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Rip Current Statement 23, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this rip current statement at Aug 20, 2021, 5:03 AM EDT for Volusia County, Florida. It was in force for 39 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2021, 5:03 AM EDT (09:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 21, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
- 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 09:04 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, 9.1 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
- 1519 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
805 WHUS42 KMLB 200903 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 503 AM EDT Fri Aug 20 2021 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-210800- /O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0023.210820T0903Z-210821T0800Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 503 AM EDT Fri Aug 20 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Numerous Strong, dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Southern Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, Coastal Volusia and Northern Brevard Counties. * WHEN...The threat for rip currents will be high through late tonight and possibly extend into Saturday as well. Rip currents will be most frequent today from mid morning through mid afternoon. * 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. Due to the dangerous rip current conditions that are expected today, entering the water is not advised. && $$
1 follow-up statement
949 WHUS42 KMLB 210754 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 354 AM EDT Sat Aug 21 2021 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-220000- /O.CAN.KMLB.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-210821T0800Z/ /O.EXT.KMLB.RP.S.0023.000000T0000Z-210822T0000Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 354 AM EDT Sat Aug 21 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Numerous Strong, dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Martin, Coastal Volusia, Northern Brevard, Southern Brevard, St. Lucie and Indian River Counties. * WHEN...The threat for rip currents will be high all day with the highest threat from late morning through late afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Due to the dangerous rip current conditions that are expected today, entering the water is not advised.&& $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 3:27 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | MLB | Volusia | 24 hr |
| Aug 20, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Volusia | 39 min |
| Aug 20, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Seminole | 42 min |
| Aug 20, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Seminole | 41 min |
| Aug 20, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Osceola | 44 min |
| Aug 20, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Orange | 31 min |
| Aug 20, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Osceola | 27 min |
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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.