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Rip Current Statement 33, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Oct 18, 2018, 4:01 AM EDT for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 18, 2018, 4:01 AM EDT (08:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 19, 2018, 4:12 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 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 08:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 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
- 577 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 984 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
The text
As transmitted.
390 WHUS42 KMFL 180801 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 401 AM EDT Thu Oct 18 2018 FLZ168-172-173-182100- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0033.181018T0801Z-181019T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 401 AM EDT Thu Oct 18 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect through this evening. * TIMING...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents will pose hazard to swimmers. Heed the advice of lifeguards and swimming is not advised. 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. && $$ FELL http://www.weather.gov/miami
3 follow-up statements
748 WHUS42 KMFL 181954 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 354 PM EDT Thu Oct 18 2018 FLZ168-172-173-200000- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0033.000000T0000Z-181020T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 354 PM EDT Thu Oct 18 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * TIMING...Through this Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents will pose hazard to swimmers. Heed the advice of lifeguards and swimming is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
232 WHUS42 KMFL 190708 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 308 AM EDT Fri Oct 19 2018 FLZ168-172-173-192100- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0033.000000T0000Z-181020T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 308 AM EDT Fri Oct 19 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents will pose hazard to swimmers. Heed the advice of lifeguards and swimming is not advised. 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. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
211 WHUS42 KMFL 192012 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 412 PM EDT Fri Oct 19 2018 FLZ168-172-173-192115- /O.CAN.KMFL.RP.S.0033.000000T0000Z-181020T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 412 PM EDT Fri Oct 19 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Miami has cancelled the High Rip Current Risk. The easterly winds have decreased to less than 15 mph this afternoon along the east coast beaches of South Florida. Therefore, the High Risk of Rip Currents have been cancelled for the east coast beaches of South Florida. $$ 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.