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Rip Current Statement 16, NWS Miami, FL
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.
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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.
- 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
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.