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Rip Current Statement 17, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this rip current statement at Apr 2, 2021, 3:17 AM EDT for Volusia County, Florida. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2021, 3:17 AM EDT (07:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 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 07:21 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, 7.3 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
- 1529 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -108 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
493 WHUS42 KMLB 020717 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 317 AM EDT Fri Apr 2 2021 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-030800- /O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0017.210402T0717Z-210404T0800Z/ /O.EXT.KMLB.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-210404T0800Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 317 AM EDT Fri Apr 2 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...For the Beach Hazards Statement, rough surf and large breaking waves up to 7 feet. There will also be a strong southward flowing long shore current today. For the High Rip Current Risk, numerous strong and dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southern Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, Coastal Volusia and Northern Brevard Counties. * WHEN...Through late Saturday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Rough surf can knock you down and make you even more susceptible to becoming caught in a rip current. 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 not recommended. && $$
2 follow-up statements
878 WHUS42 KMLB 030704 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 304 AM EDT Sat Apr 3 2021 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-040800- /O.EXT.KMLB.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-210405T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-210404T0800Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 304 AM EDT Sat Apr 3 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...For the Beach Hazards Statement, rough surf and large breaking waves up to 6 feet. For the High Rip Current Risk, numerous strong and life-threatening rip currents. * WHERE...Martin, Coastal Volusia, Brevard, St. Lucie, and Indian River Counties. * WHEN...For the Beach Hazards Statement, through late tonight. For the High Rip Current Risk, through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Rough surf can knock you down and make you even more susceptible to becoming caught in a rip current. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Because of the dangerous surf and rip current conditions, entering the water is not recommended. && $$
828 WHUS42 KMLB 040804 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 404 AM EDT Sun Apr 4 2021 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-050800- /O.EXP.KMLB.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-210404T0800Z/ /O.EXT.KMLB.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-210405T0800Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 404 AM EDT Sun Apr 4 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Numerous strong and life-threatening rip currents * WHERE...Martin, Coastal Volusia, Brevard, St. Lucie and Indian River Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * 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. Because of the dangerous surf and rip current conditions, entering the water is not recommended. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 3:08 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | MLB | Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 17 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:13 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MLB | Volusia | 19 hr |
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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.