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Rip Current Statement 43, NWS Miami, FL

October 29, 2019Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Oct 29, 2019, 9:32 AM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 10 hr.

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The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 29, 2019, 9:32 AM EDT (13:32 UTC)
Expired
Oct 29, 2019, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
10 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 13:36 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 12:00Z, 1.5 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 12:00Z on 2019-10-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2641 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2019-10-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -53 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
2641 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
602 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-51 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

148 
WHUS42 KMFL 291332 AAA
CFWMFL

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED
National Weather Service Miami FL
932 AM EDT Tue Oct 29 2019



FLZ168-292145-
/O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0043.191029T1332Z-191030T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.CF.S.0010.000000T0000Z-191030T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-
932 AM EDT Tue Oct 29 2019

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

...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* COASTAL FLOODING...Sensitive and low-lying locations along the 
  Atlantic coast will experience minor flooding, particularly 
  along the Intracoastal Waterway. 

* TIMING...Minor coastal flooding around the times of high tide
  between 9 AM and 11 AM this morning. There is also a High Rip
  Current risk for Palm Beach County beaches through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents will pose a hazard to 
  all swimmers. Heed the advice of lifeguards. Swimming is not 
  recommended. Minor coastal flooding is expected, impacting 
  sensitive and low-lying coastal locations. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

FLZ172-173-292145-
/O.CON.KMFL.CF.S.0010.000000T0000Z-191030T0000Z/
Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
932 AM EDT Tue Oct 29 2019

...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* COASTAL FLOODING...Sensitive and low-lying locations along the 
  Atlantic coast will experience minor flooding, particularly 
  along the Intracoastal Waterway. 

* TIMING...Minor coastal flooding around the times of high tide
  between between 9 AM and 11 AM this morning. 

* IMPACTS...Minor coastal flooding is expected, impacting 
  sensitive and low-lying coastal locations. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Coastal Flood Statement indicates that onshore winds and tides
will combine to generate flooding of low areas along the shore.

&&

$$


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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.