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Beach Hazards Statement 1, NWS Miami, FL

October 7, 2016Collier County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this beach hazards statement at Oct 7, 2016, 12:01 PM EDT for Collier County, Florida. It was in force for 34 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 7, 2016, 12:01 PM EDT (16:01 UTC)
Expired
Oct 8, 2016, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
34 hr
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL

County Collier County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 113 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Miami, FL at 12:00Z on 2016-10-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 392 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Miami, FL at 12:00Z on 2016-10-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 103 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
392 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-50 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
729 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
103 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

733 
WHUS42 KMFL 071601
CFWMFL

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1201 PM EDT FRI OCT 7 2016

FLZ069-080015-
/O.NEW.KMFL.BH.S.0001.161007T1601Z-161009T0200Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0031.000000T0000Z-161008T1200Z/
COASTAL COLLIER-
1201 PM EDT FRI OCT 7 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS
STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* RED TIDE HAZARDS...POSSIBLE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION IN SOME 
  COASTAL AREAS. 

  FOR RED TIDE FORECAST INFORMATION VISIT 
  HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB (ALL LOWER CASE).

* TIMING...INTO SATURDAY.

* FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION POTENTIAL IMPACTS... 
  SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING...AND TEARING EYES. 
  PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS SUCH AS ASTHMA...
  EMPHYSEMA...AND OTHER PULMONARY DISEASES...MAY BE MORE 
  SENSITIVE. IRRITATION MAY VARY LOCALLY AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 
  IF YOU EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS...CONSIDER GOING TO 
  AN UNAFFECTED BEACH NEARBY. 

* IMPACTS...LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS 
  CONDITIONS FOR SWIMMERS. 

* FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION TIMING/LOCATION...NOAA
  FORECAST:

 NORTHERN/CENTRAL COLLIER COUNTY: GULF COAST...POSSIBLE SATURDAY.

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.

SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM.
DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE
SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE... FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE
FOR HELP. IF TIRED... FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP
CURRENT.

* FLORIDA RED TIDE OBSERVATIONS...YOU CAN FIND UNAFFECTED BEACHES
BY CHECKING REPORTS OF RECENT...LOCAL OBSERVATIONS AND DATA: MOTE
MARINE LABORATORY DAILY BEACH CONDITIONS
HTTP://WWW.MOTE.ORG/BEACHES AND THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) RED TIDE STATUS:
HTTP://MYFWC.COM/REDTIDESTATUS.

* FLORIDA RED TIDE HEALTH INFORMATION...CONSULT THE FLORIDA 
  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: 
  HTTP://WWW.FLORIDAHEALTH.GOV/ENVIRONMENTAL- HEALTH/AQUATIC-
  TOXINS/RED-TIDE.HTML OR CALL THE POISON CONTROL CENTER: 1-800-
  222-1222.

  INCLUSION OF EXTERNAL LINKS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ENDORSEMENT BY
  THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/NOAA OF THESE EXTERNAL WEB SITES OR
  THE INFORMATION...PRODUCTS OR SERVICES CONTAINED THEREIN.

* FLORIDA RED TIDE INFORMATION SOURCES...RED TIDE FORECASTS ARE 
  PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE WITH DATA PROVIDED BY 
  THE FWC AND MOTE MARINE LABORATORY 
  (HTTP://WWW.MOTE.ORG/PAGES/FLORIDA-RED-TIDE1). 

&&

$$

FLZ075-168-172-173-080015-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0031.000000T0000Z-161008T1200Z/
MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI-
DADE-
1201 PM EDT FRI OCT 7 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

* TIMING...INTO SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS 
  CONDITIONS FOR SWIMMERS. 

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.

SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM.
DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE
SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE... FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE
FOR HELP. IF TIRED... FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP
CURRENT.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI
5 follow-up statements
129 
WHUS42 KMFL 071631 AAA
CFWMFL

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1231 PM EDT FRI OCT 7 2016

FLZ069-080200-
/O.CON.KMFL.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-161009T0200Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0031.000000T0000Z-161008T1200Z/
COASTAL COLLIER-
1231 PM EDT FRI OCT 7 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

* RED TIDE HAZARDS...POSSIBLE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION IN SOME 
  COASTAL AREAS. 

 FOR RED TIDE FORECAST INFORMATION VISIT  
HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB (ALL LOWER CASE).

* TIMING...INTO SATURDAY EVENING.

* FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION POTENTIAL IMPACTS... 
  SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING...AND TEARING EYES. 
  PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS SUCH AS ASTHMA... 
  EMPHYSEMA...AND OTHER PULMONARY DISEASES...MAY BE MORE 
  SENSITIVE. IRRITATION MAY VARY LOCALLY AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 
  IF YOU EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS...CONSIDER GOING TO 
  AN UNAFFECTED BEACH NEARBY. 

