Rip Current Statement 11, NWS Melbourne, FL

Issued

Aug 26, 2014, 6:28 AM EDT (10:28 UTC)

Expired

Aug 26, 2014, 8:00 PM EDT

In force

14 hr

Issued by

NWS Melbourne, FL

County Volusia County, FL

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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858 
WHUS42 KMLB 261028
CFWMLB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
628 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2014


FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-261830-
/O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0011.140826T1028Z-140827T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA-
NORTHERN BREVARD-
628 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK WHICH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM THIS
EVENING. LARGE EASTERLY SWELLS GENERATED BY HURRICANE CRISTOBAL
WILL IMPACT THE EAST FLORIDA COAST TODAY. 

* TIMING...THE RISK WILL BE GREATEST BETWEEN NOON AND 6:30 PM DUE
  TO TIDAL EFFECTS. 

* IMPACTS...WHEN THE RIP CURRENT THREAT IS HIGH...THE SURF IS
  DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. THE POWERFUL SEAWARD PULL
  OF A RIP CURRENT CAN CARRY EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMER OUT BEYOND
  THE SAND BAR.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. 

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING RAPIDLY
SEAWARD. THEY 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.

&&

$$


BRAGAW

784 
WHUS42 KMLB 261142 AAA
CFWMLB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
742 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2014

FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-270000-
/O.CON.KMLB.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-140827T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA-
NORTHERN BREVARD-
742 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2014

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

* TIMING...THE RISK WILL BE GREATEST BETWEEN NOON AND 6:30 PM 
  DUE TO TIDAL EFFECTS. 

* IMPACTS...WHEN THE RIP CURRENT THREAT IS HIGH...THE SURF IS
  DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. THE POWERFUL SEAWARD PULL
  OF A RIP CURRENT CAN CARRY EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMER OUT
  BEYOND THE SAND BAR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING RAPIDLY
SEAWARD. THEY 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.

&&

$$

BRAGAW/SEDLOCK

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