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Rip Current Statement 27, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this rip current statement at Nov 25, 2015, 4:26 AM EST for Seminole County, Volusia County, Florida. It took effect at Nov 25, 2015, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 25, 2015, 4:26 AM EST (09:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 25, 2015, 6:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Nov 25, 2015, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
Counties Seminole County, FL, Volusia County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 82 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
- 104 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1214 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
566 WHUS42 KMLB 250926 CFWMLB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 426 AM EST WED NOV 25 2015 ...ROUGH SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA BEACHES TODAY... ...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES COMBINED WITH STRONG EASTERLY WINDS COULD LEAD TO MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THROUGH LATE WEEK... ...MINOR BEACH AND DUNE EROSION MAY ALSO OCCUR... FLZ046-047-054-059-064-141-147-261000- /O.NEW.KMLB.CF.Y.0006.151125T0926Z-151128T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.SU.Y.0005.151125T0926Z-151128T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0027.151125T1100Z-151126T0000Z/ SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY- 426 AM EST WED NOV 25 2015 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL RUN AROUND ONE FOOT ABOVE NORMAL. EXPECT WAVE RUNUP TO THE DUNE LINE AROUND THE NEXT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND SUNRISE THIS MORNING AND AGAIN BETWEEN 7:00 AND 7:30 PM THIS EVENING. MINOR BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE SHORE AND ALONG THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY MAY ALSO OCCUR. * WAVES AND SURF...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SWELL WAVES WILL PRODUCE LARGE BREAKERS OF 5 TO 7 FEET IN THE SURF ZONE. THERE WILL BE NUMEROUS STRONG RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...ROUGH...POUNDING SURF WILL MAKE ENTERING THE OCEAN DANGEROUS TODAY. LARGE BREAKERS COULD KNOCK YOU DOWN AND MAKE YOU MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO BECOMING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT. IF YOU DECIDE TO ENTER THE SURF TODAY...SWIM ONLY WITHIN SIGHT OF A LIFEGUARD...AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. SWIMMERS MAY NOT WANT TO ENTER THE WATER ABOVE THEIR KNEES...OR CONSIDER STAYING OUT OF THE SURF ENTIRELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. NUMEROUS STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES MAY COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE AND TRADITIONALLY VULNERABLE AREAS ALONG THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. 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 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. && $$ SEDLOCK
2 follow-up statements
370 WHUS42 KMLB 250947 CFWMLB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 447 AM EST WED NOV 25 2015 ...ROUGH SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA BEACHES TODAY... ...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES COMBINED WITH STRONG EASTERLY WINDS COULD LEAD TO MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THROUGH LATE WEEK... ...MINOR BEACH AND DUNE EROSION MAY ALSO OCCUR... FLZ046-251100- /O.CAN.KMLB.CF.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-151128T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KMLB.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-151128T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KMLB.RP.S.0027.151125T1100Z-151126T0000Z/ SEMINOLE- 447 AM EST WED NOV 25 2015 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY AND HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WERE NOT INTENDED TO BE ISSUED FOR SEMINOLE COUNTY AND ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR SEMINOLE COUNTY. $$ FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-261000- /O.CON.KMLB.CF.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-151128T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-151128T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.RP.S.0027.151125T1100Z-151126T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY- 447 AM EST WED NOV 25 2015 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL RUN AROUND ONE FOOT ABOVE NORMAL. EXPECT WAVE RUNUP TO THE DUNE LINE AROUND THE NEXT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND SUNRISE THIS MORNING AND AGAIN BETWEEN 7:00 AND 7:30 PM THIS EVENING. MINOR BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE SHORE AND ALONG THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY MAY ALSO OCCUR. * WAVES AND SURF...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SWELL WAVES WILL PRODUCE LARGE BREAKERS OF 5 TO 7 FEET IN THE SURF ZONE. THERE WILL BE NUMEROUS STRONG RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...ROUGH...POUNDING SURF WILL MAKE ENTERING THE OCEAN DANGEROUS TODAY. LARGE BREAKERS COULD KNOCK YOU DOWN AND MAKE YOU MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO BECOMING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT. IF YOU DECIDE TO ENTER THE SURF TODAY...SWIM ONLY WITHIN SIGHT OF A LIFEGUARD...AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. SWIMMERS MAY NOT WANT TO ENTER THE WATER ABOVE THEIR KNEES...OR CONSIDER STAYING OUT OF THE SURF ENTIRELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. NUMEROUS STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES MAY COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE AND TRADITIONALLY VULNERABLE AREAS ALONG THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. 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 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. && $$
249 WHUS42 KMLB 251957 CFWMLB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 257 PM EST WED NOV 25 2015 ...ROUGH SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA BEACHES THROUGH THANKSGIVING... ...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES COMBINED WITH STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WILL LEAD TO MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THROUGH LATE WEEK... ...MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH AND DUNE EROSION ALSO EXPECTED... FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-270000- /O.EXT.KMLB.CF.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-151127T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMLB.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-151127T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-151126T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY- 257 PM EST WED NOV 25 2015 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL RUN AROUND ONE FOOT ABOVE NORMAL. EXPECT WAVE RUNUP TO THE DUNE LINE AROUND THE NEXT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 7:00 AND 7:30 PM THIS EVENING AND 7:30 AM AND 800 AM THANKSGIVING MORNING. MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE SHORE AND ALONG THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAYS MAY ALSO OCCUR. * WAVES AND SURF...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SWELL WAVES WILL PRODUCE LARGE BREAKERS OF 5 TO 7 FEET IN THE SURF ZONE. THERE WILL BE NUMEROUS STRONG RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...ROUGH...POUNDING SURF WILL MAKE ENTERING THE OCEAN DANGEROUS. LARGE BREAKERS COULD KNOCK YOU DOWN AND MAKE YOU MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO BECOMING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT. IF YOU DECIDE TO ENTER THE SURF...SWIM ONLY WITHIN SIGHT OF A LIFEGUARD...AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. SWIMMERS SHOULD NOT ENTER THE WATER ABOVE THEIR KNEES...OR CONSIDER STAYING OUT OF THE SURF ENTIRELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. NUMEROUS STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES MAY COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE AND TRADITIONALLY VULNERABLE AREAS ALONG THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. 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 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 4:07 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 15 hr |
| Nov 25, 4:26 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | MLB | Seminole, Volusia | 71 hr |
| Nov 25, 4:26 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | MLB | Seminole, Volusia | 4 days |
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.