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Rip Current Statement 19, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Apr 13, 2018, 8:01 PM EDT for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 13, 2018, 8:01 PM EDT (00:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2018, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 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 00:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1221 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
577 WHUS42 KMFL 140001 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 801 PM EDT Fri Apr 13 2018 FLZ168-172-173-140815- /O.EXP.KMFL.RP.S.0018.000000T0000Z-180414T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0019.180414T0001Z-180415T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 801 PM EDT Fri Apr 13 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect through Saturday evening. * TIMING...Through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong rip currents will be hazardous for those in the surf zone along Atlantic Beaches. 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. 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. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
5 follow-up statements
717 WHUS42 KMFL 140807 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 407 AM EDT Sat Apr 14 2018 FLZ168-172-173-142030- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-180416T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 407 AM EDT Sat Apr 14 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...Through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong rip currents will be hazardous for those in the surf zone along Atlantic Beaches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
209 WHUS42 KMFL 141415 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 1015 AM EDT Sat Apr 14 2018 FLZ168-172-173-142215- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-180416T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 1015 AM EDT Sat Apr 14 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...Through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong rip currents will be hazardous for those in the surf zone along Atlantic Beaches. 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. 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. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
906 WHUS42 KMFL 142224 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 624 PM EDT Sat Apr 14 2018 FLZ168-172-173-160000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-180416T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 624 PM EDT Sat Apr 14 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...Through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong rip currents will be hazardous for those in the surf zone along Atlantic Beaches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
622 WHUS42 KMFL 150754 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 354 AM EDT Sun Apr 15 2018 FLZ168-172-173-152100- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-180416T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 354 AM EDT Sun Apr 15 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Through evening. * IMPACTS...Strong rip currents will be hazardous for those in the surf zone along Atlantic Beaches. 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. 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. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
452 WHUS42 KMFL 151235 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 835 AM EDT Sun Apr 15 2018 FLZ168-172-173-160000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-180416T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 835 AM EDT Sun Apr 15 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Through evening. * IMPACTS...Strong rip currents will be hazardous for those in the surf zone along Atlantic Beaches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 4:09 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MFL | 55 hr |
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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.