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Rip Current Statement 7, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Mar 6, 2012, 3:08 AM EST for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It took effect at Mar 6, 2012, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 63 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 6, 2012, 3:08 AM EST (08:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 6, 2012, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 63 hr
- 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 08:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1427 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -19 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
237 WHUS42 KMFL 060808 CFWMFL COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 308 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EAST COAST BEACHES TODAY... FLZ168-172-173-061615- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0007.120306T0900Z-120306T2300Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 308 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK ATLANTIC BEACHES IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
3 follow-up statements
868 WHUS42 KMFL 062023 CFWMFL COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 323 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EAST COAST BEACHES... FLZ168-172-173-071300- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-120308T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 323 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * TIMING: EAST NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE EAST COAST BEACHES OF MIAMI DADE, BROWARD, AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE AN ONGOING THREAT AT THE EAST COAST BEACHES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SWIMMING IS NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
549 WHUS42 KMFL 070755 CFWMFL COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 255 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EAST COAST BEACHES... FLZ168-172-173-080000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-120308T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 255 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... * TIMING: EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE EAST COAST BEACHES OF MIAMI DADE...BROWARD...AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES THROUGH TODAY. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE AN ONGOING THREAT AT THE EAST COAST BEACHES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
469 WHUS42 KMFL 072240 CFWMFL COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 540 PM EST WED MAR 7 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EAST COAST BEACHES... FLZ168-172-173-090000- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-120309T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 540 PM EST WED MAR 7 2012 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * TIMING: EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF MIAMI-DADE, BROWARD, AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE AN ONGOING THREAT AT THE ATLANTIC BEACHES. SWIMMING IS NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 3:06 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | MFL | Broward, Collier, Miami-Dade, Monroe | 15 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.