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Rip Current Statement 34, NWS Miami, FL

December 8, 2014Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Dec 8, 2014, 9:15 AM 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
Dec 8, 2014, 9:15 AM EST (14:15 UTC)
Expired
Dec 12, 2014, 3:19 AM 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 14:18 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 12:00Z, 2.3 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Miami, FL at 12:00Z on 2014-12-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Miami, FL at 12:00Z on 2014-12-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 3 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1015 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
74 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

831 
WHUS42 KMFL 081415
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
915 AM EST MON DEC 8 2014

FLZ168-172-173-082215-
/O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0034.141208T1415Z-141211T0000Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
915 AM EST MON DEC 8 2014

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

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

* TIMING...THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS....DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE 
  ATLANTIC BEACHES DUE TO ROUGH SURF. 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.

&&

$$
12 follow-up statements
798 
WHUS42 KMFL 081932
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
232 PM EST MON DEC 8 2014

FLZ168-101515-
/O.NEW.KMFL.SU.Y.0001.141209T1200Z-141210T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-141211T0000Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-
232 PM EST MON DEC 8 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

* SURF AND RIP CURRENTS...SURF WILL STEADILY BUILD OVERNIGHT
  TONIGHT, PEAK SOMETIME TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AROUND
  ADVISORY LEVEL, THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE DAY
  WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE
  BEACHES THROUGH THIS TIME. 

* TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS....DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO MODERATE
  TO LARGE SURF. 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.

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

&&

$$

FLZ172-173-101515-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-141211T0000Z/
COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
232 PM EST MON DEC 8 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS....DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE
  ATLANTIC BEACHES DUE TO MODERATE SURF. 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.

&&

$$
955 
WHUS42 KMFL 090920
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
420 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2014

FLZ168-092000-
/O.CON.KMFL.SU.Y.0001.141209T1200Z-141210T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-141211T0000Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-
420 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* SURF AND RIP CURRENTS...SURF TO AROUND 10 FEET AND STRONG RIP
  CURRENTS WILL OCCUR.

* TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS....DANGEROUS SURF SO SWIMMING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

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

&&

$$

FLZ172-173-092000-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-141211T0000Z/
COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
420 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS....DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE 
  ATLANTIC BEACHES DUE TO MODERATE SURF. 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.

&&

$$

GREGORIA
107 
WHUS42 KMFL 091118 AAA
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
618 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2014



FLZ168-101500-
/O.CON.KMFL.SU.Y.0001.141209T1200Z-141210T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-141211T0000Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-
618 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* SURF AND RIP CURRENTS...SURF WILL REACH THE 7 TO 10 FOOT RANGE
  TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING, WHICH WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS
  RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES. 

* TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR TO MODERATE
  BEACH EROSION 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.

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

&&

$$

FLZ172-173-101500-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-141211T0000Z/
COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
618 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS....DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE
  ATLANTIC BEACHES DUE TO MODERATE SURF. SWIMMING IS NOT ADVISED.
  MINOR BEACH EROSION 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.

&&

$$
339 
WHUS42 KMFL 092200
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
500 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2014

FLZ168-101500-
/O.CON.KMFL.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-141210T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-141211T0000Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-
500 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

* SURF AND RIP CURRENTS...SURF WILL CONTINUE IN THE 7 TO 10 FOOT
  RANGE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... WHICH WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS
  RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES.

* TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR TO MODERATE 
  BEACH EROSION 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.

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

&&

$$

FLZ172-173-101500-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-141211T0000Z/
COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
500 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS....DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE 
  ATLANTIC BEACHES DUE TO MODERATE SURF. SWIMMING IS NOT 
  ADVISED. MINOR BEACH EROSION 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.

&&

$$
745 
WHUS42 KMFL 100809
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
309 AM EST WED DEC 10 2014

FLZ168-102000-
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-141211T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-141210T1500Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-
309 AM EST WED DEC 10 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

* SURF AND RIP CURRENTS...SURF WILL CONTINUE IN THE 7 TO 10 FOOT
  RANGE THIS MORNING...WHICH WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS
  ALONG THE BEACHES.

* TIMING...SURF WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH TONIGHT, BUT THE
  RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN HIGH.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR TO MODERATE 
  BEACH EROSION 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.

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

&&

$$

FLZ172-173-102000-
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-141211T1200Z/
COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
309 AM EST WED DEC 10 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS....DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE 
  ATLANTIC BEACHES DUE TO MODERATE SURF. SWIMMING IS NOT 
  ADVISED. MINOR BEACH EROSION 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.

