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Beach Hazards Statement 22, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this beach hazards statement at Oct 17, 2021, 3:26 AM EDT for Volusia County, Florida. It took effect at Oct 17, 2021, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 17, 2021, 3:26 AM EDT (07:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 17, 2021, 4:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 20, 2021, 4:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 days
- 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 07:26 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, 7.4 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
- 1549 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
553 WHUS42 KMLB 170726 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 326 AM EDT Sun Oct 17 2021 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-180800- /O.NEW.KMLB.BH.S.0022.211017T0800Z-211018T0800Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 326 AM EDT Sun Oct 17 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...A strong current flowing southward, parallel to the coast within the surf zone and a moderate risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Southern Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, Coastal Volusia and Northern Brevard Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Northerly winds around 20 knots will produce a strong southward current within the surf zone. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If you find yourself moving southward along the coast into deep water, remain calm and do not swim directly back against the current. Signal for help and try to swim at an angle to the current and back to shore. Avoid swimming near piers and jetties. 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. && $$ CL
2 follow-up statements
618 WHUS42 KMLB 180751 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 351 AM EDT Mon Oct 18 2021 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-190800- /O.EXT.KMLB.BH.S.0022.000000T0000Z-211019T0800Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 351 AM EDT Mon Oct 18 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Northeast winds around 15mph will produce rough surf at the beaches today. There will also be a moderate risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Martin, Coastal Volusia, Northern Brevard, Southern Brevard, St. Lucie and Indian River Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Dangerous breaking waves can knock you down and make you susceptible to rip currents. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ CL
824 WHUS42 KMLB 190720 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 320 AM EDT Tue Oct 19 2021 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-200800- /O.EXT.KMLB.BH.S.0022.000000T0000Z-211020T0800Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 320 AM EDT Tue Oct 19 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...East winds up to around 15mph will produce rough surf at the beaches today. There will also be a moderate risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Martin, Coastal Volusia, Northern Brevard, Southern Brevard, St. Lucie and Indian River Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Dangerous breaking waves can knock you down and make you susceptible to rip currents. 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. && $$ CL
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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.