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Rip Current Statement 47, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this rip current statement at Dec 13, 2019, 3:41 AM EST for Volusia County, Florida. It took effect at Dec 13, 2019, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2019, 3:41 AM EST (08:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 13, 2019, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 13, 2019, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
County Volusia County, FL
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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 378 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 518 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
970 WHUS42 KMLB 130841 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 341 AM EST Fri Dec 13 2019 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-132300- /O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0047.191213T0900Z-191213T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.SU.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-191213T1500Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 341 AM EST Fri Dec 13 2019 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM THIS MORNING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Large breaking waves of 5 to 7 feet along with numerous strong and dangerous Rip Currents are expected. * WHERE...Southern Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, Coastal Volusia and Northern Brevard Counties. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 10 AM this morning. For the High Rip Current Risk, through 6 PM this evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Rough surf can knock you down and make you even more susceptible to being caught in the seaward pull of a Rip Current. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... High surf will affect the beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. Swimmers should remain out of the water due to large breaking waves and dangerous surf conditions. 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. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 4:55 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 35 hr | |
| Dec 13, 11:52 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 4 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.