* IMPACTS...LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS 
  CONDITIONS FOR SWIMMERS. 

* FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION TIMING/LOCATION...NOAA 
  FORECAST: 

NORTHERN/CENTRAL COLLIER COUNTY: GULF COAST...POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

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.

SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM.
DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE
SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE... FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE
FOR HELP. IF TIRED... FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP
CURRENT.

* FLORIDA RED TIDE OBSERVATIONS...YOU CAN FIND UNAFFECTED 
  BEACHES BY CHECKING REPORTS OF RECENT...LOCAL OBSERVATIONS AND 
  DATA: MOTE MARINE LABORATORY DAILY BEACH CONDITIONS 
  HTTP://WWW.MOTE.ORG/BEACHES AND THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE 
  CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) RED TIDE STATUS: 
  HTTP://MYFWC.COM/REDTIDESTATUS.

* FLORIDA RED TIDE HEALTH INFORMATION...CONSULT THE FLORIDA 
  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: 
  HTTP://WWW.FLORIDAHEALTH.GOV/ENVIRONMENTAL- HEALTH/AQUATIC- 
  TOXINS/RED-TIDE.HTML OR CALL THE POISON CONTROL CENTER: 1-800- 
  222-1222. 

 INCLUSION OF EXTERNAL LINKS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ENDORSEMENT BY 
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/NOAA OF THESE EXTERNAL WEB SITES OR  
THE INFORMATION...PRODUCTS OR SERVICES CONTAINED THEREIN.

* FLORIDA RED TIDE INFORMATION SOURCES...RED TIDE FORECASTS ARE 
  PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE WITH DATA PROVIDED BY 
  THE FWC AND MOTE MARINE LABORATORY 
  (HTTP://WWW.MOTE.ORG/PAGES/FLORIDA-RED-TIDE1). 

&&

$$

FLZ075-168-172-173-080200-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0031.000000T0000Z-161008T1200Z/
MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI-
DADE-
1231 PM EDT FRI OCT 7 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

* TIMING...INTO SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS 
  CONDITIONS FOR SWIMMERS. 

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.

SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM.
DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE
SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE... FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE
FOR HELP. IF TIRED... FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP
CURRENT.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI
763 
WHUS42 KMFL 071841
CFWMFL

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
241 PM EDT FRI OCT 7 2016

FLZ069-080900-
/O.CON.KMFL.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-161009T0200Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0031.000000T0000Z-161008T1200Z/
COASTAL COLLIER-
241 PM EDT FRI OCT 7 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

* RED TIDE HAZARDS...POSSIBLE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION IN SOME 
  COASTAL AREAS. 

FOR RED TIDE FORECAST INFORMATION VISIT
HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB (ALL LOWER CASE).

* TIMING...INTO SATURDAY EVENING.

* FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION POTENTIAL IMPACTS... 
  SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING...AND TEARING EYES. 
  PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS SUCH AS ASTHMA... 
  EMPHYSEMA...AND OTHER PULMONARY DISEASES...MAY BE MORE 
  SENSITIVE. IRRITATION MAY VARY LOCALLY AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 
  IF YOU EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS...CONSIDER GOING TO 
  AN UNAFFECTED BEACH NEARBY. 

* IMPACTS...LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS 
  CONDITIONS FOR SWIMMERS. 

* FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION TIMING/LOCATION...NOAA 
  FORECAST: 

NORTHERN/CENTRAL COLLIER COUNTY: GULF COAST...POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY.

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.

SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM.
DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE
SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE... FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE
FOR HELP. IF TIRED... FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP
CURRENT.

* FLORIDA RED TIDE OBSERVATIONS...YOU CAN FIND UNAFFECTED 
  BEACHES BY CHECKING REPORTS OF RECENT...LOCAL OBSERVATIONS AND 
  DATA: MOTE MARINE LABORATORY DAILY BEACH CONDITIONS 
  HTTP://WWW.MOTE.ORG/BEACHES AND THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE 
  CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) RED TIDE STATUS: 
  HTTP://MYFWC.COM/REDTIDESTATUS. 

* FLORIDA RED TIDE HEALTH INFORMATION...CONSULT THE FLORIDA 
  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: 
  HTTP://WWW.FLORIDAHEALTH.GOV/ENVIRONMENTAL- HEALTH/AQUATIC- 
  TOXINS/RED-TIDE.HTML OR CALL THE POISON CONTROL CENTER: 1-800- 
  222-1222. 

INCLUSION OF EXTERNAL LINKS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ENDORSEMENT BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/NOAA OF THESE EXTERNAL WEB SITES OR
THE INFORMATION...PRODUCTS OR SERVICES CONTAINED THEREIN.

