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Rip Current Statement 36, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Jul 20, 2020, 11:59 AM EDT for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 32 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 20, 2020, 11:59 AM EDT (15:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2020, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
Counties Broward County, FL, Miami-Dade County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 39 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
- 1269 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 936 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
074 WHUS42 KMFL 201559 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 1159 AM EDT Mon Jul 20 2020 FLZ168-172-173-211200- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0036.200720T1559Z-200722T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 1159 AM EDT Mon Jul 20 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Atlantic beaches of Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade Counties. * WHEN...Through at least Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ RAG
5 follow-up statements
742 WHUS42 KMFL 202033 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 433 PM EDT Mon Jul 20 2020 FLZ168-172-173-220000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0036.000000T0000Z-200722T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 433 PM EDT Mon Jul 20 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Broward, Coastal Palm Beach and Coastal Miami- Dade Counties. * WHEN...Through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
616 WHUS42 KMFL 210628 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 228 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2020 FLZ168-172-173-220000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0036.000000T0000Z-200722T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 228 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Broward, Coastal Palm Beach and Coastal Miami- Dade Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ Frye
251 WHUS42 KMFL 211422 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 1022 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2020 FLZ168-172-173-220000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0036.000000T0000Z-200722T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 1022 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Atlantic beaches of Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade Counties. * WHEN...Through at least 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ RAG
044 WHUS42 KMFL 211829 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 229 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2020 FLZ168-172-173-220000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0036.000000T0000Z-200722T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 229 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Atlantic beaches of Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade Counties. * WHEN...Through at least 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
445 WHUS42 KMFL 220018 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 818 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2020 FLZ168-172-173-220130- /O.EXP.KMFL.RP.S.0036.000000T0000Z-200722T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 818 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... The easterly winds have decrease to 15 mph or less this evening and should remain at 15 mph or less tonight. Therefore, the High Risk of Rip Currents has been allowed to expired for the east coast beaches of South Florida. $$ Baxter http://www.weather.gov/miami
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 9:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 50 min |
| Jul 20, 9:40 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 35 min | |
| Jul 20, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 49 min | |
| Jul 20, 3:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Hendry | 26 min |
| Jul 20, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 27 min | |
| Jul 20, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 31 min | |
| Jul 20, 4:39 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MFL | 28 hr | |
| Jul 20, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 50 min |
| Jul 20, 7:46 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 44 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.