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Rip Current Statement 52, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this rip current statement at Dec 25, 2019, 3:35 AM EST for Volusia County, Florida. It took effect at Dec 25, 2019, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 25, 2019, 3:35 AM EST (08:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 25, 2019, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2019, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 14 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 08:37 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, 8.6 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 579 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
108 WHUS42 KMLB 250835 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 335 AM EST Wed Dec 25 2019 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-252300- /O.NEW.KMLB.SU.Y.0012.191225T0900Z-191226T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0052.191225T0900Z-191225T2300Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 335 AM EST Wed Dec 25 2019 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves building up to 6 feet. For the High Rip Current Risk, 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 PM this evening. For the High Rip Current Risk, through 6 PM this evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions along with localized beach erosion around the times of high tide. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The next high tides will occur around 700 AM this morning, and again between 700 and 730 PM this evening. The threat for Rip Currents will be highest between 10 AM this morning and 4 PM this afternoon due to tidal effects. 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. && $$ Cristaldi
1 follow-up statement
306 WHUS42 KMLB 252302 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 602 PM EST Wed Dec 25 2019 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-260300- /O.EXP.KMLB.RP.S.0052.000000T0000Z-191225T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.SU.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-191226T0300Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 602 PM EST Wed Dec 25 2019 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Large breaking waves up to 6 feet in the surf zone through late evening. * WHERE...Martin, Coastal Volusia, Northern Brevard, Southern Brevard, St. Lucie and Indian River Counties. * WHEN...Until 10 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The evening high tide will occur between 7 pm and 730 pm this evening. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... High surf will affect the beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. Swimmers should remain out of the water due to large breaking waves and dangerous surf conditions. && $$ 15
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 3:35 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | MLB | Volusia | 18 hr |
Nearby
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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.