Rip Current Statement 31, NWS Melbourne, FL

Issued

Sep 23, 2017, 4:47 AM EDT (08:47 UTC)

Expired

Sep 23, 2017, 8:15 PM EDT

In force

15 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 08:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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894 
WHUS42 KMLB 230847
CFWMLB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
447 AM EDT SAT SEP 23 2017

...LONG PERIOD SWELLS FROM HURRICANE MARIA WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
BEACH CONDITIONS THIS WEEKEND...


HURRICANE MARIA IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWARD WELL EAST OF, AND 
PARALLEL TO, FLORIDA'S ATLANTIC COAST THIS WEEKEND. MARIA WILL
CAUSE THE WINDS AND SEAS TO BECOME ELEVATED ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS WHILE ALSO CAUSING LONG PERIOD SWELLS TO PROPAGATE TOWARD 
THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA SHORELINE. THIS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS
BEACH AND BOATING CONDITIONS. THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL BE
HIGH, AND SURF WILL BECOME VERY ROUGH. 


FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-250800-
/O.NEW.KMLB.SU.Y.0004.170923T1800Z-170925T0800Z/
/O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0031.170923T0847Z-170924T0300Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-
COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-
447 AM EDT SAT SEP 23 2017

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM
EDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EDT
MONDAY. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH
RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* WAVES AND SURF...SEAS WITHIN THE NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BUILD TO
  5-7 FEET THIS AFTERNOON, 6-9 FEET TONIGHT, AND 8-11 FEET ON
  SUNDAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL MOVE
  LARGE VOLUMES OF WATER ONTO THE BEACHES. 

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE STARTING THIS AFTERNOON AND
  REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE
  BEACH EROSION MAY OCCUR NEAR THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ROUGHLY
  BETWEEN 10 PM TO 2 AM TONIGHT, 10 AM TO 2 PM TOMORROW, AND AGAIN
  10 PM TO 2 AM TOMORROW NIGHT ALONG THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
  COASTLINE.

* IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL MAKE SWIMMING INCREASINGLY
  DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. NUMEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL LIKELY FORM,
  AND ESPECIALLY DURING THE TIMES OF THE OUTGOING TIDE. POUNDING
  SURF CAN EASILY KNOCK YOU OFF OF YOUR FEET IF WALKING IN THE
  SURF. ROUGH SURF MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL EROSION, ESPECIALLY IN
  PLACES WEAKENED BY RECENT HURRICANE IRMA AND LAST SEASON'S
  HURRICANE MATTHEW. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING 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 JETTIES AND
PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND
SIGNS.


&&

$$

685 
WHUS42 KMLB 240015
CFWMLB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
815 PM EDT SAT SEP 23 2017

...LONG PERIOD SWELLS FROM HURRICANE MARIA WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
BEACH CONDITIONS THIS WEEKEND...

HURRICANE MARIA IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWARD WELL EAST OF, AND
PARALLEL TO, FLORIDA'S ATLANTIC COAST THIS WEEKEND. MARIA WILL
CAUSE THE WINDS AND SEAS TO BECOME ELEVATED ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS WHILE ALSO CAUSING LONG PERIOD SWELLS TO PROPAGATE TOWARD
THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA SHORELINE. THIS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS
BEACH AND BOATING CONDITIONS. THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL BE
HIGH, AND SURF WILL BECOME VERY ROUGH.

FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-240900-
/O.CAN.KMLB.RP.S.0031.000000T0000Z-170924T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMLB.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170925T0800Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-
COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-
815 PM EDT SAT SEP 23 2017

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
RIP CURRENT RISK. 

* WAVES AND SURF...SEAS WITHIN THE NEAR SHORE WATERS WILL BUILD TO
  6-9 FEET OVERNIGHT, AND 8-10 FEET ON SUNDAY. LARGE BREAKING 
  WAVES AND LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL MOVE LARGE VOLUMES OF WATER 
  ONTO THE BEACHES. 

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE AND REMAIN
  HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE BEACH
  EROSION MAY OCCUR NEAR THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ROUGHLY BETWEEN 10
  PM TO 2 AM TONIGHT, 10 AM TO 2 PM ON SUNDAY, AND AGAIN 10 PM TO
  2 AM SUNDAY NIGHT ALONG THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COASTLINE. 

* IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL MAKE SWIMMING INCREASINGLY
  DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. NUMEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL LIKELY FORM,
  AND ESPECIALLY DURING THE TIMES OF THE OUTGOING TIDE. POUNDING
  SURF CAN EASILY KNOCK YOU OFF OF YOUR FEET IF WALKING IN THE
  SURF. ROUGH SURF MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL EROSION, ESPECIALLY IN
  PLACES WEAKENED BY RECENT HURRICANE IRMA AND LAST SEASON'S
  HURRICANE MATTHEW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

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