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Rip Current Statement 10, NWS Miami, FL

March 6, 2019Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Mar 6, 2019, 3:10 PM EST for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 52 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 6, 2019, 3:10 PM EST (20:10 UTC)
Expired: Mar 8, 2019, 7:00 PM EST
In force: 52 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 20:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1801 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 91 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

462 
WHUS42 KMFL 062010
CFWMFL

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
310 PM EST Wed Mar 6 2019

FLZ168-172-173-071000-
/O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0010.190306T2010Z-190309T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
310 PM EST Wed Mar 6 2019

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a High Rip
Current Risk, which is in effect through Friday evening. 

* TIMING...through at least Friday evening.

* IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents and rough surf 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

4 follow-up statements

681 
WHUS42 KMFL 070832
CFWMFL

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
332 AM EST Thu Mar 7 2019

FLZ168-172-173-071645-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-190309T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
332 AM EST Thu Mar 7 2019

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

* TIMING...through at least Friday evening.

* IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents and rough surf 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

899 
WHUS42 KMFL 072156
CFWMFL

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
456 PM EST Thu Mar 7 2019


FLZ168-172-173-080600-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-190309T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
456 PM EST Thu Mar 7 2019

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

* TIMING...through at least Friday evening.

* IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents and rough surf 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

918 
WHUS42 KMFL 080802
CFWMFL

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
302 AM EST Fri Mar 8 2019

FLZ168-172-173-081615-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-190309T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
302 AM EST Fri Mar 8 2019

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...through at least this evening.

* IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents and rough surf 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

536 
WHUS42 KMFL 081734
CFWMFL

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
1234 PM EST Fri Mar 8 2019

FLZ168-172-173-090000-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-190309T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
1234 PM EST Fri Mar 8 2019

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...through at least this evening.

* IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents and rough surf 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

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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.