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Rip Current Statement 45, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Dec 26, 2018, 3:35 AM EST for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 72 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2018, 3:35 AM EST (08:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2018, 3:10 AM EST
- In force
- 72 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 08:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 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
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1185 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
004 WHUS42 KMFL 260835 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 335 AM EST Wed Dec 26 2018 FLZ168-172-173-270900- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0045.181226T0835Z-181229T0900Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 335 AM EST Wed Dec 26 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect through late Friday night. * TIMING...Through at least Friday night. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents will pose a hazard to swimmers. Heed the advice of lifeguards. Swimming is not recommended. 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. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
6 follow-up statements
802 WHUS42 KMFL 262133 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 433 PM EST Wed Dec 26 2018 FLZ168-172-173-271015- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0045.000000T0000Z-181229T0900Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 433 PM EST Wed Dec 26 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...Through at least Friday night. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents will pose a hazard to swimmers. Heed the advice of lifeguards. Swimming is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
038 WHUS42 KMFL 270807 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 307 AM EST Thu Dec 27 2018 FLZ168-172-173-280915- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0045.000000T0000Z-181229T0900Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 307 AM EST Thu Dec 27 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...Through at least Friday night. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents will pose a hazard to swimmers. Heed the advice of lifeguards. Swimming is not recommended. 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. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
455 WHUS42 KMFL 271338 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 838 AM EST Thu Dec 27 2018 FLZ168-172-173-272145- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0045.000000T0000Z-181229T0900Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 838 AM EST Thu Dec 27 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THE ATLANTIC BEACHES... * TIMING...Through at least Friday night. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents will pose a hazard to swimmers. Heed the advice of lifeguards. Swimming is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
662 WHUS42 KMFL 280812 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 312 AM EST Fri Dec 28 2018 FLZ168-172-173-290900- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0045.000000T0000Z-181229T0900Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 312 AM EST Fri Dec 28 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * TIMING...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents will pose a hazard to swimmers. Heed the advice of lifeguards. Swimming is not recommended. 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. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
443 WHUS42 KMFL 281636 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 1136 AM EST Fri Dec 28 2018 FLZ168-172-173-290900- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0045.000000T0000Z-181229T0900Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 1136 AM EST Fri Dec 28 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR THE ATLANTIC BEACHES... * TIMING...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents will pose a hazard to swimmers. Heed the advice of lifeguards. Swimming is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
882 WHUS42 KMFL 290810 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 310 AM EST Sat Dec 29 2018 FLZ168-172-173-290915- /O.CAN.KMFL.RP.S.0045.000000T0000Z-181229T0900Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 310 AM EST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Miami has cancelled the High Rip Current Risk. However, there is a moderate risk of rip currents at Atlantic beaches today. $$ 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.