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Beach Hazards Statement 6, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this beach hazards statement at Jan 24, 2020, 9:48 AM EST for Volusia County, Florida. It took effect at Jan 24, 2020, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2020, 9:48 AM EST (14:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 24, 2020, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2020, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 9 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 14:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 2.8 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
- 48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 537 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
844 WHUS42 KMLB 241448 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 948 AM EST Fri Jan 24 2020 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-250000- /O.EXP.KMLB.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-200124T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.BH.S.0006.200124T1500Z-200125T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-200125T0000Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 948 AM EST Fri Jan 24 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the Beach Hazards Statement, rough surf and breaking waves up to 6 feet. * WHERE...Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, and coastal Volusia counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. The rough surf can knock you down and make you more susceptible to being caught in the seaward pull of a Rip Current. Entering the water is strongly discouraged. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 3:55 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | MLB | Volusia | 15 hr |
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.