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Rip Current Statement 25, NWS Miami, FL

May 22, 2015Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at May 22, 2015, 12:07 PM EDT for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It took effect at May 23, 2015, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 6 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 22, 2015, 12:07 PM EDT (16:07 UTC)
In effect from
May 23, 2015, 8:00 PM EDT
Expired
May 29, 2015, 8:00 AM EDT
In force
6 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 16:08 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, 4.1 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 2015-05-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1300 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2015-05-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 11 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1300 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-35 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
870 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-28 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.

893 
WHUS42 KMFL 221607
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1207 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 2015

FLZ168-172-173-231615-
/O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0025.150524T0000Z-150526T2200Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
1207 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...THE RIP CURRENT RISK ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES WILL
  INCREASE TO MODERATE ON SATURDAY THEN TO HIGH BY SATURDAY
  EVENING. THE HIGH RISK WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY AND MEMORIAL DAY AND
  EVEN THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL BE
  DEVELOPING ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
  AS WINDS TURN EASTERLY AND INCREASE INTO THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE.
  THIS STRONG ONSHORE WIND WILL LEAD TO ROUGH SURF AND LIFE
  THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE
  GREATEST SUNDAY AND MEMORIAL DAY.

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 GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. 

&&

$$

GREGORIA
15 follow-up statements
178 
WHUS42 KMFL 222347
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
747 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 2015

FLZ168-172-173-231630-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0025.150524T0000Z-150526T2200Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
747 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...THE RIP CURRENT RISK ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES WILL
  INCREASE TO MODERATE ON SATURDAY THEN TO HIGH BY SATURDAY
  EVENING. THE HIGH RISK WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY AND MEMORIAL DAY AND
  INTO TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL BE
  DEVELOPING ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.
  STRONG ONSHORE WIND WILL LEAD TO ROUGH SURF AND LIFE
  THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE
  GREATEST SUNDAY AND MEMORIAL DAY.

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 GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

&&

$$
265 
WHUS42 KMFL 230812
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
412 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2015

FLZ168-172-173-231615-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0025.150524T0000Z-150526T2200Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
412 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...THE RIP CURRENT RISK ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES WILL 
  INCREASE TO MODERATE ON SATURDAY THEN TO HIGH BY SATURDAY 
  EVENING. THE HIGH RISK WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY AND MEMORIAL DAY 
  AND INTO TUESDAY. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL BE
  DEVELOPING ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.
  HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OFF THE EASTERN SEABOARD WILL GENERATE
  STRONG ONSHORE WINDS, WHICH WILL LEAD TO ROUGH SURF AND LIFE
  THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE
  GREATEST SUNDAY AND MEMORIAL DAY.

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 GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

&&

$$
205 
WHUS42 KMFL 231302
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
902 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2015


FLZ168-172-173-241000-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0025.150524T0000Z-150526T2200Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
902 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...THE RIP CURRENT RISK ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES WILL
  INCREASE TO MODERATE TODAY THEN TO HIGH BY THIS EVENING. THE
  HIGH RISK WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY...MEMORIAL DAY AND INTO TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL BE
  DEVELOPING ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.
  HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OFF THE EASTERN SEABOARD WILL GENERATE
  STRONG ONSHORE WINDS...WHICH WILL LEAD TO ROUGH SURF AND LIFE
  THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE
  GREATEST SUNDAY AND MEMORIAL DAY.

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 GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

&&

$$
059 
WHUS42 KMFL 240724
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
324 AM EDT SUN MAY 24 2015

FLZ168-172-173-260730-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-150526T2200Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
324 AM EDT SUN MAY 24 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE TODAY...MEMORIAL
  DAY AND INTO TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL BE
  DEVELOPING ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.
  HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OFF THE EASTERN SEABOARD WILL GENERATE
  STRONG ONSHORE WINDS...WHICH WILL LEAD TO ROUGH SURF AND LIFE
  THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE MOST NUMEROUS
  SUNDAY AND MEMORIAL DAY.

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 GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

&&

$$
708 
WHUS42 KMFL 242209
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
609 PM EDT SUN MAY 24 2015

FLZ168-172-173-251900-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-150526T2200Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
609 PM EDT SUN MAY 24 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE
  ONGOING ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES. NUMEROUS RESCUES HAVE BEEN
  REPORTED ALONG MIAMIS BEACHES. 

