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Rip Current Statement 54, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Dec 2, 2020, 7:52 PM EST for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It took effect at Dec 3, 2020, 5:00 AM EST. It was in force for 38 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 2, 2020, 7:52 PM EST (00:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 3, 2020, 5:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 4, 2020, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 38 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 00:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1206 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
526 WHUS42 KMFL 030052 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 752 PM EST Wed Dec 2 2020 FLZ168-172-173-040000- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0054.201203T1000Z-201204T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 752 PM EST Wed Dec 2 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach, Coastal Broward and Coastal Miami- Dade Counties. * WHEN...From 5 AM EST Thursday 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
405 WHUS42 KMFL 030802 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 302 AM EST Thu Dec 3 2020 FLZ168-172-173-040000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0054.201203T1000Z-201204T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 302 AM EST Thu Dec 3 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach, Coastal Broward and Coastal Miami- Dade Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
056 WHUS42 KMFL 031410 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 910 AM EST Thu Dec 3 2020 FLZ168-172-173-040000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0054.000000T0000Z-201204T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 910 AM EST Thu Dec 3 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. && $$ Fell
747 WHUS42 KMFL 031942 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 242 PM EST Thu Dec 3 2020 FLZ168-040600- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0054.000000T0000Z-201205T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach- 242 PM EST Thu Dec 3 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ172-173-040000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0054.000000T0000Z-201204T0000Z/ Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 242 PM EST Thu Dec 3 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Broward 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. && $$
478 WHUS42 KMFL 040847 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 347 AM EST Fri Dec 4 2020 FLZ168-050000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0054.000000T0000Z-201205T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach- 347 AM EST Fri Dec 4 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
180 WHUS42 KMFL 041413 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 913 AM EST Fri Dec 4 2020 FLZ168-050000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0054.000000T0000Z-201205T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach- 913 AM EST Fri Dec 4 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * 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. && $$ Fell
541 WHUS42 KMFL 041553 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 1053 AM EST Fri Dec 4 2020 FLZ168-050000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0054.000000T0000Z-201205T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach- 1053 AM EST Fri Dec 4 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
284 WHUS42 KMFL 042036 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 336 PM EST Fri Dec 4 2020 FLZ168-050000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0054.000000T0000Z-201205T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach- 336 PM EST Fri Dec 4 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * 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. && $$
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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.