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Rip Current Statement 22, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this rip current statement at Apr 6, 2020, 3:41 AM EDT for Volusia County, Florida. It took effect at Apr 6, 2020, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2020, 3:41 AM EDT (07:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 6, 2020, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2020, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 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 07:42 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, 7.7 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
- 720 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 184 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
007 WHUS42 KMLB 060741 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 341 AM EDT Mon Apr 6 2020 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-070800- /O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0022.200406T1200Z-200408T0000Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 341 AM EDT Mon Apr 6 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Life threatening rip currents are likely. * WHERE...Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin and Volusia counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Entering the surf is not advised. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Be sure to check with local officials regarding any beach closures that might be in effect for your county or community. 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. If a lifeguard is not present, do not enter the water. && $$ Kelly
1 follow-up statement
691 WHUS42 KMLB 070757 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 357 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2020 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-080000- /O.CON.KMLB.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-200408T0000Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 357 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Life threatening rip currents are likely. * WHERE...Volusia, Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie and Martin counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Entering the surf is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If a lifeguard is not present, think twice about entering the water. && $$ Kelly
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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.