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Rip Current Statement 40, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Oct 18, 2019, 2:52 PM EDT for Collier County, Florida. It took effect at Oct 18, 2019, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 44 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 18, 2019, 2:52 PM EDT (18:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 18, 2019, 8:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 20, 2019, 3:56 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 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 18:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 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
- 1282 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 800 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted.
534 WHUS42 KMFL 181852 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 252 PM EDT Fri Oct 18 2019 FLZ069-190300- /O.NEW.KMFL.CF.S.0009.191019T0000Z-191020T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0040.191019T0000Z-191021T0000Z/ Coastal Collier- 252 PM EDT Fri Oct 18 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...Sensitive and low-lying locations along the Gulf coast may experience minor flooding. * TIMING...Coastal Flooding possible through Sunday morning. High Rip Current risk through Sunday 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 impacting sensitive and low-lying coastal locations. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Coastal Flood Statement 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. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
6 follow-up statements
546 WHUS42 KMFL 190529 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 129 AM EDT Sat Oct 19 2019 FLZ069-192000- /O.CON.KMFL.CF.S.0009.000000T0000Z-191020T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0040.000000T0000Z-191021T0000Z/ Coastal Collier- 129 AM EDT Sat Oct 19 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...Sensitive and low-lying locations along the Gulf coast may experience minor flooding. * TIMING...Coastal flooding possible through Sunday morning. High Rip Current risk through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents will pose a hazard to all swimmers. Heed the advice of lifeguards. Swimming is not recommended. Coastal flooding will be possible impacting sensitive and low-lying coastal locations. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Coastal Flood Statement indicates that onshore winds and tides will combine to generate flooding of low areas along the shore. There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
507 WHUS42 KMFL 191509 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 1109 AM EDT Sat Oct 19 2019 FLZ069-192315- /O.CON.KMFL.CF.S.0009.000000T0000Z-191020T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0040.000000T0000Z-191021T0000Z/ Coastal Collier- 1109 AM EDT Sat Oct 19 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...Sensitive and low-lying locations along the Gulf coast may experience minor flooding. * TIMING...Coastal flooding possible through Sunday morning. High Rip Current risk through Sunday 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 impacting sensitive and low-lying coastal locations. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Coastal Flood Statement 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. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
394 WHUS42 KMFL 192036 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 436 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2019 FLZ069-200445- /O.CON.KMFL.CF.S.0009.000000T0000Z-191020T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0040.000000T0000Z-191021T0000Z/ Coastal Collier- 436 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...Sensitive and low-lying locations along the Gulf coast may experience minor flooding. * TIMING...Coastal flooding possible through Sunday morning. High Rip Current risk through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents will pose a hazard to all swimmers. Heed the advice of lifeguards. Swimming is not recommended. Coastal flooding will be possible impacting sensitive and low-lying coastal locations. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Coastal Flood Statement indicates that onshore winds and tides will combine to generate flooding of low areas along the shore. There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
770 WHUS42 KMFL 200231 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 1031 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2019 FLZ069-201045- /O.CON.KMFL.CF.S.0009.000000T0000Z-191020T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0040.000000T0000Z-191021T0000Z/ Coastal Collier- 1031 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...Sensitive and low-lying locations along the Gulf coast may experience minor flooding. * TIMING...Coastal flooding possible through Sunday morning. High Rip Current risk through Sunday 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 impacting sensitive and low-lying coastal locations. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Coastal Flood Statement 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. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami FELL
308 WHUS42 KMFL 200650 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 250 AM EDT Sun Oct 20 2019 FLZ069-201500- /O.CON.KMFL.CF.S.0009.000000T0000Z-191020T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0040.000000T0000Z-191021T0000Z/ Coastal Collier- 250 AM EDT Sun Oct 20 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...Sensitive and low-lying locations along the Gulf coast may experience minor flooding. * TIMING...Coastal flooding possible through Sunday morning. High Rip Current risk through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents will pose a hazard to all swimmers. Heed the advice of lifeguards. Swimming is not recommended. Coastal flooding will be possible impacting sensitive and low-lying coastal locations. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Coastal Flood Statement indicates that onshore winds and tides will combine to generate flooding of low areas along the shore. There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami FELL
785 WHUS42 KMFL 201956 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 356 PM EDT Sun Oct 20 2019 FLZ069-202100- /O.CAN.KMFL.RP.S.0040.000000T0000Z-191021T0000Z/ Coastal Collier- 356 PM EDT Sun Oct 20 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Miami has cancelled the High Rip Current Risk. && $$ 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 18, 3:43 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MFL | 46 hr | |
| Oct 18, 2:52 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | MFL | Collier | 41 hr |
| Oct 18, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 45 min | |
| Oct 18, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Hendry | 47 min |
| Oct 18, 7:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 46 min |
| Oct 18, 7:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 62 min |
| Oct 18, 7:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 71 min |
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Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2019Every rip current statement in 2019
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.