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Rip Current Statement 53, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this rip current statement at Dec 26, 2019, 3:21 AM EST for Volusia County, Florida. It took effect at Dec 26, 2019, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 38 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2019, 3:21 AM EST (08:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 26, 2019, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2019, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 38 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 08:20 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, 8.4 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
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1132 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
044 WHUS42 KMLB 260821 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 321 AM EST Thu Dec 26 2019 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-272300- /O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0053.191226T0900Z-191227T2300Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 321 AM EST Thu Dec 26 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Southern Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, Coastal Volusia and Northern Brevard Counties. * WHEN...Through Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The threat for rip currents will be highest today between 1100 AM and 500 PM, and on Friday between about 1130 AM and 530 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
763 WHUS42 KMLB 271216 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 716 AM EST Fri Dec 27 2019 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-272300- /O.CON.KMLB.RP.S.0053.000000T0000Z-191227T2300Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 716 AM EST Fri Dec 27 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Volusia, Northern Brevard, Southern Brevard, Indian River, Saint Lucie, and Martin Counties. * WHEN...Until 6 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The threat for rip currents will be highest today between about 1130 AM and 530 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ Rodriguez
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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.