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Beach Hazards Statement 7, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this beach hazards statement at Mar 9, 2023, 8:16 AM EST for 5 counties in Florida. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 9, 2023, 8:16 AM EST (13:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2023, 7:58 PM EST
- In force
- 12 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 13:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 1.3 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1013 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
967 WHUS42 KMLB 091316 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 816 AM EST Thu Mar 9 2023 FLZ141-154-159-164-347-447-647-747-100800- /O.NEW.KMLB.BH.S.0007.230309T1316Z-230310T0800Z/ Coastal Volusia-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie- Coastal Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard- Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 816 AM EST Thu Mar 9 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Lingering long period swell and onshore winds will produce rough surf and a Moderate risk of life threatening rip currents. * WHERE...All central Florida Atlantic beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rough surf and strong currents will make swimming conditions hazardous. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
010 WHUS42 KMLB 100058 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 758 PM EST Thu Mar 9 2023 FLZ141-154-159-164-347-447-647-747-100200- /O.CAN.KMLB.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-230310T0800Z/ Coastal Volusia-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie- Coastal Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard- Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 758 PM EST Thu Mar 9 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... Rough, choppy surf will continue to gradually subside overnight. However, long period ocean swells are expected to produce a High Risk of life-threatening rip currents beginning tomorrow, and continuing through at least this weekend. $$ Cristaldi
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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.