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Rip Current Statement 28, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Oct 12, 2012, 4:07 AM EDT for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 12, 2012, 4:07 AM EDT (08:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 15, 2012, 4:23 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
Counties Broward County, FL, Miami-Dade County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 39 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
- 59 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -245 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1166 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
210 WHUS42 KMFL 120807 CFWMFL COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 407 AM EDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS WILL LEAD TO RIP CURRENTS AND POSSIBLE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION ATLANTIC COAST... FLZ168-172-173-131000- /O.NEW.KMFL.CF.S.0004.121012T0807Z-121015T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0028.121012T0807Z-121015T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 407 AM EDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING, BEACH EROSION POSSIBLE ATLANTIC COAST THIS WEEKEND... * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG BOTH THE BAY SIDE AND OCEAN SIDE OF THE BARRIER ISLANDS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND DUE TO HIGHER THAN NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES COMBINED WITH STRONG ONSHORE WINDS. * TIMING...RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES NOW AND THROUGH THE ENTIRE WEEKEND. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE AT HIGH TIDES THIS WEEKEND, WHICH WILL OCCUR AT AROUND SUNRISE AND SUNSET. * IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES, SOME STRONG. THIS WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST WITH POSSIBLE OVERWASH ONTO THE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE ROADS. HOWEVER, NO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS EXPECTED. 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
7 follow-up statements
287 WHUS42 KMFL 130718 CFWMFL COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 318 AM EDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS WILL LEAD TO RIP CURRENTS AND POSSIBLE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION ATLANTIC COAST... FLZ168-172-173-131530- /O.CON.KMFL.CF.S.0004.000000T0000Z-121015T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-121015T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 318 AM EDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING, BEACH EROSION POSSIBLE ATLANTIC COAST THIS WEEKEND... * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG BOTH THE BAY SIDE AND OCEAN SIDE OF THE BARRIER ISLANDS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND DUE TO HIGHER THAN NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES COMBINED WITH STRONG ONSHORE WINDS. * TIMING...RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES THIS WEEKEND. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE AT HIGH TIDES THIS WEEKEND... WHICH WILL OCCUR AT AROUND SUNRISE AND SUNSET. * IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES...SOME STRONG. THIS WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST WITH POSSIBLE OVERWASH ONTO THE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE ROADS. HOWEVER... NO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS EXPECTED. 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. && $$
389 WHUS42 KMFL 131646 CFWMFL COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1246 PM EDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...STRONG RIP CURRENTS...MODERATE SURF AND POSSIBLE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION ATLANTIC COAST... FLZ168-172-173-142015- /O.CON.KMFL.CF.S.0004.000000T0000Z-121015T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-121015T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 1246 PM EDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * RIP CURRENTS AND SURF...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND DUE TO STRONG ONSHORE WINDS AND MODERATE SURF. SURF HEIGHTS RANGING FROM 2 TO 4 FEET ALONG THE BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COASTS TO AS HIGH AS 4 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE COAST EXTENDING NORTH FROM BOCA RATON TO JUPITER INLET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. SOME LOCATIONS NEAR PIERS OR JETTIES COULD SEE OCCASIONALLY HIGHER SURF UP TO 7 FEET. * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG BOTH THE BAY SIDE AND OCEAN SIDE OF THE BARRIER ISLANDS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND DUE TO HIGHER THAN NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES COMBINED WITH STRONG ONSHORE WINDS. * TIMING...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND AND GRADUALLY BEGIN TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE AT HIGH TIDES THIS WEEKEND...WHICH WILL OCCUR AT AROUND SUNRISE AND SUNSET. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR OVERWASH COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST IN THE TYPICALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS. HOWEVER...NO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS EXPECTED. 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. && $$
229 WHUS42 KMFL 140131 CFWMFL COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 931 PM EDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...STRONG RIP CURRENTS...MODERATE SURF AND POSSIBLE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION ATLANTIC COAST... FLZ168-172-173-140945- /O.CON.KMFL.CF.S.0004.000000T0000Z-121015T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-121015T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 931 PM EDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * RIP CURRENTS AND SURF...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND DUE TO STRONG ONSHORE WINDS AND MODERATE SURF. SURF HEIGHTS RANGING FROM 2 TO 4 FEET ALONG THE BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COASTS TO AS HIGH AS 4 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE COAST EXTENDING NORTH FROM BOCA RATON TO JUPITER INLET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. SOME LOCATIONS NEAR PIERS OR JETTIES COULD SEE OCCASIONALLY HIGHER SURF UP TO 7 FEET. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO GRADUALLY IMPROVE LATE SUNDAY AS ONSHORE FLOW BEGINS TO WEAKEN. * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG BOTH THE BAY SIDE AND OCEAN SIDE OF THE BARRIER ISLANDS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND DUE TO HIGHER THAN NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES COMBINED WITH STRONG ONSHORE WINDS. * TIMING...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND AND GRADUALLY BEGIN TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE PARTICULARLY AT HIGH TIDES THIS WEEKEND...WHICH WILL OCCUR AT AROUND SUNRISE AND SUNSET. THE THREAT OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE SUNDAY AS STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WEAKENS. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR OVERWASH COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST IN THE TYPICALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS. HOWEVER...NO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS EXPECTED. 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. && $$
