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Rip Current Statement 23, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at May 5, 2018, 8:20 AM EDT for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 5, 2018, 8:20 AM EDT (12:20 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2018, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 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 12:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 0.3 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
- 75 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 626 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
632 WHUS42 KMFL 051220 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 820 AM EDT Sat May 5 2018 FLZ168-172-173-060000- /O.EXP.KMFL.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-180505T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0023.180505T1220Z-180506T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 820 AM EDT Sat May 5 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK EXTENDED UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening. * TIMING...through this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong rip currents will be hazardous for those in the surf zone along the 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. && $$ FLZ069-060000- /O.CON.KMFL.BH.S.0002.180506T1200Z-180508T0200Z/ Coastal Collier- 820 AM EDT Sat May 5 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * RED TIDE HAZARDS...Possible respiratory irritation in some coastal areas. For Red Tide forecast information visit http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/hab (all lower case). * FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION POTENTIAL IMPACTS... Symptoms may include coughing...sneezing...and tearing eyes. People with respiratory conditions such as asthma... emphysema...and other pulmonary diseases...may be more sensitive. Irritation may vary locally and throughout the day. If you experience uncomfortable symptoms...consider going to an unaffected beach nearby. * FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION TIMING/LOCATION...NOAA FORECAST:... Coastal Northern/Central Collier County: Gulf coast...possible Sunday through 10 pm Monday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * Florida Red Tide Observations. You can find unaffected beaches by checking reports of recent, local observations and data: Mote Marine Laboratory daily beach conditions http://www.mote.org/beaches and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Red Tide Status: http://myfwc.com/redtidestatus. * Florida Red Tide Health Information. Consult the Florida Department of Health: http://www.floridahealth.gov/environmental- health/aquatic- toxins/red-tide.html or call the Poison Control Center: 1-800- 222-1222. Inclusion of external links does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Commerce/NOAA of these external web sites or the information, products or services contained therein. * Florida Red Tide Information Sources. Red Tide forecasts are provided by the National Ocean Service with data provided by the FWC and Mote Marine Laboratory (http://www.mote.org/pages/Florida-Red-Tide1). && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
1 follow-up statement
660 WHUS42 KMFL 060004 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 804 PM EDT Sat May 5 2018 FLZ168-172-173-060115- /O.EXP.KMFL.RP.S.0023.000000T0000Z-180506T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 804 PM EDT Sat May 5 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... $$ FLZ069-060815- /O.CON.KMFL.BH.S.0002.180506T1200Z-180508T0200Z/ Coastal Collier- 804 PM EDT Sat May 5 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * RED TIDE HAZARDS...Possible respiratory irritation in some coastal areas. For Red Tide forecast information visit http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/hab (all lower case). * FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION POTENTIAL IMPACTS... Symptoms may include coughing...sneezing...and tearing eyes. People with respiratory conditions such as asthma... emphysema...and other pulmonary diseases...may be more sensitive. Irritation may vary locally and throughout the day. If you experience uncomfortable symptoms...consider going to an unaffected beach nearby. * FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION TIMING/LOCATION...NOAA FORECAST:... Coastal Northern/Central Collier County: Gulf coast...possible Sunday through 10 pm Monday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * Florida Red Tide Observations. You can find unaffected beaches by checking reports of recent, local observations and data: Mote Marine Laboratory daily beach conditions http://www.mote.org/beaches and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Red Tide Status: http://myfwc.com/redtidestatus. * Florida Red Tide Health Information. Consult the Florida Department of Health: http://www.floridahealth.gov/environmental- health/aquatic- toxins/red-tide.html or call the Poison Control Center: 1-800- 222-1222. Inclusion of external links does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Commerce/NOAA of these external web sites or the information, products or services contained therein. * Florida Red Tide Information Sources. Red Tide forecasts are provided by the National Ocean Service with data provided by the FWC and Mote Marine Laboratory (http://www.mote.org/pages/Florida-Red-Tide1). && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
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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.