Alert archive / Florida / Beach Hazards Statements in 2021
Beach Hazards Statement 10, NWS Melbourne, FL
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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 10:26 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Volusia | 49 min |
| Mar 6, 10:36 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Volusia | 39 min |
| Mar 6, 10:47 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake | 43 min |
| Mar 6, 10:55 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake | 50 min |
| Mar 6, 10:57 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 63 min | |
| Mar 6, 11:43 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Volusia | 47 min |
| Mar 6, 12:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Volusia | 42 min |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Florida, 2021Every beach hazards statement in 2021
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.