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Rip Current Statement 7, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Feb 10, 2023, 7:35 PM EST for Broward County, Collier County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 71 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 10, 2023, 7:35 PM EST (00:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2023, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 71 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
Counties Broward County, FL, Collier County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 71 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
- 745 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 830 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
798 WHUS42 KMFL 110035 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 735 PM EST Fri Feb 10 2023 FLZ168-172-110845- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0007.230211T0035Z-230212T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward- 735 PM EST Fri Feb 10 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach and Coastal Broward Counties. * WHEN...Through Saturday 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. && $$
8 follow-up statements
830 WHUS42 KMFL 110724 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 224 AM EST Sat Feb 11 2023 FLZ168-172-112100- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-230212T1200Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward- 224 AM EST Sat Feb 11 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach and Coastal Broward Counties. * WHEN...Through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
201 WHUS42 KMFL 111928 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 228 PM EST Sat Feb 11 2023 FLZ168-172-121100- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-230212T1200Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward- 228 PM EST Sat Feb 11 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach and Coastal Broward Counties. * WHEN...Through Sunday 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. && $$
767 WHUS42 KMFL 120740 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 240 AM EST Sun Feb 12 2023 FLZ069-130000- /O.EXB.KMFL.RP.S.0007.230212T0800Z-230213T1800Z/ Coastal Collier- 240 AM EST Sun Feb 12 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Collier County. * WHEN...Through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ168-172-121200- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-230212T1200Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward- 240 AM EST Sun Feb 12 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach and Coastal Broward Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 AM EST this 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. && $$
848 WHUS42 KMFL 121742 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 1242 PM EST Sun Feb 12 2023 FLZ069-130400- /O.NEW.KMFL.SU.Y.0002.230212T1742Z-230213T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-230213T1800Z/ Coastal Collier- 1242 PM EST Sun Feb 12 2023 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 5 to 7 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Collier County. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 7 AM EST Monday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
714 WHUS42 KMFL 130336 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 1036 PM EST Sun Feb 12 2023 FLZ069-131200- /O.CON.KMFL.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-230213T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-230213T1800Z/ Coastal Collier- 1036 PM EST Sun Feb 12 2023 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4 to 6 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Collier County. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 7 AM EST Monday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. 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. && $$
018 WHUS42 KMFL 130658 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 158 AM EST Mon Feb 13 2023 FLZ069-131200- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-230214T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-230213T1200Z/ Coastal Collier- 158 AM EST Mon Feb 13 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 3 to 6 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Collier County. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 7 AM EST this morning. For the High Rip Current Risk, through this evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
513 WHUS42 KMFL 131153 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 653 AM EST Mon Feb 13 2023 FLZ069-140000- /O.EXP.KMFL.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-230213T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-230214T0000Z/ Coastal Collier- 653 AM EST Mon Feb 13 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Collier 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. && $$
403 WHUS42 KMFL 131953 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 253 PM EST Mon Feb 13 2023 FLZ069-140000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-230214T0000Z/ Coastal Collier- 253 PM EST Mon Feb 13 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Collier County. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2:23 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MFL | 59 hr |
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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.