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Rip Current Statement 8, NWS Miami, FL

February 15, 2023Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Feb 15, 2023, 3:05 AM EST for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 39 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 15, 2023, 3:05 AM EST (08:05 UTC)
Expired
Feb 16, 2023, 6:32 PM EST
In force
39 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 08:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 00:00Z, 8.1 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 00:00Z on 2023-02-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2023-02-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -29 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1159 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

754 
WHUS42 KMFL 150805
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
305 AM EST Wed Feb 15 2023

FLZ168-172-173-160900-
/O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0008.230215T0805Z-230217T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
305 AM EST Wed Feb 15 2023

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

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

* WHEN...Through Thursday 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
687 
WHUS42 KMFL 160009
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
709 PM EST Wed Feb 15 2023

FLZ168-172-173-160815-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-230217T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
709 PM EST Wed Feb 15 2023

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

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

* WHEN...Through Thursday 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.

&&

$$
254 
WHUS42 KMFL 160850
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
350 AM EST Thu Feb 16 2023

FLZ168-172-173-170000-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-230217T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
350 AM EST Thu Feb 16 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 Thursday 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 162332
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
632 PM EST Thu Feb 16 2023

FLZ168-172-170900-
/O.CAN.KMFL.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-230217T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0009.230217T0000Z-230218T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-
632 PM EST Thu Feb 16 2023

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach and Coastal Broward 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.

&&

$$

FLZ173-170045-
/O.CAN.KMFL.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-230217T0000Z/
Coastal Miami-Dade-
632 PM EST Thu Feb 16 2023

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

The rip current risk has lessened for Miami-Dade County.


$$

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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.