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Rip Current Statement 24, NWS Miami, FL

June 22, 2022Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Jun 22, 2022, 2:23 PM EDT for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 22, 2022, 2:23 PM EDT (18:23 UTC)
Expired
Jun 23, 2022, 4:02 AM EDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL

Counties Broward County, FL, Miami-Dade County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 39 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Miami, FL at 12:00Z on 2022-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 19 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Miami, FL at 12:00Z on 2022-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -55 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
19 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-61 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1098 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
4 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-27 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

323 
WHUS42 KMFL 221823
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
223 PM EDT Wed Jun 22 2022

FLZ168-172-173-230230-
/O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0024.220622T1823Z-220623T1000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
223 PM EDT Wed Jun 22 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach, Coastal Broward and Coastal Miami- 
  Dade Counties.

* WHEN...Through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away 
  from shore into deeper water.


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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
471 
WHUS42 KMFL 230414
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
1214 AM EDT Thu Jun 23 2022

FLZ168-172-173-231000-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-220623T1000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
1214 AM EDT Thu Jun 23 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach, Coastal Broward and Coastal Miami- 
  Dade Counties.

* WHEN...Until 6 AM EDT early this morning.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away 
  from shore into deeper water.

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.

&&

$$
324 
WHUS42 KMFL 230802
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
402 AM EDT Thu Jun 23 2022

FLZ168-172-173-230915-
/O.CAN.KMFL.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-220623T1000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
402 AM EDT Thu Jun 23 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

The easterly winds have decreased early this morning which has
allowed for the threat of Rip currents to decreased. Therefore,
the High Rip Current Risk has been cancelled for the east coast
beaches of South Florida.

$$

Baxter

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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.