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Rip Current Statement 9, NWS Miami, FL

March 14, 2017Collier County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Mar 14, 2017, 9:45 AM EDT for Collier County, Florida. It was in force for 34 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 14, 2017, 9:45 AM EDT (13:45 UTC)
Expired: Mar 15, 2017, 8:00 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 13:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 1.8 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 18 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -63 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 729 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 58 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

652 
WHUS42 KMFL 141345
CFWMFL

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
945 AM EDT TUE MAR 14 2017

FLZ069-151200-
/O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0009.170314T1345Z-170315T1200Z/
COASTAL COLLIER-
945 AM EDT TUE MAR 14 2017

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK, WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE FORECAST ALONG
  THE GULF COAST BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA, WHICH WILL BE 
  HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. IAN RONALD LEE

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

475 
WHUS42 KMFL 141355
CFWMFL

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
955 AM EDT TUE MAR 14 2017

FLZ069-151200-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-170315T1200Z/
COASTAL COLLIER-
955 AM EDT TUE MAR 14 2017

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

* TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE FORECAST ALONG 
  THE GULF COAST BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA, WHICH WILL BE 
  HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE. 

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

916 
WHUS42 KMFL 142033
CFWMFL

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
433 PM EDT TUE MAR 14 2017

FLZ069-150445-
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-170316T0000Z/
COASTAL COLLIER-
433 PM EDT TUE MAR 14 2017

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE FORECAST ALONG 
  THE GULF COAST BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA, WHICH WILL BE 
  HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE. 

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

127 
WHUS42 KMFL 150742
CFWMFL

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
342 AM EDT WED MAR 15 2017

FLZ069-151545-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-170316T0000Z/
COASTAL COLLIER-
342 AM EDT WED MAR 15 2017

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE FORECAST ALONG 
  THE GULF COAST BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA, WHICH WILL BE 
  HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE. 

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

423 
WHUS42 KMFL 151352
CFWMFL

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
952 AM EDT WED MAR 15 2017

FLZ069-160000-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-170316T0000Z/
COASTAL COLLIER-
952 AM EDT WED MAR 15 2017

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

* TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE FORECAST ALONG 
  THE GULF COAST BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA, WHICH WILL BE 
  HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE. 

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

831 
WHUS42 KMFL 160026
CFWMFL

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
826 PM EDT WED MAR 15 2017

FLZ069-160130-
/O.EXP.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-170316T0000Z/
COASTAL COLLIER-
826 PM EDT WED MAR 15 2017

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED...

WINDS CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE TONIGHT ALLOWING THE RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS TO LOWER TO A MODERATE RISK. THEREFORE, THE
HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS HAS EXPIRED. 

$$


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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 13, 10:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Glades	51 min
Mar 13, 11:38 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		52 min
Mar 14, 12:20 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Monroe	40 min
Mar 14, 12:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Palm Beach	47 min
Mar 14, 12:33 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	MFL	Palm Beach	16 min
Mar 14, 12:37 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	MFL	Palm Beach	12 min
Mar 14, 12:39 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		36 min
Mar 14, 1:01 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Broward, Miami-Dade	44 min
Mar 14, 1:13 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		62 min
Mar 14, 1:17 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Palm Beach	13 min
Mar 14, 1:27 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	MFL	Broward	33 min
Mar 14, 1:34 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		56 min
Mar 14, 1:43 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Miami-Dade	32 min
Mar 14, 1:49 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		56 min
Mar 14, 2:11 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		64 min
Mar 14, 2:29 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		61 min

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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.