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Beach Hazards Statement 19, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this beach hazards statement at Nov 27, 2023, 4:06 AM EST for 5 counties in Florida. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 27, 2023, 4:06 AM EST (09:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 29, 2023, 4:00 AM EST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
Counties Brevard County, FL, Indian River County, FL, Martin County, FL, Saint Lucie County, FL, Volusia County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 65 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
- 25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 806 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
615 WHUS42 KMLB 270906 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 406 AM EST Mon Nov 27 2023 FLZ141-154-159-164-347-447-647-747-280900- /O.NEW.KMLB.BH.S.0019.231127T0906Z-231128T0900Z/ Coastal Volusia-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie- Coastal Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard- Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 406 AM EST Mon Nov 27 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Southward flowing longshore current in the surf zone today. * WHERE...Coastal Volusia, Coastal Indian River, Coastal Saint Lucie, Coastal Martin, Mainland Northern Brevard, Northern Brevard Barrier Islands, Mainland Southern Brevard and Southern Brevard Barrier Islands Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Breezy northwest winds will produce a moderate southward flowing longshore current today, which can push swimmers into deeper water unexpectedly. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
541 WHUS42 KMLB 280723 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 223 AM EST Tue Nov 28 2023 FLZ141-154-159-164-347-447-647-747-290900- /O.EXT.KMLB.BH.S.0019.000000T0000Z-231129T0900Z/ Coastal Volusia-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie- Coastal Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard- Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 223 AM EST Tue Nov 28 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Southward flowing longshore current in the surf zone today. * WHERE...Coastal Volusia, Coastal Indian River, Coastal Saint Lucie, Coastal Martin, Mainland Northern Brevard, Northern Brevard Barrier Islands, Mainland Southern Brevard and Southern Brevard Barrier Islands Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Breezy northwest winds will produce a moderate southward flowing longshore current today, which can push swimmers into deeper water unexpectedly. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 9:26 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 7 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.