435 WHUS42 KMFL 140849 CFWMFL COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 449 AM EDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...STRONG RIP CURRENTS...MODERATE SURF AND POSSIBLE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION ATLANTIC COAST... FLZ168-172-173-141700- /O.CON.KMFL.CF.S.0004.000000T0000Z-121015T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-121015T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 449 AM EDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...POSSIBLE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION ATLANTIC COAST... * RIP CURRENTS...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY DUE TO STRONG ONSHORE WINDS AND MODERATE SURF. CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO GRADUALLY IMPROVE LATER TODAY AS ONSHORE FLOW BEGINS TO WEAKEN. * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG BOTH THE BAY SIDE AND OCEAN SIDE OF THE BARRIER ISLANDS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY DUE TO HIGHER THAN NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES COMBINED WITH STRONG ONSHORE WINDS. * TIMING...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES TODAY. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE PARTICULARLY AT HIGH TIDES. THE THREAT OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE TODAY AS STRONG ONSHORE FLOW BEGINS TO WEAKEN. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR OVERWASH COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST IN THE TYPICALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS. HOWEVER...NO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS EXPECTED. 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. && $$
664 WHUS42 KMFL 141942 CFWMFL COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 342 PM EDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...STRONG RIP CURRENTS...MODERATE SURF AND POSSIBLE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION ATLANTIC COAST... FLZ168-172-173-150000- /O.CON.KMFL.CF.S.0004.000000T0000Z-121015T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-121015T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 342 PM EDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...POSSIBLE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION ATLANTIC COAST... * RIP CURRENTS...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY DUE TO STRONG ONSHORE WINDS AND MODERATE SURF. CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO GRADUALLY IMPROVE LATER TODAY AS ONSHORE FLOW BEGINS TO WEAKEN. * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG BOTH THE BAY SIDE AND OCEAN SIDE OF THE BARRIER ISLANDS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY DUE TO HIGHER THAN NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES COMBINED WITH STRONG ONSHORE WINDS. * TIMING...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES TODAY. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE PARTICULARLY AT HIGH TIDES. THE THREAT OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE TODAY AS STRONG ONSHORE FLOW BEGINS TO WEAKEN. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR OVERWASH COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST IN THE TYPICALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS. HOWEVER...NO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS EXPECTED. 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. && $$
044 WHUS42 KMFL 142355 CFWMFL COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 755 PM EDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...STRONG RIP CURRENTS...MODERATE SURF AND POSSIBLE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION ATLANTIC COAST... FLZ172-173-151000- /O.EXP.KMFL.CF.S.0004.000000T0000Z-121015T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-121015T1200Z/ COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 755 PM EDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...POSSIBLE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION ATLANTIC COAST... * RIP CURRENTS...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT DUE TO MODERATE ONSHORE WINDS AND MODERATE SURF. * TIMING...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES TONIGHT BUT THE THREAT WILL BE DECREASING BY MONDAY MORNING AS ONSHORE FLOW WEAKENS. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE PARTICULARLY AT HIGH TIDES THIS EVENING AND AGAIN MONDAY MORNING AROUND SUNRISE. HOWEVER...THE THREAT OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS ALSO BEGINNING TO DECREASE TONIGHT AS STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL BE WEAKENING OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR OVERWASH COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST IN THE TYPICALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS. HOWEVER...NO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS EXPECTED. 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. && $$ FLZ168-151000- /O.EXP.KMFL.CF.S.0004.000000T0000Z-121015T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-121016T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH- 755 PM EDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ......POSSIBLE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION ATLANTIC COAST... * RIP CURRENTS...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT DUE TO STRONG ONSHORE WINDS AND MODERATE SURF. * TIMING...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES TONIGHT. CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO GRADUALLY IMPROVE ON MONDAY AS ONSHORE FLOW WEAKENS BUT MEANWHILE THE THREAT WILL LIKELY REMAIN HIGH AS SURF TAKES LONGER TO SUBSIDE. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE PARTICULARLY AT HIGH TIDES THIS EVENING AND AROUND SUNRISE ON MONDAY. THE THREAT OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE DECREASING OVERNIGHT AS STRONG ONSHORE FLOW BEGINS TO WEAKEN. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR OVERWASH COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST IN THE TYPICALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS. HOWEVER...NO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
876 WHUS42 KMFL 152023 CFWMFL COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 423 PM EDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CANCELED... FLZ168-152130- /O.CAN.KMFL.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-121016T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH- 423 PM EDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 4:07 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 64 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.