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Rip Current Statement 38, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Nov 23, 2021, 2:19 AM EST for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Florida. It took effect at Nov 24, 2021, 2:00 AM EST. It was in force for 41 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 23, 2021, 2:19 AM EST (07:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 24, 2021, 2:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Nov 25, 2021, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 41 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
Counties Broward County, FL, Miami-Dade County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 20 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -196 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 925 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
319 WHUS42 KMFL 230719 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 219 AM EST Tue Nov 23 2021 FLZ172-173-231530- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0038.211124T0700Z-211125T0000Z/ Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 219 AM EST Tue Nov 23 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Broward and Coastal Miami-Dade Counties. * WHEN...From late tonight 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. && $$ FLZ168-231530- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0037.000000T0000Z-211125T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach- 219 AM EST Tue Nov 23 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
4 follow-up statements
923 WHUS42 KMFL 240151 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 851 PM EST Tue Nov 23 2021 FLZ168-241000- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0037.000000T0000Z-211126T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach- 851 PM EST Tue Nov 23 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * 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. && $$ FLZ172-173-241000- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0038.211124T0700Z-211126T0000Z/ Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 851 PM EST Tue Nov 23 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Broward and Coastal Miami-Dade Counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM EST Wednesday through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
721 WHUS42 KMFL 240733 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 233 AM EST Wed Nov 24 2021 FLZ168-242100- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0037.000000T0000Z-211126T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach- 233 AM EST Wed Nov 24 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * 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. && $$ FLZ172-173-242100- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0038.000000T0000Z-211126T0000Z/ Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 233 AM EST Wed Nov 24 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Broward and Coastal Miami-Dade Counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM EST Wednesday through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
978 WHUS42 KMFL 250816 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 316 AM EST Thu Nov 25 2021 FLZ168-252115- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0037.000000T0000Z-211126T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach- 316 AM EST Thu Nov 25 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through this evening. The high risk of rip currents may continue through Friday but confidence in this is lower. * 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. && $$ FLZ172-173-252115- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0038.000000T0000Z-211126T0000Z/ Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 316 AM EST Thu Nov 25 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Broward and Coastal Miami-Dade Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
544 WHUS42 KMFL 252117 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 417 PM EST Thu Nov 25 2021 FLZ168-260000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0037.000000T0000Z-211126T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach- 417 PM EST Thu Nov 25 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST 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. && $$ FLZ172-173-260000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0038.000000T0000Z-211126T0000Z/ Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 417 PM EST Thu Nov 25 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Broward and Coastal Miami-Dade Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
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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.