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Beach Hazards Statement 25, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this beach hazards statement at Nov 20, 2022, 3:37 AM EST for 5 counties in Florida. It took effect at Nov 20, 2022, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 23 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 20, 2022, 3:37 AM EST (08:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 20, 2022, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Nov 21, 2022, 2:56 AM EST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
Counties Brevard County, FL, Indian River County, FL, Martin County, FL, Saint Lucie County, FL, Volusia County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:38 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 65 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 820 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 299 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
346 WHUS42 KMLB 200837 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 337 AM EST Sun Nov 20 2022 FLZ141-154-159-164-347-447-647-747-210800- /O.NEW.KMLB.BH.S.0025.221120T0900Z-221121T0800Z/ Coastal Volusia-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie- Coastal Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard- Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 337 AM EST Sun Nov 20 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...A strong southward flowing longshore current is expected in the surf zone. * WHERE...Volusia, Brevard, Indian River, Saint Lucie and Martin Coasts. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...North to northeast winds 20 to 25 mph will produce a strong southward flowing longshore current at the beaches, which can knock swimmers off their feet or into deeper water, making them more susceptible to dangerous rip currents. The longshore current will also increase the risk of rip currents near piers and jetties. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
805 WHUS42 KMLB 210756 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 256 AM EST Mon Nov 21 2022 FLZ141-154-159-164-347-447-647-747-220900- /O.CAN.KMLB.BH.S.0025.000000T0000Z-221121T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0030.221121T0756Z-221122T0900Z/ Coastal Volusia-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie- Coastal Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard- Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 256 AM EST Mon Nov 21 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...All central Florida Atlantic beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. && $$
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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.