Rip Current Statement 37, NWS Miami, FL

Issued

Jul 22, 2020, 9:30 AM EDT (13:30 UTC)

Expired

Jul 22, 2020, 8:00 PM EDT

In force

11 hr

Issued by

NWS Miami, FL

Counties Broward County, FL, Miami-Dade County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL

The Miami radar (KAMX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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719 
WHUS42 KMFL 221330
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
930 AM EDT Wed Jul 22 2020

FLZ168-172-173-222130-
/O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0037.200722T1330Z-200723T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
930 AM EDT Wed Jul 22 2020

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach, Coastal Broward and Coastal Miami- 
  Dade Counties.

* WHEN...Until 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.

&&

$$

FELL

881 
WHUS42 KMFL 230006
CFWMFL

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
806 PM EDT Wed Jul 22 2020

FLZ168-172-173-230115-
/O.EXP.KMFL.RP.S.0037.000000T0000Z-200723T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
806 PM EDT Wed Jul 22 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.

$$

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Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2020Every rip current statement in 2020

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.