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Rip Current Statement 26, NWS Miami, FL

July 15, 2022Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Jul 15, 2022, 11:26 AM EDT for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 46 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 15, 2022, 11:26 AM EDT (15:26 UTC)
Expired
Jul 17, 2022, 9:29 AM EDT
In force
46 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 15:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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, 3.4 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 2022-07-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1305 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 2022-07-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -6 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1305 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
892 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-12 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

529 
WHUS42 KMFL 151526
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
1126 AM EDT Fri Jul 15 2022

FLZ168-172-173-161200-
/O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0026.220715T1526Z-220718T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
1126 AM EDT Fri Jul 15 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

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

* WHEN...Through Sunday evening.

* 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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
344 
WHUS42 KMFL 151856
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
256 PM EDT Fri Jul 15 2022

FLZ168-172-173-161200-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-220718T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
256 PM EDT Fri Jul 15 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

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

* WHEN...Through Sunday evening.

* 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.

&&

$$
414 
WHUS42 KMFL 161113
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
713 AM EDT Sat Jul 16 2022

FLZ168-172-173-170000-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-220718T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
713 AM EDT Sat Jul 16 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

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

* WHEN...Through Sunday evening.

* 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.

&&

$$
826 
WHUS42 KMFL 162038
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
438 PM EDT Sat Jul 16 2022

FLZ168-172-173-171200-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-220718T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
438 PM EDT Sat Jul 16 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

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

* WHEN...Through Sunday evening.

* 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.

&&

$$
481 
WHUS42 KMFL 171329
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
929 AM EDT Sun Jul 17 2022

FLZ168-172-173-171430-
/O.CAN.KMFL.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-220718T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
929 AM EDT Sun Jul 17 2022

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

The winds have become more south southeast today along the east
coast beaches as low tide has shifted into the evening hours.
Therefore, the High Risk of Rip Currents has been cancelled along
the east coast beaches of South Florida and been replaced with a
Moderate Risk of Rip Currents.

$$

Baxter

The office that day

Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 15, 1:38 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL37 min
Jul 15, 2:02 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade43 min
Jul 15, 9:40 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL26 min
Jul 15, 10:23 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL30 min
Jul 15, 11:48 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL57 min
Jul 15, 11:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward36 min
Jul 15, 12:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry38 min
Jul 15, 12:13 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL32 min
Jul 15, 12:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward52 min
Jul 15, 12:31 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL59 min
Jul 15, 12:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLBroward18 min
Jul 15, 1:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL37 min
Jul 15, 2:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier25 min
Jul 15, 2:22 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL38 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.