* FLORIDA RED TIDE INFORMATION SOURCES...RED TIDE FORECASTS ARE 
  PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE WITH DATA PROVIDED BY 
  THE FWC AND MOTE MARINE LABORATORY 
  (HTTP://WWW.MOTE.ORG/PAGES/FLORIDA-RED-TIDE1). 

&&

$$

FLZ075-168-172-173-080900-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0031.000000T0000Z-161008T1200Z/
MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI-
DADE-
241 PM EDT FRI OCT 7 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

* TIMING...INTO SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS 
  CONDITIONS FOR SWIMMERS. 

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.

SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM.
DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE
SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE... FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE
FOR HELP. IF TIRED... FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP
CURRENT.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI
444 
WHUS42 KMFL 080437
CFWMFL

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1237 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016


FLZ069-081300-
/O.CON.KMFL.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-161009T0200Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0031.000000T0000Z-161008T1200Z/
COASTAL COLLIER-
1237 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

* RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE
  DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR SWIMMERS.

* RED TIDE HAZARDS...POSSIBLE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION IN SOME 
  COASTAL AREAS. 

FOR RED TIDE FORECAST INFORMATION VISIT
HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB (ALL LOWER CASE).

* FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SYMPTOMS
  MAY INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING...AND TEARING EYES. PEOPLE WITH
  RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS SUCH AS ASTHMA...EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER
  PULMONARY DISEASES...MAY BE MORE SENSITIVE. IRRITATION MAY VARY
  LOCALLY AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY. IF YOU EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE
  SYMPTOMS...CONSIDER GOING TO AN UNAFFECTED BEACH NEARBY.

* FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION TIMING/LOCATION...NOAA
  FORECAST: 
  
  NORTHERN/CENTRAL COLLIER COUNTY: GULF COAST...POSSIBLE SATURDAY.

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.

SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM.
DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE
SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE... FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE
FOR HELP. IF TIRED... FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP
CURRENT.

FLORIDA RED TIDE OBSERVATIONS...YOU CAN FIND UNAFFECTED BEACHES
BY CHECKING REPORTS OF RECENT...LOCAL OBSERVATIONS AND DATA: MOTE
MARINE LABORATORY DAILY BEACH CONDITIONS
HTTP://WWW.MOTE.ORG/BEACHES AND THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) RED TIDE STATUS:
HTTP://MYFWC.COM/REDTIDESTATUS.

FLORIDA RED TIDE HEALTH INFORMATION...CONSULT THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: HTTP://WWW.FLORIDAHEALTH.GOV/ENVIRONMENTAL-
HEALTH/AQUATIC- TOXINS/RED-TIDE.HTML OR CALL THE POISON CONTROL
CENTER: 1-800- 222-1222.

INCLUSION OF EXTERNAL LINKS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ENDORSEMENT BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/NOAA OF THESE EXTERNAL WEB SITES OR
THE INFORMATION...PRODUCTS OR SERVICES CONTAINED THEREIN.

FLORIDA RED TIDE INFORMATION SOURCES...RED TIDE FORECASTS ARE
PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE
FWC AND MOTE MARINE LABORATORY (HTTP://WWW.MOTE.ORG/PAGES
/FLORIDA-RED-TIDE1).

&&

$$

FLZ075-168-172-173-081200-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0031.000000T0000Z-161008T1200Z/
MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI-
DADE-
1237 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING...INTO SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS 
  CONDITIONS FOR SWIMMERS. 

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.

SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM.
DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE
SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE... FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE
FOR HELP. IF TIRED... FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP
CURRENT.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI
817 
WHUS42 KMFL 080741
CFWMFL

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
341 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016

FLZ069-090200-
/O.CAN.KMFL.RP.S.0031.000000T0000Z-161008T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-161009T0200Z/
COASTAL COLLIER-
341 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK.

* RED TIDE HAZARDS...POSSIBLE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION IN SOME 
  COASTAL AREAS. 

FOR RED TIDE FORECAST INFORMATION VISIT
HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB (ALL LOWER CASE).

* FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION POTENTIAL IMPACTS... 
  SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING...AND TEARING EYES. 
  PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS SUCH AS ASTHMA...EMPHYSEMA 
  AND OTHER PULMONARY DISEASES...MAY BE MORE SENSITIVE. 
  IRRITATION MAY VARY LOCALLY AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY. IF YOU 
  EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS...CONSIDER GOING TO AN 
  UNAFFECTED BEACH NEARBY. 

* FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION TIMING/LOCATION...NOAA 
  FORECAST: 

  NORTHERN/CENTRAL COLLIER COUNTY: GULF COAST...POSSIBLE
  SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

* FLORIDA RED TIDE OBSERVATIONS...YOU CAN FIND UNAFFECTED 
  BEACHES BY CHECKING REPORTS OF RECENT...LOCAL OBSERVATIONS AND 
  DATA: MOTE MARINE LABORATORY DAILY BEACH CONDITIONS 
  HTTP://WWW.MOTE.ORG/BEACHES AND THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE 
  CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) RED TIDE STATUS: 
  HTTP://MYFWC.COM/REDTIDESTATUS.

