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Rip Current Statement 16, NWS Miami, FL

April 4, 2023Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Apr 4, 2023, 3:34 PM EDT for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It took effect at Apr 5, 2023, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 60 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 4, 2023, 3:34 PM EDT (19:34 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 5, 2023, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 7, 2023, 7:48 PM EDT
In force
60 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 19:38 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, 7.6 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 2023-04-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 678 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 2023-04-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 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
678 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
755 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

476 
WHUS42 KMFL 041934
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
334 PM EDT Tue Apr 4 2023

FLZ168-172-173-051200-
/O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0016.230405T1200Z-230408T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
334 PM EDT Tue Apr 4 2023

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

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

* WHEN...From Wednesday morning through Friday 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.

&&

$$

Baxter
8 follow-up statements
437 
WHUS42 KMFL 050815
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
415 AM EDT Wed Apr 5 2023

FLZ168-172-173-051615-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0016.230405T1200Z-230408T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
415 AM EDT Wed Apr 5 2023

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

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

* WHEN...From this morning through Friday 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.

&&

$$
327 
WHUS42 KMFL 051534
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
1134 AM EDT Wed Apr 5 2023

FLZ168-172-173-061545-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-230408T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
1134 AM EDT Wed Apr 5 2023

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

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

* WHEN...From this morning through Friday 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.

&&

$$
750 
WHUS42 KMFL 060724
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
324 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023

FLZ168-172-173-061530-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-230408T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
324 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

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

* WHEN...From this morning through Friday 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.

&&

$$
224 
WHUS42 KMFL 061526
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
1126 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023

FLZ168-172-173-071530-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-230408T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
1126 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

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

* WHEN...Through Friday 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.

&&

$$
354 
WHUS42 KMFL 062241
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
641 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023

FLZ168-172-173-071500-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-230408T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
641 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

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

* WHEN...Through Friday 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.

&&

$$
411 
WHUS42 KMFL 070734
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
334 AM EDT Fri Apr 7 2023

FLZ168-172-173-071545-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-230408T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
334 AM EDT Fri Apr 7 2023

...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 this 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.

&&

$$
466 
WHUS42 KMFL 071340
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
940 AM EDT Fri Apr 7 2023

FLZ168-172-173-080000-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-230408T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
940 AM EDT Fri Apr 7 2023

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

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

* WHEN...Through this 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.

&&

$$

Baxter
374 
WHUS42 KMFL 072348
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
748 PM EDT Fri Apr 7 2023

FLZ168-172-173-080100-
/O.CAN.KMFL.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-230408T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
748 PM EDT Fri Apr 7 2023

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

The high rip current risk has been cancelled, but a moderate rip 
current risk will continue overnight along the Atlantic waters.

$$

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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.