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Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this beach hazards statement at Jan 22, 2022, 3:01 AM EST for Volusia County, Florida. It was in force for 25 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2022, 3:01 AM EST (08:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2022, 3:42 AM EST
- In force
- 25 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 08:03 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, 8.0 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
- 35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -171 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 797 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
594 WHUS42 KMLB 220801 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 301 AM EST Sat Jan 22 2022 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-230900- /O.NEW.KMLB.BH.S.0002.220122T0801Z-220123T0900Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 301 AM EST Sat Jan 22 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...A strong current flowing southward, parallel to the coast, within the surf zone and a moderate risk of rip currents. Rough surf will also be possible. * WHERE...Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, and Volusia Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Building swells and strong currents can knock you off your feet and make you even more susceptible to becoming caught in the seaward pull of a rip current. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
080 WHUS42 KMLB 230842 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 342 AM EST Sun Jan 23 2022 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-240900- /O.CAN.KMLB.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-220123T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0005.220123T0842Z-220124T0900Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- 342 AM EST Sun Jan 23 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Numerous strong, dangerous rip currents, as well as a strong southward flowing current parallel to the shore and rough surf. * WHERE...Volusia, Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, and Martin Volusia Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Entering the surf is strongly discouraged due to the dangerous surf and rip current conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2:42 PM EST | Freeze Watch | MLB | Lake, Volusia | 19 hr |
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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.