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Rip Current Statement 33, NWS Miami, FL

September 16, 2023Broward County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Sep 16, 2023, 5:26 PM EDT for Broward County, Florida. It took effect at Sep 17, 2023, 4:07 AM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 16, 2023, 5:26 PM EDT (21:26 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 17, 2023, 4:07 AM EDT
Expired
Sep 17, 2023, 7:24 PM EDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL

County Broward County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:28 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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 40 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 2023-09-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1795 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 2023-09-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 5 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1795 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
642 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

143 
WHUS42 KMFL 162126
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
526 PM EDT Sat Sep 16 2023

FLZ172-171000-
/O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0033.230917T1200Z-230918T0000Z/
Coastal Broward County-
526 PM EDT Sat Sep 16 2023

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Broward County.

* WHEN...From Sunday morning through Sunday 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.

&&

$$

FLZ168-171000-
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0032.000000T0000Z-230918T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach County-
526 PM EDT Sat Sep 16 2023

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County.

* WHEN...Through Sunday 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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
116 
WHUS42 KMFL 170807
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
407 AM EDT Sun Sep 17 2023

FLZ172-171615-
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0033.230917T0807Z-230918T0000Z/
Coastal Broward County-
407 AM EDT Sun Sep 17 2023

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Broward 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.

&&

$$

FLZ168-171615-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0032.000000T0000Z-230918T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach County-
407 AM EDT Sun Sep 17 2023

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach 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.

&&

$$
578 
WHUS42 KMFL 171608
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
1208 PM EDT Sun Sep 17 2023

FLZ168-180000-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0032.000000T0000Z-230918T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach County-
1208 PM EDT Sun Sep 17 2023

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT 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.

&&

$$

FLZ172-180000-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0033.000000T0000Z-230918T0000Z/
Coastal Broward County-
1208 PM EDT Sun Sep 17 2023

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Coastal Broward County.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT 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.

&&

$$
842 
WHUS42 KMFL 172324
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
724 PM EDT Sun Sep 17 2023

FLZ172-180030-
/O.CAN.KMFL.RP.S.0033.000000T0000Z-230918T0000Z/
Coastal Broward County-
724 PM EDT Sun Sep 17 2023

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


$$

FLZ168-181000-
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0032.000000T0000Z-230919T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach County-
724 PM EDT Sun Sep 17 2023

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County.

* WHEN...Through Monday 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 15, 8:04 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLMiami-Dade116 min
Sep 16, 1:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMartin43 min
Sep 16, 1:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLPalm Beach2 hr
Sep 16, 1:25 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLMiami-Dade65 min
Sep 16, 1:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach36 min
Sep 16, 1:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier44 min
Sep 16, 2:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLPalm Beach97 min
Sep 16, 2:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach47 min
Sep 16, 2:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach49 min
Sep 16, 3:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach29 min
Sep 16, 3:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward52 min
Sep 16, 4:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward112 min
Sep 16, 4:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward39 min
Sep 16, 4:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward61 min
Sep 16, 4:35 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward115 min
Sep 16, 4:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward48 min
Sep 16, 5:58 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLMiami-Dade62 min

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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.