Rip Current Statement 6, NWS Melbourne, FL

Issued

May 4, 2013, 4:20 AM EDT (08:20 UTC)

Expired

May 4, 2013, 8:00 PM EDT

In force

16 hr

Issued by

NWS Melbourne, FL

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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
420 AM EDT SAT MAY 4 2013

...CONTINUED HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS...

FLZ047-141-147-050000-
/O.EXP.KMLB.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130504T0800Z/
/O.NEW.KMLB.SU.Y.0003.130504T0820Z-130505T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD-COASTAL VOLUSIA-NORTHERN BREVARD-
420 AM EDT SAT MAY 4 2013

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

* WAVES AND SURF...LONG PERIOD NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL BUILD WAVE
  HEIGHTS TO 11 TO 13 FEET IN THE OPEN ATLANTIC TODAY AND INTO
  EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS BREAKING WAVES IN THE
  SURF ZONE ALONG WITH STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.

* TIMING...LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES INTO
  TONIGHT. THE PEAK BREAKERS SHOULD OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND
  TONIGHT...REACHING 5 TO 7 FEET NEAR THE BEACHES.

* IMPACTS...HEAVY BREAKING WAVES CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND MAKE YOU 
  SUSCEPTIBLE TO SEAWARD FLOWING RIP CURRENTS. YOU CAN ALSO BE 
  SWEPT OFF JETTIES INTO TURBULENT WATERS. MINOR BEACH EROSION 
  IS EXPECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

&&

$$

FLZ054-059-064-050000-
/O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0006.130504T0820Z-130505T0000Z/
INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-
420 AM EDT SAT MAY 4 2013

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...WHILE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE OCCURRING ALL DAY...THE
  HIGHEST THREAT WILL BE IN THE MORNING...CENTERED AROUND THE
  TIMES OF LOW...OR OUTGOING TIDE.

* IMPACTS...SWELL CONDITIONS SUPPORT STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP
  CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS MAY BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE
  ENTERING THE SURF.

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.

&&

$$

SEDLOCK

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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
815 PM EDT SAT MAY 4 2013

FLZ047-141-147-050115-
/O.EXP.KMLB.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130505T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD-COASTAL VOLUSIA-NORTHERN BREVARD-
815 PM EDT SAT MAY 4 2013

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN THE REST OF THE WEEKEND AND EARLY
NEXT WEEK BUT ROUGH SURF WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE TOMORROW.

$$

FLZ054-059-064-050115-
/O.EXP.KMLB.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-130505T0000Z/
INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-
815 PM EDT SAT MAY 4 2013

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

MODERATE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE BEACHES THROUGH THE
REST OF THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH AN ELEVATED THREAT
FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CONTINUING. 

$$

WEITLICH

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