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Beach Hazards Statement 20, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this beach hazards statement at May 23, 2021, 3:30 AM EDT for Volusia County, Florida. It was in force for 49 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 23, 2021, 3:30 AM EDT (07:30 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2021, 4:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 49 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 07:34 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, 7.5 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1188 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
477 WHUS42 KMLB 230730 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 330 AM EDT Sun May 23 2021 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-240800- /O.NEW.KMLB.BH.S.0020.210523T0730Z-210525T0800Z/ /O.EXT.KMLB.RP.S.0018.000000T0000Z-210525T0800Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 330 AM EDT Sun May 23 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Numerous strong and dangerous rip currents. Swells building into the surf zone will produce large breaking waves up to 6 feet. * WHERE...Southern Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, Coastal Volusia and Northern Brevard Counties. * WHEN...Through late Monday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...While strong rip currents will always be present, the threat will be highest through from 900 AM through 300 PM today, and again on Monday from 1000 AM through 400 PM. 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. Because of the dangerous surf and rip current conditions, entering the water is discouraged. && $$
1 follow-up statement
210 WHUS42 KMLB 240758 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 358 AM EDT Mon May 24 2021 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-250800- /O.CON.KMLB.BH.S.0020.000000T0000Z-210525T0800Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.RP.S.0018.000000T0000Z-210525T0800Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 358 AM EDT Mon May 24 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Numerous strong and dangerous rip currents. Swells building into the surf zone will produce breaking waves of 4 to 5 feet. * WHERE...Southern Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, Coastal Volusia and Northern Brevard Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...While strong rip currents will always be present, the threat will be highest from 1000 AM this morning through 400 PM this afternoon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Because of the dangerous surf and rip current conditions, entering the water is discouraged. && $$
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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.