Rip Current Statement 19, NWS Melbourne, FL

Issued

Apr 16, 2016, 3:38 AM EDT (07:38 UTC)

In effect from

Apr 16, 2016, 4:00 AM EDT

Expired

Apr 16, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT

In force

16 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 07:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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077 
WHUS42 KMLB 160738
CFWMLB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
338 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2016

...HIGH SURF AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST INTO
SATURDAY...

FLZ054-059-064-170000-
/O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0019.160416T0800Z-160417T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KMLB.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160417T0000Z/
INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-
338 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING.

* WAVES AND SURF...ONSHORE WINDS UP TO 20 MPH WILL BUILD SURF
  ALONG THE COAST WITH LARGE BREAKING WAVES BETWEEN 5 AND 7 FEET
  DEVELOPING IN THE SURF ZONE THROUGH SUNSET.

* TIMING...HIGH SURF WILL IMPACT THE TREASURE COAST BEACHES
  THROUGH SUNSET. THE NEXT HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR AROUND 430 AM
  THIS MORNING...AND AGAIN AROUND 500 PM THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY 
  THAT COULD RUN UP TO THE DUNES. COASTAL EROSION WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE COAST AND 
  AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIME. LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL POSE A 
  HAZARD TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LARGE POUNDING WAVES...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. 

&&

$$

FLZ047-141-147-170000-
/O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0019.160416T0800Z-160417T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMLB.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160417T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-
NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-
338 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING.

* WAVES AND SURF...ONSHORE WINDS UP TO 25 MPH WILL BUILD SURF
  ALONG THE COAST WITH LARGE BREAKING WAVES BETWEEN 6 AND 8 FEET
  IN THE SURF ZONE THROUGH SUNSET.

* TIMING...HIGH SURF WILL IMPACT THE TREASURE COAST BEACHES
  THROUGH SUNSET. THE NEXT HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR AROUND 430 AM
  THIS MORNING...AND AGAIN AROUND 500 PM THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY 
  THAT COULD RUN UP TO THE DUNES. COASTAL EROSION WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE COAST AND 
  AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIME. LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL POSE A 
  HAZARD TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LARGE POUNDING WAVES...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. 

&&

$$

896 
WHUS42 KMLB 161950
CFWMLB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
350 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2016

...HIGH SURF AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST INTO
SATURDAY...

FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-171400-
/O.EXT.KMLB.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160417T1400Z/
/O.CON.KMLB.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-160417T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-
COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-
350 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WAVES AND SURF...ONSHORE WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH WILL BUILD
  SURF ALONG THE COAST WITH LARGE BREAKING WAVES BETWEEN 5 AND 7
  FEET IN THE SURF ZONE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...HIGH SURF WILL IMPACT THE SPACE AND TREASURE COAST
  BEACHES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE NEXT HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR
  AROUND 500 PM THIS EVENING AND AROUND 530 AM SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED THAT COULD RUN UP
  TO THE DUNES. COASTAL EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN
  LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE COAST AND AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH
  TIME. LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL POSE A HAZARD TO ANYONE ENTERING
  THE SURF.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LARGE POUNDING WAVES...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.

&&

$$

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