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Rip Current Statement 8, NWS Miami, FL

March 19, 2014Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Mar 19, 2014, 7:42 PM EDT for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 19, 2014, 7:42 PM EDT (23:42 UTC)
Expired: Mar 20, 2014, 7:59 PM EDT
In force: 24 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 23:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 11.7 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 825 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 85 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 117 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.

323 
WHUS42 KMFL 192342
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
742 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2014

FLZ168-210000-
/O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0008.140319T2342Z-140321T0000Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-
742 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2014

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

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

* TIMING...MODERATE NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL AFFECT THE BEACHES OF
  PALM BEACH COUNTY TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY ALONG WITH NORTHEAST
  WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH. THIS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS
  ALONG THE BEACHES OF PALM BEACH COUNTY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACHES OF
  PALM BEACH COUNTY.

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

3 follow-up statements

752 
WHUS42 KMFL 200830
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
430 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2014


FLZ172-173-210000-
/O.EXA.KMFL.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-140321T0000Z/
COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
430 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2014

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

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

* TIMING...NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL AFFECT THE BEACHES OF BROWARD AND
  MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES ALONG WITH NORTHEAST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH
  TODAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS
  EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACHES OF
  BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES.

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.

&&

$$

FLZ168-210000-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-140321T0000Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-
430 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2014

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

* TIMING...MODERATE NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL AFFECT THE BEACHES OF
  PALM BEACH COUNTY ALONG WITH NORTHEAST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH
  TODAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE
  BEACHES OF PALM BEACH COUNTY THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACHES OF 
  PALM BEACH COUNTY. 

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.

&&

$$

641 
WHUS42 KMFL 201831
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
231 PM EDT THU MAR 20 2014

FLZ168-172-173-210000-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-140321T0000Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
231 PM EDT THU MAR 20 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACHES OF 
  BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES. 

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.

&&

$$

372 
WHUS42 KMFL 202359
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
759 PM EDT THU MAR 20 2014

FLZ168-172-173-210100-
/O.CAN.KMFL.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-140321T0000Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
759 PM EDT THU MAR 20 2014

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

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



$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 19, 3:31 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	MFL		28 hr

Nearby

Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2014 Every 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.