&&

$$
412 
WHUS42 KMFL 101350
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
850 AM EST WED DEC 10 2014

FLZ168-102200-
/O.EXT.KMFL.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-141211T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-141211T1200Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-
850 AM EST WED DEC 10 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* SURF AND RIP CURRENTS...SURF WILL CONTINUE IN THE 7 TO 10 FOOT 
  RANGE THIS MORNING...WHICH WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS 
  ALONG THE BEACHES. 

* TIMING...SURF WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH TONIGHT... BUT 
  THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN HIGH. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR TO MODERATE 
  BEACH EROSION 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.

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

&&

$$

FLZ172-173-102200-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-141211T1200Z/
COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
850 AM EST WED DEC 10 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

* TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS....DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE 
  ATLANTIC BEACHES DUE TO MODERATE SURF. SWIMMING IS NOT 
  ADVISED. MINOR BEACH EROSION 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.

&&

$$
932 
WHUS42 KMFL 101632 AAA
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1132 AM EST WED DEC 10 2014

FLZ168-110000-
/O.CON.KMFL.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-141211T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-141211T1200Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-
1132 AM EST WED DEC 10 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

* SURF AND RIP CURRENTS...MODERATE TO LARGE SURF WILL CONTINUE TO
  GENERATE LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. 

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. BEACH EROSION. SOME
  WAVE RUNUP COULD NEAR VULNERABLE STREETS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE
  COAST, MAINLY TODAY AROUND THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE.

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.

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

&&

$$

FLZ172-173-110000-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-141211T1200Z/
COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
1132 AM EST WED DEC 10 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

* TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS....DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE
  ATLANTIC BEACHES DUE TO MODERATE SURF. SWIMMING IS NOT ADVISED.
  ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION. SOME WAVE RUNUP COULD NEAR VULNERABLE
  STREETS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COAST, MAINLY TODAY AROUND THE
  HIGH TIDE CYCLE.

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.

&&

$$
695 
WHUS42 KMFL 110102
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
802 PM EST WED DEC 10 2014

FLZ168-172-173-111200-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-141211T1200Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
802 PM EST WED DEC 10 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS....DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE 
  ATLANTIC BEACHES DUE TO MODERATE SURF. SWIMMING IS NOT 
  ADVISED. ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION. SOME WAVE RUNUP COULD NEAR 
  VULNERABLE STREETS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COAST... MAINLY TODAY 
  AROUND THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE. 

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
899 
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CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
314 AM EST THU DEC 11 2014

FLZ168-172-173-120900-
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-141212T1200Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
314 AM EST THU DEC 11 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS....DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE
  ATLANTIC BEACHES DUE TO MODERATE SURF. 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.

&&

$$

GREGORIA
216 
WHUS42 KMFL 111148
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
648 AM EST THU DEC 11 2014


FLZ172-173-111300-
/O.CAN.KMFL.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-141212T1200Z/
COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
648 AM EST THU DEC 11 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED FOR BROWARD AND MIAMI-
DADE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK.

&&

$$

FLZ168-120000-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-141212T1200Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-
648 AM EST THU DEC 11 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

* TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS....STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TODAY DUE TO
  A LINGERING NORTHEAST SWELL ALONG THE PALM BEACH COAST. SWIMMING
  IS NOT ADVISED. THE HIGHEST SURF AND STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS
  WILL BE EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE PALM BEACH COAST
  FROM LAKE WORTH TO JUPITER INLET.

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.

&&

$$
996 
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CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
640 PM EST THU DEC 11 2014

FLZ168-121200-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-141212T1200Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-
640 PM EST THU DEC 11 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

* TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS....STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO EARLY
  FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO A LINGERING NORTHEAST SWELL ALONG THE
  PALM BEACH COAST. SWIMMING IS NOT ADVISED. THE HIGHEST SURF AND
  STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS WILL BE EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHERN HALF
  OF THE PALM BEACH COAST FROM LAKE WORTH TO JUPITER INLET.

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.

&&

$$
417 
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CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
319 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2014

FLZ168-120930-
/O.CAN.KMFL.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-141212T1200Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-
319 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS LOWERED THE RIP CURRENT
RISK TO MODERATE FOR THE PALM BEACHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

The office that day

Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 8, 4:03 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFL72 hr
Dec 8, 7:02 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Palm Beach58 min
Dec 8, 8:31 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Palm Beach29 min
Dec 8, 2:32 PM ESTHigh Surf AdvisoryMFLPalm Beach52 hr

Nearby

Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2014Every rip current statement in 2014

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.