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Beach Hazards Statement 21, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 2, 2020, 5:28 AM EDT for Volusia County, Florida. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 2, 2020, 5:28 AM EDT (09:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2020, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
County Volusia County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 00:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 91 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
- 1053 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 745 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.1
- Supercell composite
- -0.7
The text
As transmitted.
006 WHUS42 KMLB 020928 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 528 AM EDT Tue Jun 2 2020 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-030000- /O.NEW.KMLB.BH.S.0021.200602T0928Z-200603T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0029.200602T0928Z-200603T0000Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 528 AM EDT Tue Jun 2 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the Beach Hazards Statement, large breaking waves of 5 to 6 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, numerous strong and dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southern Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, Coastal Volusia and Northern Brevard Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Large breaking waves can knock you off your feet, and make you even more susceptible to being caught in the seaward pull of a rip current. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Because of the dangerous surf conditions today, entering the water is not recommended. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 8:32 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 3 hr | |
| Jun 2, 3:23 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | MLB | Volusia | 17 hr |
| Jun 2, 5:28 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | MLB | Volusia | 15 hr |
| Jun 2, 6:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Martin | 90 min |
Nearby
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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.