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Rip Current Statement 18, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Apr 3, 2019, 3:05 AM EDT for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It took effect at Apr 3, 2019, 7:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 61 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2019, 3:05 AM EDT (07:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 3, 2019, 7:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2019, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 61 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 07:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 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
- 200 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1294 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
377 WHUS42 KMFL 030705 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 305 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2019 FLZ168-172-173-040000- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0018.190403T1100Z-190404T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 305 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from 7 AM EDT this morning through this evening. * TIMING...Through this evening. * 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. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
5 follow-up statements
049 WHUS42 KMFL 031341 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 941 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2019 FLZ168-172-173-032145- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0018.000000T0000Z-190404T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 941 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents will pose a hazard to swimmers. Heed the advice of lifeguards. Swimming is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FELL http://www.weather.gov/miami
884 WHUS42 KMFL 031955 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 355 PM EDT Wed Apr 3 2019 FLZ168-172-173-050000- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0018.000000T0000Z-190405T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 355 PM EDT Wed Apr 3 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * TIMING...Through this Thursday evening. * 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. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
660 WHUS42 KMFL 040657 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 257 AM EDT Thu Apr 4 2019 FLZ168-172-173-050000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0018.000000T0000Z-190405T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 257 AM EDT Thu Apr 4 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents will pose a hazard to swimmers. Heed the advice of lifeguards. Swimming is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
668 WHUS42 KMFL 042356 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 756 PM EDT Thu Apr 4 2019 FLZ173-050100- /O.EXP.KMFL.RP.S.0018.000000T0000Z-190405T0000Z/ Coastal Miami-Dade- 756 PM EDT Thu Apr 4 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... Swimmers should still use caution as there will be a moderate risk of rip currents. $$ FLZ168-172-060000- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0018.000000T0000Z-190406T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward- 756 PM EDT Thu Apr 4 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * TIMING...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents will pose a hazard to swimmers. Heed the advice of lifeguards. Swimming is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
319 WHUS42 KMFL 050725 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 325 AM EDT Fri Apr 5 2019 FLZ168-172-060000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0018.000000T0000Z-190406T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward- 325 AM EDT Fri Apr 5 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Through this evening. * 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
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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.