 623 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR BOTH THE EAST AND WEST COAST BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY... FLZ069-168-172-173-280000- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0025.120827T1023Z-120828T0000Z/ COASTAL COLLIER-COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD- COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 623 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR BOTH THE EAST AND WEST COAST BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ALONG WITH LOW TIDE WILL LEAD TO A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE EAST COAST BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH LOW TIDE TODAY ALONG THE WEST COAST OF SOUTH FLORIDA WILL ALSO LEAD A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS 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. && $$ BAXTER
3 follow-up statements
104 WHUS42 KMFL 271624 CFWMFL COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1224 PM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND GULF BEACHES... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE COLLIER COUNTY COAST... FLZ069-280600- /O.NEW.KMFL.CF.S.0003.120827T1624Z-120828T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-120828T0000Z/ COASTAL COLLIER- 1224 PM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD TO HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ALONG THE COLLIER COUNTY COAST ALONG WITH DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS OF UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE COLLIER COUNTY COAST. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS WILL CONTINUE, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN CHOKOLOSKEE, EVERGLADES CITY AND MARCO ISLAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ FLZ168-172-173-280000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-120828T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 1224 PM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. SWIMMING IS NOT ADVISED. 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. && $$ GREGORIA
194 WHUS42 KMFL 272056 CFWMFL COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 456 PM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND GULF BEACHES... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE COLLIER COUNTY COAST... FLZ069-280600- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-120829T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.CF.S.0003.000000T0000Z-120828T0600Z/ COASTAL COLLIER- 456 PM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD TO HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ALONG THE COLLIER COUNTY COAST ALONG WITH DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS OF UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE COLLIER COUNTY COAST. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS WILL CONTINUE... ESPECIALLY BETWEEN CHOKOLOSKEE...EVERGLADES CITY AND MARCO ISLAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ FLZ168-172-173-280600- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-120829T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 456 PM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. SWIMMING IS NOT ADVISED. 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. && $$
740 WHUS42 KMFL 280551 CFWMFL COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 151 AM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CANCELLED FOR EAST AND WEST COASTS OF SOUTH FLORIDA... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY CANCELLED FOR WEST COAST OF SOUTH FLORIDA... FLZ069-280700- /O.CAN.KMFL.CF.S.0003.000000T0000Z-120828T0600Z/ /O.CAN.KMFL.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-120829T0000Z/ COASTAL COLLIER- 151 AM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY CANCELLED... THE WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW 20 KNOTS ALONG THE WEST COAST METRO AREAS EARLY THIS MORNING...WHICH IN TURN REDUCED THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG WITH COASTAL FLOODING. THEREFORE...THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY AND THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE WEST COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA. && $$ FLZ168-172-173-280700- /O.CAN.KMFL.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-120829T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 151 AM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE WINDS ALONG THE EAST COAST METRO AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA HAVE FALLEN BELOW 20 MPH FROM THE SOUTHERLY DIRECTION EARLY THIS MORNING REDUCING THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. THEREFORE...THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED FOR THE EAST COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA. $$ BAXTER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 8:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 44 min |
| Aug 26, 8:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 112 min |
| Aug 26, 9:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 23 min |
| Aug 26, 9:10 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | MFL | Glades | 6 days |
| Aug 26, 9:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 22 min |
| Aug 26, 9:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Palm Beach | 2 hr |
| Aug 26, 9:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 37 min |
| Aug 26, 9:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 7 min |
| Aug 26, 10:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 62 min |
| Aug 26, 10:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 118 min | |
| Aug 26, 10:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 57 min |
| Aug 26, 10:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 11:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 54 min |
| Aug 26, 11:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 2 hr |
| Aug 27, 12:06 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Palm Beach | 114 min |
| Aug 27, 12:13 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 2 hr | |
| Aug 27, 12:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 52 min |
| Aug 27, 1:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 56 min |
| Aug 27, 1:51 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 9 hr |
| Aug 27, 1:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades, Palm Beach | 52 min |
| Aug 27, 2:08 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 112 min | |
| Aug 27, 2:10 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Palm Beach | 110 min |
| Aug 27, 5:49 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MFL | 38 hr | |
| Aug 27, 5:49 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MFL | Broward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Miami-Dade, Monroe and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Aug 27, 6:30 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Palm Beach | 2 hr |
| Aug 27, 6:36 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 24 min | |
| Aug 27, 6:38 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 2 hr | |
| Aug 27, 8:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 53 min |
| Aug 27, 8:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Glades, Palm Beach | 42 min |
| Aug 27, 8:38 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 52 min | |
| Aug 27, 9:21 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 114 min |
| Aug 27, 9:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 23 min |
| Aug 27, 9:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 18 min |
| Aug 27, 11:10 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 11:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 65 min |
| Aug 27, 11:56 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 2 hr | |
| Aug 27, 12:04 PM EDT | Gale Warning | MFL | 9 hr | |
| Aug 27, 12:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Miami-Dade | 114 min |
| Aug 27, 12:24 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | MFL | Collier | 13 hr |
| Aug 27, 1:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 25 min |
| Aug 27, 1:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 37 min |
| Aug 27, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 62 min |
| Aug 27, 1:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 1:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 118 min |
| Aug 27, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 91 min | |
| Aug 27, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 58 min |
| Aug 27, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 12 min |
| Aug 27, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 29 min |
| Aug 27, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 116 min | |
| Aug 27, 4:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 6 hr |
| Aug 27, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 94 min |
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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.