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Beach Hazards Statement 10, NWS Melbourne, FL

March 6, 2021Volusia County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this beach hazards statement at Mar 6, 2021, 3:40 AM EST for Volusia County, Florida. It was in force for 39 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 6, 2021, 3:40 AM EST (08:40 UTC)
Expired
Mar 7, 2021, 7:00 PM EST
In force
39 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 08:39 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, 8.7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cape Canaveral, FL at 00:00Z on 2021-03-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Cape Canaveral, FL at 00:00Z on 2021-03-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 2 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1611 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
27 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

766 
WHUS42 KMLB 060840
CFWMLB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
340 AM EST Sat Mar 6 2021

FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-070900-
/O.NEW.KMLB.BH.S.0010.210306T0840Z-210308T0000Z/
Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia-
Northern Brevard-
340 AM EST Sat Mar 6 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Increasing northeast winds will cause dangerous
  conditions to develop in the surf zone, with breaking waves
  building to between 5 and 7 feet. There will also be a moderate
  threat for rip currents today through Sunday.
  
* WHERE...Volusia, Brevard, Indian River, Saint Lucie and Martin
  Counties.

* WHEN...The threat will increase today and continue through 
  Sunday evening.

* IMPACTS...Large breaking waves can knock you off your feet and
  make you even more susceptible to becoming caught in the seaward
  pull of a rip current. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Entering the surf is not recommended this weekend, due to the
increasingly dangerous surf and rip current conditions.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
476 
WHUS42 KMLB 070736
CFWMLB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
236 AM EST Sun Mar 7 2021

FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-080000-
/O.CON.KMLB.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-210308T0000Z/
Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia-
Northern Brevard-
236 AM EST Sun Mar 7 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Strong northerly winds will maintain very dangerous
  conditions in the surf zone, with breaking waves building to 
  between 5 and 7 feet. There will also be a strong southward 
  flowing longshore current and a moderate threat for rip 
  currents.

* WHERE...Volusia, Brevard, Indian River, Saint Lucie and Martin 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Large breaking waves can knock you off your feet and 
  make you even more susceptible to becoming caught in the 
  seaward pull of a rip current.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Because of the dangerous surf conditions, entering the water is
not recommended.

&&

$$
396 
WHUS42 KMLB 072003
CFWMLB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
303 PM EST Sun Mar 7 2021

FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-080000-
/O.NEW.KMLB.SU.Y.0001.210307T2003Z-210309T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMLB.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-210308T0000Z/
Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia-
Northern Brevard-
303 PM EST Sun Mar 7 2021

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4 to
  8 feet in the surf zone. For the Beach Hazards Statement, strong
  southward flowing longshore current and a moderate threat for
  rip currents for the remainder of this afternoon.

* WHERE...Southern Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, 
  Coastal Volusia and Northern Brevard Counties.

* WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 7 PM EST Monday. For 
  the Beach Hazards Statement, until 7 PM EST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and
  localized beach erosion. 


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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 6, 10:26 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMLBVolusia49 min
Mar 6, 10:36 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBVolusia39 min
Mar 6, 10:47 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMLBLake43 min
Mar 6, 10:55 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMLBLake50 min
Mar 6, 10:57 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMLB63 min
Mar 6, 11:43 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMLBVolusia47 min
Mar 6, 12:48 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMLBVolusia42 min

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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.