Alert archive / Florida / Rip Current Statements in 2015
Rip Current Statement 35, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Oct 8, 2015, 4:26 AM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 8, 2015, 4:26 AM EDT (08:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 9, 2015, 4:10 AM EDT
- In force
- 24 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 08:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -197 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1074 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
844 WHUS42 KMFL 080826 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 426 AM EDT THU OCT 8 2015 FLZ168-081630- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0035.151008T0826Z-151009T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH- 426 AM EDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...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...THROUGH THIS EVENING AND MOST PRONOUNCED BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW TIDES. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AT LOCAL BEACHES ARE POSSIBLE. DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. 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
2 follow-up statements
602 WHUS42 KMFL 081529 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1129 AM EDT THU OCT 8 2015 FLZ168-082330- /O.NEW.KMFL.CF.Y.0002.151008T1529Z-151009T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0035.000000T0000Z-151009T1000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH- 1129 AM EDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT FRIDAY. * COASTAL FLOODING/RIP CURRENTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ON BEACHES. COASTAL FLOODING...INCLUDING STREET FLOODING...IS POSSIBLE AROUND PERIODS OF HIGH TIDE. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. COASTAL FLOODING RISK IS HIGHEST NEAR HIGH TIDES...AND RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST LIKELY BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW TIDES. THE NEXT HIGH TIDES ARE 6 PM THIS EVENING AND 630 AM FRIDAY MORNING. THE NEXT LOW TIDE IS AT MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AT LOCAL BEACHES ARE POSSIBLE. DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. FLOODING POSSIBLE AROUND HIGH TIDE IN SENSITIVE LOCATIONS. STREET FLOODING ALSO IN POORLY DRAINED AND LOW-LYING AREAS. 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. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ FLZ172-173-082330- /O.NEW.KMFL.CF.Y.0002.151008T1529Z-151009T1300Z/ COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 1129 AM EDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT FRIDAY. * COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES DUE TO THE LUNAR CYCLE COMBINED WITH UNUSUALLY HIGH WATER LEVELS WILL CAUSE TIDAL FLOODING IN SENSITIVE AND LOW-LYING AREAS. * TIMING...PARTICULARLY AROUND HIGH TIDES. THE NEXT HIGH TIDES ARE AT 630 PM THIS EVENING AND 7 AM FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...TIDAL INUNDATION WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING ON DOCKS...PIERS...AND LOW-LYING OR POOR DRAINAGE ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI
257 WHUS42 KMFL 090810 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 410 AM EDT FRI OCT 9 2015 FLZ168-100000- /O.CAN.KMFL.RP.S.0035.000000T0000Z-151009T1000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFL.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-151011T1800Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH- 410 AM EDT FRI OCT 9 2015 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. * COASTAL FLOODING...COASTAL FLOODING...INCLUDING STREET FLOODING...IS POSSIBLE AROUND PERIODS OF HIGH TIDE. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. COASTAL FLOODING RISK IS HIGHEST NEAR HIGH TIDES. THE NEXT HIGH TIDES ARE 630 AM THIS MORNING AND 630 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AROUND HIGH TIDE IN SENSITIVE LOCATIONS. STREET FLOODING ALSO IN POORLY DRAINED AND LOW-LYING AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ FLZ172-173-100000- /O.EXT.KMFL.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-151011T1800Z/ COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 410 AM EDT FRI OCT 9 2015 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT SUNDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES DUE TO THE LUNAR CYCLE COMBINED WITH UNUSUALLY HIGH WATER LEVELS WILL CAUSE TIDAL FLOODING IN SENSITIVE AND LOW-LYING AREAS. * TIMING...PARTICULARLY AROUND HIGH TIDES. THE NEXT HIGH TIDES ARE AT 7 AM THIS MORNING AND 7 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TIDAL INUNDATION WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING ON DOCKS...PIERS...AND LOW-LYING OR POOR DRAINAGE ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 11:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward | 3 hr |
| Oct 8, 11:29 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 70 hr |
| Oct 8, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 46 min |
Nearby
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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.