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Rip Current Statement 37, NWS Miami, FL

October 8, 2019Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Oct 8, 2019, 8:02 PM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 8, 2019, 8:02 PM EDT (00:02 UTC)
Expired
Oct 9, 2019, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL

County Palm Beach County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:02 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 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 93 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Miami, FL at 00:00Z on 2019-10-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 673 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Miami, FL at 00:00Z on 2019-10-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 0 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
673 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-50 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
862 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

746 
WHUS42 KMFL 090002
CFWMFL

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
802 PM EDT Tue Oct 8 2019

FLZ168-090815-
/O.EXP.KMFL.RP.S.0035.000000T0000Z-191009T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0037.191009T0002Z-191010T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-
802 PM EDT Tue Oct 8 2019

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

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

* TIMING...The rip current risk will persist through at least 
  this evening. 

* IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents will pose a hazard to 
  swimmers. 

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.

&&

$$

FLZ172-173-090115-
/O.EXP.KMFL.RP.S.0036.000000T0000Z-191009T0000Z/
Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
802 PM EDT Tue Oct 8 2019

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED...

$$


http://www.weather.gov/miami
3 follow-up statements
213 
WHUS42 KMFL 090738
CFWMFL

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
338 AM EDT Wed Oct 9 2019


FLZ168-100000-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0037.000000T0000Z-191010T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-
338 AM EDT Wed Oct 9 2019

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

* TIMING...The rip current risk will persist through at least 
  this evening. 

* IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents will pose a hazard to 
  swimmers. 

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
842 
WHUS42 KMFL 091330
CFWMFL

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
930 AM EDT Wed Oct 9 2019


FLZ168-092130-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0037.000000T0000Z-191010T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-
930 AM EDT Wed Oct 9 2019

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...The rip current risk will persist through at least 
  this evening. 

* IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents will pose a hazard to 
  swimmers. 

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

FELL
029 
WHUS42 KMFL 091959
CFWMFL

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
359 PM EDT Wed Oct 9 2019

FLZ168-100000-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0037.000000T0000Z-191010T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-
359 PM EDT Wed Oct 9 2019

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...The rip current risk will persist through at least 
  this evening. 

* IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents will pose a hazard to 
  swimmers. 

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 9, 2:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward37 min
Oct 9, 2:58 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL62 min
Oct 9, 3:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach59 min
Oct 9, 3:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward42 min
Oct 9, 3:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach48 min
Oct 9, 4:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLPalm Beach3 hr
Oct 9, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL61 min
Oct 9, 4:47 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL118 min
Oct 9, 4:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry61 min
Oct 9, 5:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach44 min
Oct 9, 5:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach46 min
Oct 9, 6:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward42 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.