Alert archive / Florida / Rip Current Statements in 2020
Rip Current Statement 7, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this rip current statement at Jan 23, 2020, 3:52 AM EST for Volusia County, Florida. It took effect at Jan 23, 2020, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2020, 3:52 AM EST (08:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 23, 2020, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2020, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 12 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 08:54 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, 8.9 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
- 23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1333 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -80 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
070 WHUS42 KMLB 230852 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 352 AM EST Thu Jan 23 2020 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-240000- /O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0007.200123T1200Z-200124T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-200124T0000Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 352 AM EST Thu Jan 23 2020 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 700 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 700 PM THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 6 to 9 feet expected. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southern Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, Coastal Volusia and Northern Brevard Counties. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 7 PM this evening. For the High Rip Current Risk, from 7 AM this morning through this evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The next high tides along the Florida Atlantic coast will occur between 630 and 700 AM this morning and 630 and 700 PM this evening. The threat for Rip Currents will be present all day, but will be highest between 1000 AM and 400 PM due to tidal effects. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... High surf will affect the beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. Swimmers should remain out of the water due to large breaking waves and dangerous surf conditions. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
313 WHUS42 KMLB 231359 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 859 AM EST Thu Jan 23 2020 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-240300- /O.EXT.KMLB.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-200124T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-200124T0000Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 859 AM EST Thu Jan 23 2020 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 6 to 9 feet expected. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, and Coastal Volusia counties. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 10 PM EST this evening. For the High Rip Current Risk, until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The next high tide along the Florida Atlantic coast will occur between 630 and 700 PM this evening. The threat for rip currents will be present all day, but will be highest between 1000 AM and 400 PM due to tidal effects. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... High surf will affect the beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. Swimmers should remain out of the water due to large breaking waves and dangerous surf conditions. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. && $$
289 WHUS42 KMLB 240010 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 710 PM EST Thu Jan 23 2020 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-241500- /O.EXP.KMLB.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-200124T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMLB.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-200124T1500Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 710 PM EST Thu Jan 23 2020 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Large breaking waves of 6 to 8 feet expected. * WHERE...Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, and Coastal Volusia counties. Large swells will continue to impact the beaches into Friday morning. * WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Localized beach erosion. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The next high tide cycle along the east central Florida coast will occur between 725 AM and 750 AM Friday morning. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... High surf will affect the beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. Swimmers should remain out of the water due to large breaking waves and dangerous surf conditions. && $$
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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.