* FLORIDA RED TIDE HEALTH INFORMATION...CONSULT THE FLORIDA 
  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: 
  HTTP://WWW.FLORIDAHEALTH.GOV/ENVIRONMENTAL- HEALTH/AQUATIC-
  TOXINS/RED-TIDE.HTML OR CALL THE POISON CONTROL CENTER: 1-800-
  222-1222.

  INCLUSION OF EXTERNAL LINKS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ENDORSEMENT BY
  THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/NOAA OF THESE EXTERNAL WEB SITES OR
  THE INFORMATION...PRODUCTS OR SERVICES CONTAINED THEREIN.

* FLORIDA RED TIDE INFORMATION SOURCES...RED TIDE FORECASTS ARE 
  PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE WITH DATA PROVIDED BY 
  THE FWC AND MOTE MARINE LABORATORY 
  (HTTP://WWW.MOTE.ORG/PAGES/FLORIDA-RED-TIDE1). 

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY.

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.

&&

$$

FLZ075-168-172-173-080845-
/O.CAN.KMFL.RP.S.0031.000000T0000Z-161008T1200Z/
MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI-
DADE-
341 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK.

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY.

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
044 
WHUS42 KMFL 081637
CFWMFL

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1237 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016

FLZ069-090200-
/O.CON.KMFL.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-161009T0200Z/
COASTAL COLLIER-
1237 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* RED TIDE HAZARDS...POSSIBLE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION IN SOME 
  COASTAL AREAS. 

FOR RED TIDE FORECAST INFORMATION VISIT
HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB (ALL LOWER CASE).

* FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION POTENTIAL IMPACTS... 
  SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING...AND TEARING EYES. 
  PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS SUCH AS ASTHMA...EMPHYSEMA 
  AND OTHER PULMONARY DISEASES...MAY BE MORE SENSITIVE. 
  IRRITATION MAY VARY LOCALLY AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY. IF YOU 
  EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS...CONSIDER GOING TO AN 
  UNAFFECTED BEACH NEARBY. 

* FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION TIMING/LOCATION...NOAA 
  FORECAST: 

 NORTHERN/CENTRAL COLLIER COUNTY: GULF COAST...POSSIBLE  
SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

* FLORIDA RED TIDE OBSERVATIONS...YOU CAN FIND UNAFFECTED 
  BEACHES BY CHECKING REPORTS OF RECENT...LOCAL OBSERVATIONS AND 
  DATA: MOTE MARINE LABORATORY DAILY BEACH CONDITIONS 
  HTTP://WWW.MOTE.ORG/BEACHES AND THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE 
  CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) RED TIDE STATUS: 
  HTTP://MYFWC.COM/REDTIDESTATUS. 

* FLORIDA RED TIDE HEALTH INFORMATION...CONSULT THE FLORIDA 
  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: 
  HTTP://WWW.FLORIDAHEALTH.GOV/ENVIRONMENTAL- HEALTH/AQUATIC- 
  TOXINS/RED-TIDE.HTML OR CALL THE POISON CONTROL CENTER: 1-800- 
  222-1222. 

 INCLUSION OF EXTERNAL LINKS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ENDORSEMENT BY 
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/NOAA OF THESE EXTERNAL WEB SITES OR  
THE INFORMATION...PRODUCTS OR SERVICES CONTAINED THEREIN.

* FLORIDA RED TIDE INFORMATION SOURCES...RED TIDE FORECASTS ARE 
  PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE WITH DATA PROVIDED BY 
  THE FWC AND MOTE MARINE LABORATORY 
  (HTTP://WWW.MOTE.ORG/PAGES/FLORIDA-RED-TIDE1). 

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI

The office that day

Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 6, 8:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach39 min
Oct 6, 8:19 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL26 min
Oct 6, 8:31 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFL11 hr
Oct 6, 8:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach44 min
Oct 6, 8:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach2 hr
Oct 6, 9:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL48 min
Oct 6, 10:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach40 min
Oct 6, 11:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach43 min
Oct 6, 11:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward32 min
Oct 7, 12:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach52 min
Oct 7, 1:31 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach59 min
Oct 7, 2:13 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLPalm Beach3 hr
Oct 7, 7:50 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFL20 hr
Oct 7, 8:52 AM EDTRip Current StatementMFLBroward, Collier, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach19 hr

Nearby

Beach Hazards Statements in Florida, 2016Every beach hazards statement in 2016

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.