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Rip Current Statement 29, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Sep 15, 2015, 3:20 PM EDT for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 37 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 15, 2015, 3:20 PM EDT (19:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 17, 2015, 4:36 AM EDT
- In force
- 37 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 19:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2819 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 792 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 1 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -124 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
088 WHUS42 KMFL 151920 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 320 PM EDT TUE SEP 15 2015 FLZ172-173-170000- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0029.150915T1920Z-150917T0000Z/ COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 320 PM EDT TUE SEP 15 2015 ...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...NOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED WHICH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI
3 follow-up statements
529 WHUS42 KMFL 160810 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 410 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2015 FLZ172-173-170000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0029.000000T0000Z-150917T0000Z/ COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 410 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED WHICH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI
400 WHUS42 KMFL 162023 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 423 PM EDT WED SEP 16 2015 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALL ATLANTIC COAST BEACHES... FLZ168-170430- /O.EXB.KMFL.RP.S.0029.000000T0000Z-150917T1200Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH- 423 PM EDT WED SEP 16 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED WHICH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ FLZ172-173-170430- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0029.000000T0000Z-150917T1200Z/ COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 423 PM EDT WED SEP 16 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED WHICH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI
314 WHUS42 KMFL 170836 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 436 AM EDT THU SEP 17 2015 FLZ168-172-173-170945- /O.CAN.KMFL.RP.S.0029.000000T0000Z-150917T1200Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 436 AM EDT THU SEP 17 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. LIGHTER WINDS WILL LEAD TO A SLIGHTLY LOWER RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...BUT SWIMMERS ARE STILL URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION AS A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS EXISTS THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT ON ATLANTIC BEACHES. $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 10:04 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | MFL | Glades | 8 days |
| Sep 15, 7:06 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 39 min | |
| Sep 15, 7:09 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFL | 9 hr | |
| Sep 15, 7:21 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 39 min | |
| Sep 15, 8:01 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | ||
| Sep 15, 8:04 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 26 min | |
| Sep 15, 8:16 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 44 min | |
| Sep 15, 8:40 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 50 min | |
| Sep 15, 8:44 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 46 min | |
| Sep 15, 9:02 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 28 min | |
| Sep 15, 10:23 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 52 min | |
| Sep 15, 11:37 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 23 min | |
| Sep 15, 11:39 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 51 min | |
| Sep 15, 12:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 54 min | |
| Sep 15, 12:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 35 min | |
| Sep 15, 12:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Hendry | 46 min |
| Sep 15, 1:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 41 min |
| Sep 15, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 61 min | |
| Sep 15, 2:19 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 56 min | |
| Sep 15, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 18 min | |
| Sep 15, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 30 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.