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Rip Current Statement 20, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this rip current statement at Sep 21, 2023, 2:48 AM EDT for 5 counties in Florida. It took effect at Sep 21, 2023, 3:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 21, 2023, 2:48 AM EDT (06:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 21, 2023, 3:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 24, 2023, 3:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 days
- 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 06:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 00:00Z, 6.8 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
- 1836 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 713 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -80 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
124 WHUS42 KMLB 210648 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 248 AM EDT Thu Sep 21 2023 FLZ141-154-159-164-347-447-647-747-220800- /O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0020.230921T0700Z-230923T0800Z/ Coastal Volusia-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie- Coastal Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard- Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 248 AM EDT Thu Sep 21 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and rough surf expected. * WHERE...Along the beaches of Volusia, Brevard, Indian River, Saint Lucie and Martin Counties. * WHEN...Through late Friday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swimmers should remain out of the ocean due to the HIGH risk of life threatening rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
397 WHUS42 KMLB 220706 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 306 AM EDT Fri Sep 22 2023 FLZ141-154-159-164-347-447-647-747-230800- /O.CON.KMLB.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-230923T0800Z/ Coastal Volusia-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie- Coastal Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard- Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 306 AM EDT Fri Sep 22 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and rough surf expected. * WHERE...Along the beaches of Volusia, Brevard, Indian River, Saint Lucie and Martin Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swimmers should remain out of the ocean due to the HIGH risk of life threatening rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
547 WHUS42 KMLB 230741 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 341 AM EDT Sat Sep 23 2023 FLZ141-154-159-164-347-447-647-747-240700- /O.EXT.KMLB.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-230924T0700Z/ Coastal Volusia-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie- Coastal Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard- Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 341 AM EDT Sat Sep 23 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and rough surf expected. * WHERE...Along the beaches of Volusia, Brevard, Indian River, Saint Lucie and Martin Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swimmers should remain out of the ocean due to the HIGH risk of life threatening rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 4:07 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 64 hr | |
| Sep 21, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Volusia | 43 min |
| Sep 21, 3:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Orange, Seminole | 38 min |
| Sep 21, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Seminole | 29 min |
| Sep 21, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Orange, Seminole | 27 min |
| Sep 21, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Orange | 36 min |
| Sep 21, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Osceola | 43 min |
| Sep 21, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Osceola | 34 min |
| Sep 21, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake | 42 min |
| Sep 21, 5:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Lake | 85 min |
| Sep 21, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake | 37 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.