Alert archive / Florida / Rip Current Statements in 2019
Rip Current Statement 39, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Oct 15, 2019, 3:34 AM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 15, 2019, 3:34 AM EDT (07:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 15, 2019, 4:08 PM EDT
- In force
- 13 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 07:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -122 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1028 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
986 WHUS42 KMFL 150734 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 334 AM EDT Tue Oct 15 2019 FLZ168-160000- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0039.191015T0734Z-191016T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFL.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-191016T0400Z/ Coastal Palm Beach- 334 AM EDT Tue Oct 15 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect through this evening. * COASTAL FLOODING...Sensitive and low-lying locations along the Atlantic coast may experience minor flooding near the times of high tide. * TIMING...Coastal flood hazards will persist through at least tonight, especially during high tides. Rip Current risk will continue through this evening. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents will pose a hazard to all swimmers. Heed the advice of lifeguards. Swimming is not recommended. Coastal flooding will be possible at high tide. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Coastal Flood Advisory indicates that onshore winds and tides will combine to generate flooding of low areas along the shore. 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. && $$ FLZ172-173-160000- /O.EXT.KMFL.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-191016T0400Z/ Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 334 AM EDT Tue Oct 15 2019 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * COASTAL FLOODING...Sensitive and low-lying locations along the Atlantic coast may experience minor flooding near the times of high tide. * TIMING...Coastal flood hazards will persist through at least tonight, especially during high tides. * IMPACTS...Coastal flooding will be possible at high tide. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Coastal Flood Advisory indicates that onshore winds and tides will combine to generate flooding of low areas along the shore. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
2 follow-up statements
702 WHUS42 KMFL 151402 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 1002 AM EDT Tue Oct 15 2019 FLZ168-152215- /O.CON.KMFL.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-191016T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0039.000000T0000Z-191016T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach- 1002 AM EDT Tue Oct 15 2019 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...Sensitive and low-lying locations along the Atlantic coast may experience minor to moderate flooding near the times of high tide. * TIMING...Coastal flood hazards will persist through at least tonight, especially during high tides. Rip Current risk will continue through this evening. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents will pose a hazard to all swimmers. Heed the advice of lifeguards. Swimming is not recommended. Coastal flooding will be possible at high tide. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Coastal Flood Advisory indicates that onshore winds and tides will combine to generate flooding of low areas along the shore. 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. && $$ FLZ172-173-152215- /O.CON.KMFL.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-191016T0400Z/ Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 1002 AM EDT Tue Oct 15 2019 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * COASTAL FLOODING...Sensitive and low-lying locations along the Atlantic coast may experience minor to moderate flooding near the times of high tide. * TIMING...Coastal flood hazards will persist through at least tonight, especially during high tides. * IMPACTS...Coastal flooding will be possible at high tide. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Coastal Flood Advisory indicates that onshore winds and tides will combine to generate flooding of low areas along the shore. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
932 WHUS42 KMFL 152008 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 408 PM EDT Tue Oct 15 2019 Replaced the Coastal Flood Advisory with a Coastal Flood Statement. FLZ168-161200- /O.CAN.KMFL.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-191016T0400Z/ /O.CAN.KMFL.RP.S.0039.000000T0000Z-191016T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFL.CF.S.0008.191015T2008Z-191017T0600Z/ Coastal Palm Beach- 408 PM EDT Tue Oct 15 2019 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT... * COASTAL FLOODING...Sensitive and low-lying locations along the Atlantic coast may experience minor flooding near the times of high tide. * TIMING...Coastal flood hazards will persist through at least Wednesday, especially during high tides. * IMPACTS...Coastal flooding will be possible at high tides. $$ FLZ172-173-161200- /O.CAN.KMFL.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-191016T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KMFL.CF.S.0008.191015T2008Z-191017T0600Z/ Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 408 PM EDT Tue Oct 15 2019 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT... * COASTAL FLOODING...Sensitive and low-lying locations along the Atlantic coast may experience minor to moderate flooding near the times of high tide. * TIMING...Coastal flood hazards will persist through at least Wednesday, especially during high tides. * IMPACTS...Coastal flooding will be possible at high tide. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 4:08 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 34 hr |
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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.