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Rip Current Statement 27, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Aug 19, 2023, 5:47 PM EDT for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It took effect at Aug 20, 2023, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 19, 2023, 5:47 PM EDT (21:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 20, 2023, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2023, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 days
- 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 21:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 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
- 1779 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 802 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
869 WHUS42 KMFL 192147 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 547 PM EDT Sat Aug 19 2023 FLZ168-172-173-202200- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0027.230820T1200Z-230822T1200Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 547 PM EDT Sat Aug 19 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...From Sunday morning through Tuesday morning. * 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
888 WHUS42 KMFL 202137 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 537 PM EDT Sun Aug 20 2023 FLZ168-172-173-211800- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-230822T1200Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 537 PM EDT Sun Aug 20 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...From Sunday morning through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
087 WHUS42 KMFL 210652 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 252 AM EDT Mon Aug 21 2023 FLZ168-172-173-212100- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-230823T1200Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 252 AM EDT Mon Aug 21 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...Through Wednesday morning. * 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. && $$
255 WHUS42 KMFL 212017 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 417 PM EDT Mon Aug 21 2023 FLZ168-172-173-221200- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-230823T1200Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 417 PM EDT Mon Aug 21 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...Through Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
632 WHUS42 KMFL 220728 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 328 AM EDT Tue Aug 22 2023 FLZ168-172-173-230000- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-230824T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 328 AM EDT Tue Aug 22 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...Through Wednesday 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. && $$
771 WHUS42 KMFL 222356 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 756 PM EDT Tue Aug 22 2023 FLZ168-172-173-240000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-230824T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 756 PM EDT Tue Aug 22 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...Through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
881 WHUS42 KMFL 230710 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 310 AM EDT Wed Aug 23 2023 FLZ168-172-173-240000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-230824T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 310 AM EDT Wed Aug 23 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * 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. && $$
255 WHUS42 KMFL 232355 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 755 PM EDT Wed Aug 23 2023 FLZ168-172-173-240100- /O.EXP.KMFL.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-230824T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 755 PM EDT Wed Aug 23 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... $$
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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.