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Rip Current Statement 24, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this rip current statement at May 15, 2020, 3:37 AM EDT for Volusia County, Florida. It took effect at May 15, 2020, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 38 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 15, 2020, 3:37 AM EDT (07:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 15, 2020, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 16, 2020, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 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 07:38 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, 7.6 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
- 88 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 886 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -31 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
141 WHUS42 KMLB 150737 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 337 AM EDT Fri May 15 2020 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-160000- /O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0024.200515T1000Z-200516T0000Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 337 AM EDT Fri May 15 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * 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. While rip currents will be present all day, the threat will be highest surrounding the low tide cycle through 12:30 PM and again from 6:30 PM early this evening through late this 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... 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. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
352 WHUS42 KMLB 151949 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 349 PM EDT Fri May 15 2020 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-161100- /O.EXT.KMLB.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-200517T0000Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 349 PM EDT Fri May 15 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Volusia, Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie and Martin Counties. * WHEN...Through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. While rip currents will be present all day, the threat will be highest surrounding the low tide cycle this evening and again on Saturday during the late morning hours. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...To reduce your risk of becoming caught in the seaward pull of a rip current, swim only within sight of a lifeguard, and never swim alone. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
241 WHUS42 KMLB 160744 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 344 AM EDT Sat May 16 2020 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-170000- /O.NEW.KMLB.BH.S.0020.200516T0800Z-200517T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-200517T0000Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 344 AM EDT Sat May 16 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Very rough surf and a High Risk of life-threatening rip currents expected. * WHERE...Southern Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, Coastal Volusia and Northern Brevard Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surf conditions. The very rough surf can knock you down and make you more susceptible to being caught in the seaward pull of a rip current. While rip currents will be present all day, the threat will be highest surrounding the low tide cycle from 7:15 AM this morning through 1:30 PM this afternoon and again from early to mid-evening. Entering the water is strongly discouraged. * 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... 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 3:33 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 16 hr |
| May 15, 3:50 AM EDT | Gale Warning | MLB | 25 hr | |
| May 15, 3:50 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 42 hr |
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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.