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Rip Current Statement 28, NWS Miami, FL

July 29, 2022Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Jul 29, 2022, 4:02 AM EDT for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 64 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 29, 2022, 4:02 AM EDT (08:02 UTC)
Expired
Jul 31, 2022, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
64 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 08:04 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 00:00Z, 8.0 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 00:00Z on 2022-07-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1871 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 00:00Z on 2022-07-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 19 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1871 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1051 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

050 
WHUS42 KMFL 290802
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
402 AM EDT Fri Jul 29 2022

FLZ168-172-173-300000-
/O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0028.220729T0802Z-220801T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
402 AM EDT Fri Jul 29 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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
063 
WHUS42 KMFL 291825
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
225 PM EDT Fri Jul 29 2022

FLZ168-172-173-301030-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-220801T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
225 PM EDT Fri Jul 29 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS 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.

&&

$$
615 
WHUS42 KMFL 300805
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
405 AM EDT Sat Jul 30 2022

FLZ168-172-173-310800-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-220801T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
405 AM EDT Sat Jul 30 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS 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.

&&

$$
346 
WHUS42 KMFL 301542
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
1142 AM EDT Sat Jul 30 2022

FLZ168-172-173-311600-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-220801T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
1142 AM EDT Sat Jul 30 2022

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

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

* WHEN...Through at least 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.

&&

$$
854 
WHUS42 KMFL 301910
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
310 PM EDT Sat Jul 30 2022

FLZ168-172-173-311200-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-220801T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
310 PM EDT Sat Jul 30 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS 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.

&&

$$
674 
WHUS42 KMFL 310725
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
325 AM EDT Sun Jul 31 2022

FLZ168-172-173-010000-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-220801T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
325 AM EDT Sun Jul 31 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS 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.

&&

$$
963 
WHUS42 KMFL 312353
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
753 PM EDT Sun Jul 31 2022

FLZ168-172-173-010100-
/O.EXP.KMFL.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-220801T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
753 PM EDT Sun Jul 31 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

The high risk of rip currents at the Atlantic beaches will expire.
However, an elevated risk of rip currents will remain at the
Atlantic beaches tomorrow.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 29, 3:35 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL55 min
Jul 29, 4:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL64 min
Jul 29, 5:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL64 min
Jul 29, 6:22 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL40 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.