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Rip Current Statement 18, NWS Miami, FL

April 27, 2021Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Apr 27, 2021, 8:37 AM EDT for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 59 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 27, 2021, 8:37 AM EDT (12:37 UTC)
Expired
Apr 29, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
59 hr
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL

Counties Broward County, FL, Miami-Dade County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 39 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Miami, FL at 12:00Z on 2021-04-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Miami, FL at 12:00Z on 2021-04-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -68 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-40 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1011 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-68 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

046 
WHUS42 KMFL 271237
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
837 AM EDT Tue Apr 27 2021

FLZ168-172-173-280000-
/O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0018.210427T1237Z-210428T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
837 AM EDT Tue Apr 27 2021

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Atlantic beaches of Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away 
  from shore into deeper water.

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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
818 
WHUS42 KMFL 271921
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
321 PM EDT Tue Apr 27 2021

FLZ168-172-173-280330-
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0018.000000T0000Z-210429T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
321 PM EDT Tue Apr 27 2021

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Coastal Broward, Coastal Palm Beach and Coastal Miami- 
  Dade Counties.

* WHEN...Through Wednesday evening.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away 
  from shore into deeper water.

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.

&&

$$
121 
WHUS42 KMFL 280735
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
335 AM EDT Wed Apr 28 2021

FLZ168-172-173-281545-
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0018.000000T0000Z-210430T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
335 AM EDT Wed Apr 28 2021

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Coastal Broward, Coastal Palm Beach and Coastal Miami- 
  Dade Counties.

* WHEN...Through Thursday evening.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away 
  from shore into deeper water.

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.

&&

$$
188 
WHUS42 KMFL 281408
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
1008 AM EDT Wed Apr 28 2021

FLZ168-172-173-290000-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0018.000000T0000Z-210430T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
1008 AM EDT Wed Apr 28 2021

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Coastal Broward, Coastal Palm Beach and Coastal Miami- 
  Dade Counties.

* WHEN...Through Thursday evening.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away 
  from shore into deeper water.

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.

&&

$$

Fell
610 
WHUS42 KMFL 290044
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
844 PM EDT Wed Apr 28 2021

FLZ168-172-173-290845-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0018.000000T0000Z-210430T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
844 PM EDT Wed Apr 28 2021

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Coastal Broward, Coastal Palm Beach and Coastal Miami- 
  Dade Counties.

* WHEN...Through Thursday evening.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away 
  from shore into deeper water.

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.

&&

$$
483 
WHUS42 KMFL 291330
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
930 AM EDT Thu Apr 29 2021

FLZ168-172-173-300000-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0018.000000T0000Z-210430T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
930 AM EDT Thu Apr 29 2021

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Coastal Broward, Coastal Palm Beach and Coastal Miami- 
  Dade Counties.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away 
  from shore into deeper water.

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.

&&

$$

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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.