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 GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

&&

$$
606 
WHUS42 KMFL 250840
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
440 AM EDT MON MAY 25 2015

FLZ168-172-173-252245-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-150526T2200Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
440 AM EDT MON MAY 25 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL
  CONTINUE ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES TODAY AND TUESDAY. HIGH
  PRESSURE IN THE WESTERN ATLANTIC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
  PERSISTENT EASTERLY WINDS...WHICH WILL BE STRONGER THAN
  YESTERDAY...LEADING TO ROUGH SURF AND LIFE THREATENING RIP
  CURRENTS. NUMEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY.

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 GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

&&

$$
999 
WHUS42 KMFL 251843
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
243 PM EDT MON MAY 25 2015

FLZ168-172-173-260245-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-150526T2200Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
243 PM EDT MON MAY 25 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL
  CONTINUE ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES TODAY AND TUESDAY. NUMEROUS
  RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY.

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 GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

&&

$$
171 
WHUS42 KMFL 260426
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1226 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2015

FLZ168-172-173-262200-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-150526T2200Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
1226 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2015

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

* TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL
  CONTINUE ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES TUESDAY. SURFACE HIGH
  PRESSURE IN THE WESTERN ATLANTIC CONTINUES TO PROVIDE EASTERLY
  WINDS ALONG THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA, WHICH IS GENERATING RIP
  CURRENTS. THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED
  PAST TUESDAY.

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 GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

&&

$$
763 
WHUS42 KMFL 260732
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
332 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2015

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EAST COAST BEACHES EXTENDED UNTIL
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

FLZ168-172-173-271000-
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-150528T1000Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
332 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2015

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

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL
  CONTINUE ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
  MORNING. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IN THE WESTERN ATLANTIC CONTINUES
  TO PROVIDE EASTERLY WINDS ALONG THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA...
  WHICH IS GENERATING RIP CURRENTS.

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 GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

&&

$$

BAXTER
329 
WHUS42 KMFL 261650
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1250 PM EDT TUE MAY 26 2015

FLZ168-172-173-270100-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-150528T1000Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
1250 PM EDT TUE MAY 26 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL
  CONTINUE ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
  MORNING. 

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 GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

&&

$$
920 
WHUS42 KMFL 270051
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
851 PM EDT TUE MAY 26 2015

FLZ168-172-173-271000-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-150528T1000Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
851 PM EDT TUE MAY 26 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL
  CONTINUE ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES.

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 GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

&&

$$
190 
WHUS42 KMFL 270742
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
342 AM EDT WED MAY 27 2015

FLZ168-172-173-281000-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-150528T1000Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
342 AM EDT WED MAY 27 2015

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

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL 
  CONTINUE ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES. 

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 GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

&&

$$

BAXTER
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WHUS42 KMFL 271927
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
327 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2015

...THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

FLZ168-172-173-281000-
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-150529T1200Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
327 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2015

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

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL 
  CONTINUE ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES. 

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 GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

&&

$$
888 
WHUS42 KMFL 280753
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
353 AM EDT THU MAY 28 2015

...THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

FLZ168-172-173-291200-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-150529T1200Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
353 AM EDT THU MAY 28 2015

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

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL
  CONTINUE ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING DUE
  TO THE EASTERLY WIND FLOW.

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 GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

&&

$$

BAXTER
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WHUS42 KMFL 282101
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
501 PM EDT THU MAY 28 2015

...THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

FLZ168-172-173-291200-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-150529T1200Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
501 PM EDT THU MAY 28 2015

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

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL 
  CONTINUE ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING DUE 
  TO THE EASTERLY WIND FLOW. 

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 GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

&&

$$

GREGORIA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 22, 2:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach47 min
May 22, 2:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLPalm Beach31 min
May 22, 2:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach47 min
May 22, 3:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward52 min
May 22, 3:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry41 min
May 22, 3:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade50 min
May 22, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier46 min
May 22, 3:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLBroward28 min
May 22, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward45 min
May 22, 4:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier46 min
May 22, 4:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade44 min
May 22, 4:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry42 min
May 22, 4:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward40 min
May 22, 4:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade48 min
May 22, 5:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMonroe57 min
May 22, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier40 min
May 22, 5:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade41 min
May 22, 5:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLMiami-Dade23 min
May 22, 5:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMonroe52 min
May 22, 5:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier49 min
May 22, 6:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier47 min

Nearby

Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2015Every rip current statement in 2015

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.