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Rip Current Statement 36, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Oct 19, 2017, 3:55 AM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It took effect at Oct 19, 2017, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 19, 2017, 3:55 AM EDT (07:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 19, 2017, 4:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 19, 2017, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
County Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 1254 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 755 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.1
- Supercell composite
- -1.1
The text
As transmitted.
542 WHUS42 KMFL 190755 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 355 AM EDT THU OCT 19 2017 FLZ168-200015- /O.NEW.KMFL.CF.Y.0003.171019T1000Z-171021T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0036.171019T0800Z-171020T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH- 355 AM EDT THU OCT 19 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT SATURDAY. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * COASTAL FLOODING IMPACTS...LIKELY FLOODING OF COASTAL ROADS, PARKING LOTS, AND DOCKS IN VULNERABLE AREAS DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. THE HIGH TIDES TODAY WILL BE BETWEEN 730 AND 930 AM, TONIGHT BETWEEN 8 AND 10 PM, AND FRIDAY BETWEEN 8 AND 10 AM. * COASTAL FLOODING TIMING...COASTAL FLOODING AT HIGH TIDE THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY MORNING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF PALM BEACH COUNTY TODAY, WHICH WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. 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. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI
2 follow-up statements
735 WHUS42 KMFL 191340 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 940 AM EDT THU OCT 19 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY... ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY REST OF EAST COASTAL AREAS... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS BEACHES OF PALM BEACH COUNTY... FLZ168-200000- /O.EXT.KMFL.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-171022T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0036.000000T0000Z-171020T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH- 940 AM EDT THU OCT 19 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING IMPACTS...LIKELY FLOODING OF COASTAL ROADS, PARKING LOTS, AND DOCKS IN VULNERABLE AREAS DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. THE HIGH TIDES WILL BE BETWEEN 8 AND 9 PM TONIGHT, AND BETWEEN 830 AND 930 AM FRIDAY. * COASTAL FLOODING TIMING...COASTAL FLOODING AT HIGH TIDE THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY MORNING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF PALM BEACH COUNTY TODAY, WHICH WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE, WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS, JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS, BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. && $$ FLZ172-173-200000- /O.NEW.KMFL.CF.S.0002.171019T1340Z-171022T0000Z/ COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI-DADE- 940 AM EDT THU OCT 19 2017 ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDES THROUGH SATURDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING IMPACTS...POSSIBLE FLOODING OF COASTAL ROADS, PARKING LOTS, AND DOCKS IN VULNERABLE AREAS DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. THE HIGH TIDES WILL BE BETWEEN 830 AND 10 PM TONIGHT, AND BETWEEN 9 AND 1030 AM FRIDAY. * COASTAL FLOODING TIMING...COASTAL FLOODING AT HIGH TIDE THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY MORNING. $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI
099 WHUS42 KMFL 192046 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 446 PM EDT THU OCT 19 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY... ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY REST OF EAST COASTAL AREAS... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS BEACHES OF PALM BEACH COUNTY... FLZ168-200500- /O.CON.KMFL.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-171022T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0036.000000T0000Z-171020T0000Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH- 446 PM EDT THU OCT 19 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING IMPACTS...LIKELY FLOODING OF COASTAL ROADS, PARKING LOTS, AND DOCKS IN VULNERABLE AREAS DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. THE HIGH TIDES WILL BE BETWEEN 8 AND 9 PM TONIGHT, AND BETWEEN 830 AND 930 AM FRIDAY. * COASTAL FLOODING TIMING...COASTAL FLOODING AT HIGH TIDE THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY MORNING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF PALM BEACH COUNTY TODAY, WHICH WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE, WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS, JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS, BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. && $$ FLZ172-173-200500- /O.CON.KMFL.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-171022T0000Z/ COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI-DADE- 446 PM EDT THU OCT 19 2017 ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDES THROUGH SATURDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING IMPACTS...POSSIBLE FLOODING OF COASTAL ROADS, PARKING LOTS, AND DOCKS IN VULNERABLE AREAS DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. THE HIGH TIDES WILL BE BETWEEN 830 AND 10 PM TONIGHT, AND BETWEEN 9 AND 1030 AM FRIDAY. * COASTAL FLOODING TIMING...COASTAL FLOODING AT HIGH TIDE THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY MORNING. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 3:55 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | MFL | Palm Beach | 64 hr |
| Oct 19, 8:06 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MFL | 67 hr | |
| Oct 19, 9:40 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 3 days |
| Oct 19, 4:48 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFL | 11 hr |
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.