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Rip Current Statement 24, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this rip current statement at Sep 19, 2019, 4:03 AM EDT for Volusia County, Florida. It took effect at Sep 19, 2019, 7:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2019, 4:03 AM EDT (08:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 19, 2019, 7:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 19, 2019, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
County Volusia County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 1281 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 662 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted.
443 WHUS42 KMLB 190803 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 403 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2019 ...High Surf Advisory in effect through Saturday... ...High Risk of Rip Currents Today... FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-200000- /O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0024.190919T1100Z-190920T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-190921T2000Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 403 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2019 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from 7 AM EDT this morning through this evening. * WAVES AND SURF...Breaking waves of 7 to 9 feet will produce rough pounding surf at the beaches. In addition to the dangerous surf, there is also a High Risk of life threatening rip currents. * Timing...Rough surf and a High Risk of rip currents will continue through Saturday. * IMPACTS...People visiting the beach should not enter the surf. Large breakers can knock you down and make you susceptible to being caught in strong rip currents. Waves crashing across piers and jetties can also make it difficult to stand or walk. Minor beach erosion will occur around each high tide cycle. The next high tide will occur around Noon today then again around midnight tonight. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area...producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. 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 jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards...beach patrol flags and signs. && $$ Kelly
1 follow-up statement
517 WHUS42 KMLB 200003 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 803 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2019 ...High Surf Advisory in effect through Saturday... FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-200930- /O.EXP.KMLB.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-190920T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-190921T2000Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 803 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2019 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT SATURDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...Breaking waves of 7 to 9 feet will produce rough pounding surf at the beaches. * Timing...Rough surf and a High Risk of rip currents will continue through Saturday. * IMPACTS...People visiting the beach should not enter the surf. Large breakers can knock you down and make you susceptible to being caught in strong rip currents. Waves crashing across piers and jetties can also make it difficult to stand or walk. Minor beach erosion will occur around each high tide cycle. The next high tide will occur around midnight tonight then again between 1230 PM and 1 PM Friday afternoon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area...producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 9:04 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 11 hr |
| Sep 19, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Indian River | 24 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.