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Rip Current Statement 37, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Nov 29, 2012, 2:09 PM EST 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
- Nov 29, 2012, 2:09 PM EST (19:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 3, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
- 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 19:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 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
- 49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 594 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
632 WHUS42 KMFL 291909 CFWMFL COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 209 PM EST THU NOV 29 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EAST COAST BEACHES THROUGH FRIDAY... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH AREA... FLZ172-301500- /O.NEW.KMFL.CF.S.0011.121129T1909Z-121130T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0037.121129T1909Z-121201T0000Z/ COASTAL BROWARD- 209 PM EST THU NOV 29 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH AREA DURING HIGH TIDES... * RIP CURRENTS...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS DUE TO THE INCREASE WIND SPEEDS TO WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG THE EAST COAST BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA. * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS ARE RUNNING SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN NORMAL...WHICH CONTINUES TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF A1A IN THE FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH AREA. * TIMING...MINOR STREET FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE AT AND AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. THE NEXT HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 8 AND 9 PM EST THIS EVENING AND AROUND 9 AM EST FRIDAY MORNING. THE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL AFFECT THE EAST COAST BEACHES THROUGH FRIDAY ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF LOW TIDES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS WILL MAINTAIN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PARTIAL STREET FLOODING POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ FLZ168-173-301500- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0037.121129T1909Z-121201T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 209 PM EST THU NOV 29 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * RIP CURRENTS...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS DUE TO THE INCREASE WIND SPEEDS TO WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG THE EAST COAST BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA. * TIMING...THE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL AFFECT THE EAST COAST BEACHES THROUGH FRIDAY ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF LOW TIDES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS WILL MAINTAIN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ BNB/CD
8 follow-up statements
081 WHUS42 KMFL 300819 CFWMFL COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 319 AM EST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ATLANTIC BEACHES... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH AREA... FLZ172-010000- /O.CON.KMFL.CF.S.0011.000000T0000Z-121130T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0037.000000T0000Z-121201T0000Z/ COASTAL BROWARD- 319 AM EST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT ATLANTIC BEACHES... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH AREA DURING HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING... * RIP CURRENTS...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS DUE TO THE BREEZY ONSHORE WINDS. * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS ARE RUNNING SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN NORMAL...WHICH CONTINUES TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF A1A IN THE FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH AREA. * TIMING...MINOR STREET FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE AT AND AROUND HIGH TIDE WHICH WILL OCCUR AT AROUND 9 AM THIS MORNING. THE HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL AFFECT THE EAST COAST BEACHES THROUGH FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. ISOLATED STREET FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE, MAINLY ALONG A1A AT FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH. 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. && $$ FLZ168-173-010000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0037.000000T0000Z-121201T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 319 AM EST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT ATLANTIC BEACHES... * RIP CURRENTS...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS DUE TO THE BREEZY ONSHORE WINDS. * TIMING...THE HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL AFFECT THE EAST COAST BEACHES THROUGH FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ GREGORIA
718 WHUS42 KMFL 302300 CFWMFL COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 600 PM EST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ATLANTIC BEACHES... ... MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH AREA... FLZ168-172-173-020000- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0037.000000T0000Z-121202T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 600 PM EST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * RIP CURRENTS...EAST NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH AND LARGE WAVES WILL LEAD TO A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA. * TIMING...RIP CURRENTS MAY BE STRONGEST NEAR AND DURING LOW TIDE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BUT STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY AT ANY TIME DUE TO HIGH WINDS AND ROUGH SURF. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$
025 WHUS42 KMFL 010851 CFWMFL COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 351 AM EST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ATLANTIC BEACHES... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH AREA... FLZ168-172-173-020000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0037.000000T0000Z-121202T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 351 AM EST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENTS...WINDY CONDITIONS AND LARGE WAVES WILL LEAD TO A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA. * TIMING...STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY AT ANY TIME. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
227 WHUS42 KMFL 012320 CFWMFL COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 620 PM EST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ATLANTIC BEACHES... FLZ168-172-173-030000- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0037.000000T0000Z-121203T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 620 PM EST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * RIP CURRENTS...WINDY CONDITIONS AND LARGE WAVES WILL LEAD TO A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA. * TIMING...STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY AT ANY TIME. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$
170 WHUS42 KMFL 020848 CFWMFL COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 348 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ATLANTIC BEACHES... FLZ168-172-173-030000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0037.000000T0000Z-121203T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 348 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENTS...WINDY CONDITIONS AND LARGE WAVES WILL LEAD TO A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA. * TIMING...STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY AT ANY TIME. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
102 WHUS42 KMFL 021414 AAA CFWMFL COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 914 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ATLANTIC BEACHES... FLZ168-172-173-030000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0037.000000T0000Z-121203T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 914 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENTS...PERSISTENT MODERATE ONSHORE WINDS AND SURF WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST...ESPECIALLY AROUND JETTIES AND PIERS WHERE LARGER BREAKING WAVES CAN OCCUR. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$
713 WHUS42 KMFL 022355 CFWMFL COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 655 PM EST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ATLANTIC BEACHES... FLZ168-172-173-031000- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0037.000000T0000Z-121204T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 655 PM EST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * RIP CURRENTS...PERSISTENT MODERATE ONSHORE WINDS AND SURF WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY ALONG THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST...ESPECIALLY AROUND JETTIES AND PIERS WHERE LARGER BREAKING WAVES CAN OCCUR. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ BAXTER
213 WHUS42 KMFL 031002 CFWMFL COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 502 AM EST MON DEC 3 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ATLANTIC BEACHES... FLZ168-172-173-040000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0037.000000T0000Z-121204T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 502 AM EST MON DEC 3 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENTS...PERSISTENT MODERATE ONSHORE WINDS AND SURF WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY ALONG THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST...ESPECIALLY AROUND JETTIES AND PIERS WHERE LARGER BREAKING WAVES CAN OCCUR. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 3:48 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier, Hendry | 72 min |
| Nov 29, 4:50 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MFL | Broward, Collier, Hendry, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 3 hr |
| Nov 29, 2:09 PM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | MFL | Broward | 20 hr |
| Nov 29, 2:12 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MFL | 20 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.