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Rip Current Statement 24, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this rip current statement at Aug 27, 2021, 10:44 AM EDT for Volusia County, Florida. It took effect at Aug 27, 2021, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 41 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 27, 2021, 10:44 AM EDT (14:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 27, 2021, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2021, 4:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 41 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 14:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 2.7 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
- 1863 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 764 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
The text
As transmitted.
773 WHUS42 KMLB 271444 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 1044 AM EDT Fri Aug 27 2021 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-280800- /O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0024.210827T1500Z-210828T0800Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 1044 AM EDT Fri Aug 27 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * 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. 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. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
797 WHUS42 KMLB 280712 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 312 AM EDT Sat Aug 28 2021 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-290800- /O.EXT.KMLB.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-210829T0800Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 312 AM EDT Sat Aug 28 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Southern Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, Coastal Volusia and Northern Brevard Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. The threat will be highest through 10 AM this morning, and again after 4 PM this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ Cristaldi
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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.