Alert archive / Florida / Rip Current Statements in 2015
Rip Current Statement 31, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Sep 29, 2015, 4:19 AM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2015, 4:19 AM EDT (08:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 30, 2015, 12:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
County Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 1847 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 875 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
005 WHUS42 KMFL 290819 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 419 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2015 FLZ168-300400- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0031.150929T0819Z-150930T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150930T0400Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH- 419 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING NORTHERN HALF OF PALM BEACH COAST... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES DUE TO THE LUNAR CYCLE...ALONG WITH TIDAL LEVELS RUNNING ABOVE PREDICTED...WILL CAUSE COASTAL FLOODING IN AREAS PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING. ANY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WOULD ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING. A SMALL NORTHEAST SWELL ACROSS THE ATLANTIC COULD ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO ABOVE NORMAL WATER LEVELS. * TIMING...PARTICULARLY AROUND HIGH TIDES. THE NEXT TWO HIGH TIDES ARE AT AROUND 9:30 AM THIS MORNING AND AT NEAR 10 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TIDAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED...RESULTING IN FLOODING OF LOCALIZED ROADS AND POORLY DRAINED LOCALES. FLOODING IS FORECAST TO BE SIMILAR TO WHAT OCCURRED ON MONDAY. A FEW ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. THERE IS ALSO A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES ALONG THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE PALM BEACH COAST DUE TO A 2 TO 3 FOOT NORTHEAST SWELL. A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXISTS POINTS TO THE SOUTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. 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. && $$ FLZ172-173-300400- /O.CON.KMFL.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150930T0400Z/ COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 419 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2015 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES DUE TO THE LUNAR CYCLE...ALONG WITH TIDAL LEVELS RUNNING ABOVE PREDICTED...WILL CAUSE COASTAL FLOODING IN AREAS PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING. ANY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WOULD ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING. * TIMING...PARTICULARLY AROUND HIGH TIDES. THE NEXT TWO HIGH TIDES ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST ARE AT AROUND 10 AM THIS MORNING AND AT AROUND 10:30 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TIDAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED...RESULTING IN FLOODING OF LOCALIZED ROADS AND POORLY DRAINED LOCALES. FLOODING IS FORECAST TO BE SIMILAR TO WHAT OCCURRED ON MONDAY. A FEW ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ FLZ069-075-174-300400- /O.CON.KMFL.CF.S.0001.000000T0000Z-150930T0400Z/ COASTAL COLLIER-MAINLAND MONROE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE- 419 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2015 ...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING POSSIBLE... * COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES DUE TO THE LUNAR CYCLE...ALONG WITH TIDAL LEVELS RUNNING ABOVE PREDICTED...WILL CAUSE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IN AREAS PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING. ANY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WOULD ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING. * TIMING...PARTICULARLY AROUND HIGH TIDE. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE AT NAPLES IS AT 2:42 PM. * IMPACTS...MINOR TIDAL INUNDATION IS POSSIBLE...RESULTING IN LOCALIZED MINOR STREET FLOODING AND FLOODING OF POORLY DRAINED LOCALES. $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI
1 follow-up statement
413 WHUS42 KMFL 292009 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 409 PM EDT TUE SEP 29 2015 FLZ168-300415- /O.EXT.KMFL.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-151001T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0031.000000T0000Z-150930T0400Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH- 409 PM EDT TUE SEP 29 2015 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES DUE TO THE LUNAR CYCLE...ALONG WITH TIDAL LEVELS RUNNING ABOVE PREDICTED...WILL CAUSE COASTAL FLOODING IN AREAS PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING. ANY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WOULD ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING. A SMALL NORTHEAST SWELL ACROSS THE ATLANTIC COULD ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO ABOVE NORMAL WATER LEVELS. * TIMING...PARTICULARLY AROUND HIGH TIDES. THE NEXT TWO HIGH TIDES ARE AT AROUND 10 PM THIS EVENING AND AT NEAR 10:30 AM WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...TIDAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED...RESULTING IN FLOODING OF LOCALIZED ROADS AND POORLY DRAINED LOCALES. FLOODING IS FORECAST TO BE SIMILAR TO WHAT OCCURRED MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNING. A FEW ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. THERE IS ALSO A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES ALONG THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE PALM BEACH COAST DUE TO A 3 TO 4 FOOT NORTHEAST SWELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. 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. && $$ FLZ172-173-300415- /O.EXT.KMFL.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-151001T0400Z/ COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 409 PM EDT TUE SEP 29 2015 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES DUE TO THE LUNAR CYCLE...ALONG WITH TIDAL LEVELS RUNNING ABOVE PREDICTED...WILL CAUSE COASTAL FLOODING IN AREAS PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING. ANY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WOULD ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING. * TIMING...PARTICULARLY AROUND HIGH TIDES. THE NEXT TWO HIGH TIDES ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST ARE AT AROUND 10:30 PM THIS EVENING AND AT AROUND 11 AM WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...TIDAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED...RESULTING IN FLOODING OF LOCALIZED ROADS AND POORLY DRAINED LOCALES. FLOODING IS FORECAST TO BE SIMILAR TO WHAT OCCURRED ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNING. A FEW ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ FLZ069-075-174-300415- /O.EXT.KMFL.CF.S.0001.000000T0000Z-151001T0400Z/ COASTAL COLLIER-MAINLAND MONROE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE- 409 PM EDT TUE SEP 29 2015 ...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING POSSIBLE... * COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES DUE TO THE LUNAR CYCLE...ALONG WITH TIDAL LEVELS RUNNING ABOVE PREDICTED...WILL CAUSE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IN AREAS PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING. ANY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WOULD ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING. * TIMING...PARTICULARLY AROUND HIGH TIDE. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE AT NAPLES IS AT 2:24 AM. * IMPACTS...MINOR TIDAL INUNDATION IS POSSIBLE...RESULTING IN LOCALIZED MINOR STREET FLOODING AND FLOODING OF POORLY DRAINED LOCALES. $$ 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 28, 8:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 90 min | |
| Sep 29, 9:06 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 24 min | |
| Sep 29, 9:31 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 29 min | |
| Sep 29, 11:55 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Collier | 3 hr |
| Sep 29, 12:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 41 min |
| Sep 29, 1:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 47 min |
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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.