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Beach Hazards Statement 9, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this beach hazards statement at Jan 30, 2020, 4:05 AM EST for Volusia County, Florida. It took effect at Jan 30, 2020, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 30, 2020, 4:05 AM EST (09:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 30, 2020, 6:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2020, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 13 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 09:05 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, 9.1 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
- 370 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 625 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 365 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted.
042 WHUS42 KMLB 300905 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 405 AM EST Thu Jan 30 2020 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-310000- /O.NEW.KMLB.BH.S.0009.200130T1100Z-200131T0000Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 405 AM EST Thu Jan 30 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Rough, choppy surf, and a strong southward flowing longshore current, and rip currents near piers and jetties are expected. * WHERE...Southern Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, Coastal Volusia and Northern Brevard Counties. * WHEN...Through 7 pm this evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surf conditions. Rip currents may sweep even strong swimmers away from shore and into deeper water. While rip currents will be present all day, the threat will be highest surrounding the low tide cycle through 830 AM this morning and again from 230 PM into early evening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...To reduce your risk of becoming caught in the seaward pull of a rip current, swim only within sight of a lifeguard, and never swim alone. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 4:03 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 30 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.