Rip Current Statement 21, NWS Miami, FL

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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
936 AM EDT SUN AUG 18 2013

...VERY HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ATLANTIC BEACHES...

FLZ168-172-173-190000-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-130819T0000Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
936 AM EDT SUN AUG 18 2013

...VERY HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE 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

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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
758 PM EDT SUN AUG 18 2013

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ATLANTIC BEACHES...

FLZ168-172-173-190800-
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-130820T0000Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
758 PM EDT SUN AUG 18 2013

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

* TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE 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.

&&

$$

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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
422 AM EDT MON AUG 19 2013

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FROM PALM BEACH TO MIAMI-DADE...

FLZ168-172-173-200000-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-130820T0000Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
422 AM EDT MON AUG 19 2013

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE 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.

&&

$$

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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
806 PM EDT MON AUG 19 2013

FLZ168-172-173-200115-
/O.EXP.KMFL.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-130820T0000Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
806 PM EDT MON AUG 19 2013

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED...


$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
212 AM EDT SUN AUG 18 2013

.AVIATION...
SOME COVERAGE OF SHOWERS OVER ATLANTIC WATERS EARLY THIS
MORNING...SO WILL BE MONITORING FOR POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS FOR SHRA.
GENERALLY...SOUTH FLORIDA SHOULD HAVE ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS
THROUGH NOON...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED. THIS IS DEPICTED IN TAFS WITH VCSH THROUGH 0Z. OUTSIDE
OF THE BRIEF SHOWERS...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL. EAST-SOUTHEAST
WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TO 10-15 KTS DURING THE DAY...THEN
DIMINISH TO 5-10 KTS OVERNIGHT.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 958 PM EDT SAT AUG 17 2013/

UPDATE...NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST ARE REQUIRED THIS
EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE EAST COAST METRO
OVERNIGHT WITH A FEW TSTORMS OVER THE ADJACENT WATERS AS A MOIST
EASTERLY WIND FLOW (PWAT NOW AT 2.04 INCHES) CONTINUES.

A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ALONG THE ATLANTIC
BEACHES. /GREGORIA

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 208 PM EDT SAT AUG 17 2013/

DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS WERE BEGINNING TO
FIRE ACROSS THE INTERIOR. COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS SHOULD
INCREASE TOWARDS THE GULF COAST AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES.
SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL END THIS EVENING ACROSS THE WEST DUE TO
LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. A FEW STREAMER SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE
OVERNIGHT FOR THE EAST COAST METRO AREAS.

A CUTOFF UPPER LOW OVER THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEY WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND LIFT NORTHEAST OVER THE SECOND
HALF OF THE WEEKEND. THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC WILL BUILD TO THE WEST. A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL
REMAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES ON SUNDAY. A MOISTURE STREAM
WILL CONTINUE FROM A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE INTO THE SOUTHEAST STATES.

FOR SOUTH FLORIDA...MODERATE EASTERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THIS ALSO MEANS THE BEST CHANCES FOR RAIN EACH
AFTERNOON WILL BE ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND GULF COAST. THE RIP
CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN AT LEAST MODERATE THROUGH MID WEEK AS WELL.
ISOLATED STREAMER SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE EAST COAST METRO
AREAS...MAINLY IN THE MORNING HOURS.

A SHORTWAVE MAY MOVE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY. 500MB TEMPS MAY COOL SLIGHTLY...AND THIS COULD LEAD TO
SOME STRONGER STORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE INTERIOR AND GULF
COAST.

HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN THURSDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DIGS SOUTH ALONG THE EASTERN SEA
BOARD. WITH LIGHTER FLOW...RAIN CHANCES ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE FOR
THE EAST COAST METRO AREAS. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN
NEAR NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH HIGHS NEAR 90 TO THE LOWER
90S. LOW TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE A COUPLE DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD DUE TO THE MODERATE EASTERLY FLOW FROM
THE ATLANTIC. OVERNIGHT TEMPS WILL ONLY DIP TO MID 70S ACROSS THE
INTERIOR AND WEST...AND UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S FOR THE EAST COAST
METRO AREAS.

MARINE...
MAINLY EASTERLY FLOW IN THE 10 TO 15 KNOT RANGE IS FORECAST TO
PREVAIL OVER SUNDAY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WITH GULF AND
ATLANTIC SEAS FORECAST TO BE 4 FEET OR LESS DURING THIS PERIOD.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WEST PALM BEACH  90  80  91  80 / 20 20 20 20
FORT LAUDERDALE  89  81  90  81 / 20 20 20 20
MIAMI            90  80  90  80 / 20 20 20 20
NAPLES           93  77  93  75 / 40 30 50 30

&&

.MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
AM...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&

DISCUSSION/MARINE/FIRE...60/BD
AVIATION/RADAR...23/SK

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
933 PM EDT SAT AUG 17 2013

AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676-
181645-
LAKE OKEECHOBEE-BISCAYNE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-GLADES-HENDRY-
INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-COASTAL COLLIER-INLAND COLLIER-
INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE-METRO MIAMI DADE-
MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-
COASTAL MIAMI DADE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20 NM-
GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
933 PM EDT SAT AUG 17 2013

...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT ACROSS MAINLY AREA WATERS...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS: ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT ACROSS THE ATLANTIC AND GULF WATERS.
MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING.

RIP CURRENTS: THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AT THE
ATLANTIC BEACHES OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

MODERATE TO POSSIBLY HIGH RIP CURRENTS RISKS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE ATLANTIC BEACHES SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THIS THREAT MAY CONTINUE
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL FOCUS
OVER INTERIOR SOUTH FLORIDA FOR THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.