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Rip Current Statement 17, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Mar 20, 2016, 5:11 PM EDT for Collier County, Florida. It took effect at Mar 20, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 20, 2016, 5:11 PM EDT (21:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 20, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 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 21:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1679 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 697 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.4
- Supercell composite
- 6.0
The text
As transmitted.
357 WHUS42 KMFL 202111 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 511 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 FLZ168-202215- /O.CAN.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-160321T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH- 511 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. && $$ FLZ069-210515- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0017.160321T0000Z-160322T0000Z/ COASTAL COLLIER- 511 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS....RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR SWIMMERS ALONG THE GULF COAST BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI
3 follow-up statements
225 WHUS42 KMFL 210742 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 342 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 FLZ069-220000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-160322T0000Z/ COASTAL COLLIER- 342 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS....RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR SWIMMERS ALONG THE GULF COAST BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI
376 WHUS42 KMFL 211420 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1020 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 FLZ069-212300- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-160322T0000Z/ COASTAL COLLIER- 1020 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS....RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR SWIMMERS ALONG THE GULF COAST BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI
741 WHUS42 KMFL 212124 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 524 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 FLZ168-172-173-220530- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0018.160322T1200Z-160323T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 524 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * TIMING...TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR SWIMMERS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA. 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. && $$ FLZ069-220000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-160322T0000Z/ COASTAL COLLIER- 524 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS....RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR SWIMMERS ALONG THE GULF COAST BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 3:58 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 13 hr |
| Mar 20, 4:00 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MFL | 64 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2016Every rip current 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.