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Rip Current Statement 52, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Nov 24, 2020, 2:30 AM EST for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 65 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 24, 2020, 2:30 AM EST (07:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 26, 2020, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 65 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 07:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 7.5 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 907 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
111 WHUS42 KMFL 240730 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 230 AM EST Tue Nov 24 2020 FLZ168-260000- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0052.201124T0730Z-201126T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach- 230 AM EST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Atlantic beaches of Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through at least Wednesday 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. && $$ FLZ172-173-260000- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0052.201124T0730Z-201126T0000Z/ Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 230 AM EST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Atlantic beaches of Broward and Miami-Dade Counties. * WHEN...Through at least Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
6 follow-up statements
194 WHUS42 KMFL 250715 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 215 AM EST Wed Nov 25 2020 FLZ168-270000- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0052.000000T0000Z-201127T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach- 215 AM EST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Atlantic beaches of Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through Thursday 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. && $$ FLZ172-173-270000- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0052.000000T0000Z-201127T0000Z/ Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 215 AM EST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Atlantic beaches of Broward and Miami-Dade Counties. * WHEN...Through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
548 WHUS42 KMFL 252032 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 332 PM EST Wed Nov 25 2020 FLZ168-261200- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0052.000000T0000Z-201127T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach- 332 PM EST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Atlantic beaches of Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through Thursday 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. && $$ FLZ172-173-261200- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0052.000000T0000Z-201127T0000Z/ Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 332 PM EST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Atlantic beaches of Broward and Miami-Dade Counties. * WHEN...Through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ Baxter
846 WHUS42 KMFL 260649 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 149 AM EST Thu Nov 26 2020 FLZ168-270000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0052.000000T0000Z-201127T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach- 149 AM EST Thu Nov 26 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Atlantic beaches of Palm Beach County. * 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. && $$ FLZ172-173-270000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0052.000000T0000Z-201127T0000Z/ Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 149 AM EST Thu Nov 26 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Atlantic beaches of Broward and Miami-Dade Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
600 WHUS42 KMFL 260718 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 218 AM EST Thu Nov 26 2020 FLZ168-261530- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0052.000000T0000Z-201127T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach- 218 AM EST Thu Nov 26 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Atlantic beaches of Palm Beach County. * 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. && $$ FLZ172-173-261530- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0052.000000T0000Z-201127T0000Z/ Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 218 AM EST Thu Nov 26 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Atlantic beaches of Broward and Miami-Dade Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
582 WHUS42 KMFL 261450 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 950 AM EST Thu Nov 26 2020 FLZ168-172-173-262300- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0052.000000T0000Z-201127T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 950 AM EST Thu Nov 26 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Broward, Coastal Palm Beach and Coastal Miami- Dade Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST 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. && $$
041 WHUS42 KMFL 261913 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 213 PM EST Thu Nov 26 2020 FLZ168-172-173-270000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0052.000000T0000Z-201127T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 213 PM EST Thu Nov 26 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Broward, Coastal Palm Beach and Coastal Miami- Dade Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
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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.