Rip Current Statement 30, NWS Melbourne, FL

Issued

Dec 5, 2015, 5:28 AM EST (10:28 UTC)

Expired

Dec 5, 2015, 1:04 PM EST

In force

8 hr

Issued by

NWS Melbourne, FL

County Volusia County, FL

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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456 
WHUS42 KMLB 051028
CFWMLB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
528 AM EST SAT DEC 5 2015

...ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
BEACHES THIS WEEKEND...

...MINOR BEACH AND DUNE EROSION EXPECTED TODAY...


FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-051830-
/O.NEW.KMLB.SU.Y.0006.151205T1028Z-151206T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0030.151205T1028Z-151206T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-
COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-
528 AM EST SAT DEC 5 2015

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY. A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS
IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* WAVES AND SURF...LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 6 TO 7 FEET AND
  DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL EXIST IN THE SURF ZONE.

* TIMING...HIGH SURF ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...HIGH
  RIP CURRENT THREAT THROUGH 7:00 PM THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...ROUGH POUNDING SURF WILL MAKE ENTERING THE OCEAN
  DANGEROUS. LARGE BREAKERS COULD KNOCK YOU DOWN AND MAKE YOU
  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 LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

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. 

&&

$$

BRAGAW

847 
WHUS42 KMLB 051804
CFWMLB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
104 PM EST SAT DEC 5 2015

...ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
BEACHES THIS WEEKEND...

...MINOR BEACH AND DUNE EROSION EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-062100-
/O.CAN.KMLB.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-151206T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMLB.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-151206T2100Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-
COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-
104 PM EST SAT DEC 5 2015

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY...

* WAVES AND SURF...LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 6 TO 7 FEET AND 
  DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL EXIST IN THE SURF ZONE. 

* TIMING...HIGH SURF ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...HIGH 
  RIP CURRENT THREAT THROUGH 7:00 PM THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...ROUGH POUNDING SURF WILL MAKE ENTERING THE OCEAN 
  DANGEROUS. LARGE BREAKERS COULD KNOCK YOU DOWN AND MAKE YOU 
  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 LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

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 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. 

&&

$$

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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.