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Rip Current Statement 29, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Sep 5, 2016, 5:36 PM EDT for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It took effect at Sep 5, 2016, 11:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 52 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2016, 5:36 PM EDT (21:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 5, 2016, 11:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 8, 2016, 2:42 AM EDT
- In force
- 52 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
Counties Broward County, FL, Miami-Dade County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 39 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
- 2151 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 775 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
802
WHUS42 KMFL 052136
CFWMFL
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
536 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2016
FLZ168-172-173-060800-
/O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0029.160906T0300Z-160908T0000Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI-DADE-
536 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2016
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...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.
&&
$$
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI4 follow-up statements
629 WHUS42 KMFL 060702 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 302 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016 FLZ168-172-173-070800- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0029.000000T0000Z-160908T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI-DADE- 302 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR SWIMMERS AT THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE... FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED... FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI
100 WHUS42 KMFL 070715 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 315 AM EDT WED SEP 7 2016 FLZ168-172-173-080000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0029.000000T0000Z-160908T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI-DADE- 315 AM EDT WED SEP 7 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR SWIMMERS AT THE ATLANTIC 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. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI
424 WHUS42 KMFL 072109 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 509 PM EDT WED SEP 7 2016 FLZ168-172-173-080515- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0029.000000T0000Z-160908T1200Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI-DADE- 509 PM EDT WED SEP 7 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR SWIMMERS AT THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE... FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED... FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI
796 WHUS42 KMFL 080642 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 242 AM EDT THU SEP 8 2016 FLZ168-172-173-080745- /O.CAN.KMFL.RP.S.0029.000000T0000Z-160908T1200Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI-DADE- 242 AM EDT THU SEP 8 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 12:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 62 min |
| Sep 5, 1:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 44 min |
| Sep 5, 1:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward | 28 min |
| Sep 5, 2:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 43 min |
| Sep 5, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 51 min |
| Sep 5, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 54 min | |
| Sep 5, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 52 min |
| Sep 5, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Monroe | 40 min |
| Sep 5, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 27 min | |
| Sep 5, 4:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Collier | 3 hr |
| Sep 5, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 47 min |
| Sep 5, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 50 min |
| Sep 5, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Hendry | 51 min |
| Sep 5, 5:27 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFL | 51 hr | |
| Sep 5, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 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.