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Beach Hazards Statement 18, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this beach hazards statement at May 14, 2021, 2:50 AM EDT for Volusia County, Florida. It took effect at May 14, 2021, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 14, 2021, 2:50 AM EDT (06:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 14, 2021, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 15, 2021, 3:10 AM EDT
- In force
- 21 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 06:53 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, 6.8 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
- 8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -71 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 784 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
385 WHUS42 KMLB 140650 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 250 AM EDT Fri May 14 2021 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-150800- /O.CAN.KMLB.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-210514T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.BH.S.0018.210514T1000Z-210515T0800Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 250 AM EDT Fri May 14 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...A strong current flowing parallel to the coast within the surf zone along with a moderate risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Southern Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, Coastal Volusia and Northern Brevard Counties. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT this morning through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Breezy north to northeast winds at the coast will produce a strong long shore current within the surf zone. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
699 WHUS42 KMLB 150710 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 310 AM EDT Sat May 15 2021 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-160800- /O.CAN.KMLB.BH.S.0018.000000T0000Z-210515T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0018.210515T0710Z-210517T0800Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 310 AM EDT Sat May 15 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous and life-threatening rip currents. * WHERE...All Central Florida Atlantic Beaches. * WHEN...Today through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. && $$ Rodriguez
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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.