Alert archive / Florida / Rip Current Statements in 2019
Rip Current Statement 3, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Jan 20, 2019, 2:54 AM EST for Collier County, Florida. It was in force for 40 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 20, 2019, 2:54 AM EST (07:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2019, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 40 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
County Collier County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 113 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1110 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
701 WHUS42 KMFL 200754 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 254 AM EST Sun Jan 20 2019 FLZ069-210815- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0003.190120T0754Z-190121T1200Z/ Coastal Collier- 254 AM EST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect through Monday morning. * TIMING... through Monday morning. * 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. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
5 follow-up statements
667 WHUS42 KMFL 201317 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 817 AM EST Sun Jan 20 2019 FLZ069-210300- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-190122T0000Z/ Coastal Collier- 817 AM EST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * TIMING... through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents pose a hazard to swimmers. Heed the advice of lifeguards. Swimming is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
820 WHUS42 KMFL 202120 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 420 PM EST Sun Jan 20 2019 FLZ069-210530- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-190122T0000Z/ Coastal Collier- 420 PM EST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * TIMING... through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents 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. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
848 WHUS42 KMFL 210851 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 351 AM EST Mon Jan 21 2019 FLZ069-220000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-190122T0000Z/ Coastal Collier- 351 AM EST Mon Jan 21 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING... through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents pose a hazard to swimmers. Heed the advice of lifeguards. Swimming is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
615 WHUS42 KMFL 211354 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 854 AM EST Mon Jan 21 2019 FLZ168-172-173-220000- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0004.190122T1200Z-190123T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 854 AM EST Mon Jan 21 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening. * TIMING...Increasing risk for Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents 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. && $$ FLZ069-220000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-190122T0000Z/ Coastal Collier- 854 AM EST Mon Jan 21 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * TIMING... through this evening. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents pose a hazard to swimmers. Heed the advice of lifeguards. Swimming is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
337 WHUS42 KMFL 220025 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 725 PM EST Mon Jan 21 2019 FLZ069-220130- /O.EXP.KMFL.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-190122T0000Z/ Coastal Collier- 725 PM EST Mon Jan 21 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... $$ FLZ168-172-173-220830- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0004.190122T1200Z-190123T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 725 PM EST Mon Jan 21 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * TIMING...Increasing risk for Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents pose a hazard to swimmers. Heed the advice of lifeguards. Swimming is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 6:21 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 24 min | |
| Jan 20, 6:51 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 39 min | |
| Jan 20, 7:03 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFL | 11 hr | |
| Jan 20, 7:35 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 55 min | |
| Jan 20, 8:41 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 94 min |
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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.