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Rip Current Statement 38, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Jul 24, 2020, 2:25 AM EDT for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It took effect at Jul 24, 2020, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 24, 2020, 2:25 AM EDT (06:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 24, 2020, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2020, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 60 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 06:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 6.4 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
- 1337 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 793 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
727 WHUS42 KMFL 240625 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 225 AM EDT Fri Jul 24 2020 FLZ168-172-173-241430- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0038.200724T1200Z-200727T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 225 AM EDT Fri Jul 24 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach, Coastal Broward and Coastal Miami- Dade Counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through Sunday 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. && $$
10 follow-up statements
313 WHUS42 KMFL 241415 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 1015 AM EDT Fri Jul 24 2020 FLZ168-172-173-242215- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0038.000000T0000Z-200727T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 1015 AM EDT Fri Jul 24 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Broward, Coastal Palm Beach and Coastal Miami- Dade Counties. * WHEN...Through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
937 WHUS42 KMFL 241849 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 249 PM EDT Fri Jul 24 2020 FLZ168-172-173-251115- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0038.000000T0000Z-200727T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 249 PM EDT Fri Jul 24 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Atlantic beaches of Broward, Palm Beach, and Miami-Dade Counties. * WHEN...Through at least Sunday 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. && $$
237 WHUS42 KMFL 250236 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 1036 PM EDT Fri Jul 24 2020 FLZ168-172-173-260100- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0038.000000T0000Z-200727T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 1036 PM EDT Fri Jul 24 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Broward, Coastal Palm Beach and Coastal Miami- Dade Counties. * WHEN...Through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
156 WHUS42 KMFL 250649 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 249 AM EDT Sat Jul 25 2020 FLZ168-172-173-251500- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0038.000000T0000Z-200727T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 249 AM EDT Sat Jul 25 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Broward, Coastal Palm Beach and Coastal Miami- Dade Counties. * WHEN...Through Sunday 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. && $$
576 WHUS42 KMFL 251846 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 246 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2020 FLZ168-172-173-261015- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0038.000000T0000Z-200727T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 246 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Atlantic beaches of Broward, Palm Beach, and Miami- Dade Counties. * WHEN...Through at least Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
817 WHUS42 KMFL 260000 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 800 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2020 FLZ168-172-173-261200- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0038.000000T0000Z-200727T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 800 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Broward, Coastal Palm Beach and Coastal Miami- Dade Counties. * WHEN...Through Sunday 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. && $$
772 WHUS42 KMFL 260613 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 213 AM EDT Sun Jul 26 2020 FLZ168-172-173-261415- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0038.000000T0000Z-200727T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 213 AM EDT Sun Jul 26 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Broward, Coastal Palm Beach and Coastal Miami- Dade Counties. * WHEN...Through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
468 WHUS42 KMFL 261414 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 1014 AM EDT Sun Jul 26 2020 FLZ168-172-173-262215- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0038.000000T0000Z-200727T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 1014 AM EDT Sun Jul 26 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Broward, Coastal Palm Beach 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. && $$
576 WHUS42 KMFL 261848 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 248 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2020 FLZ168-172-173-270000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0038.000000T0000Z-200727T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 248 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Broward, Coastal Palm Beach and Coastal Miami- Dade Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
231 WHUS42 KMFL 270010 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 810 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2020 FLZ168-172-173-270115- /O.EXP.KMFL.RP.S.0038.000000T0000Z-200727T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 810 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... The High Risk of Rip Currents has been allowed to expire for the east coast beaches of South Florida. $$ Baxter
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 3:26 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 35 min | |
| Jul 24, 5:13 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 32 min | |
| Jul 24, 5:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 31 min |
| Jul 24, 5:47 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 43 min | |
| Jul 24, 1:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 52 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.