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Rip Current Statement 44, NWS Melbourne, FL

November 17, 2019Volusia County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this rip current statement at Nov 17, 2019, 3:43 AM EST for Volusia County, Florida. It took effect at Nov 17, 2019, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Nov 17, 2019, 3:43 AM EST (08:43 UTC)
In effect from: Nov 17, 2019, 6:00 AM EST
Expired: Nov 17, 2019, 6:00 PM EST
In force: 12 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 08:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 91 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 633 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 14 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

335 
WHUS42 KMLB 170843
CFWMLB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
343 AM EST Sun Nov 17 2019

FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-172300-
/O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0044.191117T1100Z-191117T2300Z/
/O.EXT.KMLB.SU.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-191118T2000Z/
Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia-
Northern Brevard-
343 AM EST Sun Nov 17 2019

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST MONDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a High Rip
Current Risk, which is in effect through this afternoon. 

* WAVES AND SURF...A developing gale off the Georgia coast will
  produce large breaking waves and rough surf through Monday
  afternoon as well a high risk of strong rip currents today. 

* TIMING...Large breaking waves will remain present in the surf
  zone through Monday afternoon. Numerous strong rip currents 
  will be present all day today, but the risk will be highest 
  through 8 am this morning and again after 2 pm this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Minor beach erosion is likely during times of high
  tide through Monday afternoon. The timings of high tide are
  around 11 am this morning, 1130 pm this evening, and around noon
  on Monday. Rough surf and strong rip currents will be present
  within the surf zone.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 

A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in 
the advisory area... producing localized beach erosion and 
dangerous surf conditions. Entering the water is not recommended.

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.


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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.