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Beach Hazards Statement 38, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this beach hazards statement at Nov 17, 2020, 3:06 AM EST for Volusia County, Florida. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2020, 3:06 AM EST (08:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2020, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 16 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 08:07 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, 8.1 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 810 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
419 WHUS42 KMLB 170806 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 306 AM EST Tue Nov 17 2020 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-180000- /O.NEW.KMLB.BH.S.0038.201117T0806Z-201118T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-201117T2100Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 306 AM EST Tue Nov 17 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, minor coastal flooding. For the Beach Hazards Statement, strong southward flowing longshore current and a Moderate Risk for rip currents. * WHERE...Southern Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, Coastal Volusia and Northern Brevard Counties. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 4 PM EST this afternoon. For the Beach Hazards Statement, through this evening. * IMPACTS...Some flooding of low-lying lots, parks and roadways may occur near the shoreline around times of high tide. At area beaches, a strong southward flowing longshore current will exist today, which can knock swimmers off the sandbar into deeper water and make them more susceptible to rip currents. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The highest of the high tides cycles today will occur during the morning hours, around 9:00 AM to 9:30 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Onshore winds and above normal tides will combine to generate minor flooding of low areas along the shore. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
624 WHUS42 KMLB 171436 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 936 AM EST Tue Nov 17 2020 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-180000- /O.CAN.KMLB.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-201117T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.BH.S.0038.000000T0000Z-201118T0000Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 936 AM EST Tue Nov 17 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...Strong southward flowing longshore current and a Moderate Risk for rip currents. * WHERE...Martin, Coastal Volusia, Northern Brevard, Southern Brevard, St. Lucie and Indian River Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...At area beaches, a strong southward flowing longshore current will exist today, which can knock swimmers off the sandbar into deeper water and make them more susceptible to rip currents. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ JP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 3:41 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 6 days |
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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.