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Rip Current Statement 3, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this rip current statement at Feb 9, 2023, 1:19 AM EST for 5 counties in Florida. It was in force for 66 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 9, 2023, 1:19 AM EST (06:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2023, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 66 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 06:20 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, 6.3 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
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1032 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
190 WHUS42 KMLB 090619 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 119 AM EST Thu Feb 9 2023 FLZ141-154-159-164-347-447-647-747-100900- /O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0003.230209T0619Z-230211T0900Z/ Coastal Volusia-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie- Coastal Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard- Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 119 AM EST Thu Feb 9 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Life-threatening rip currents. Gusty southeast winds around 15 mph will produce choppy, rough surf and breaking waves of 5 to 6 feet. Also, expect a strong southward flowing longshore current in the surf zone. * WHERE...All central Florida Atlantic beaches. * WHEN...Through late Friday night. * IMPACTS...Strong southward moving longshore current can knock swimmers off their feet or into deeper water, making them more susceptible to dangerous rip currents. The longshore current will also increase the risk of rip currents near piers and jetties. Rough surf will make swimming conditions hazardous. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
739 WHUS42 KMLB 090741 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 241 AM EST Thu Feb 9 2023 FLZ141-154-159-164-347-447-647-747-100900- /O.CON.KMLB.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-230211T0900Z/ Coastal Volusia-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie- Coastal Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard- Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 241 AM EST Thu Feb 9 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Life-threatening rip currents. Gusty southeast winds around 15 mph will produce choppy, rough surf and breaking waves of 4 to 6 feet. Also, expect a strong northward flowing longshore current in the surf zone. * WHERE...All central Florida Atlantic beaches. * WHEN...Through late Friday night. * IMPACTS...Strong northward moving longshore current can knock swimmers off their feet or into deeper water, making them more susceptible to dangerous rip currents. The longshore current will also increase the risk of rip currents near piers and jetties. Rough surf will make swimming conditions hazardous. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
540 WHUS42 KMLB 100725 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 225 AM EST Fri Feb 10 2023 FLZ141-154-159-164-347-447-647-747-110900- /O.CON.KMLB.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-230211T0900Z/ Coastal Volusia-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie- Coastal Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard- Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 225 AM EST Fri Feb 10 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Life-threatening rip currents. Gusty southerly winds around 15 mph will produce choppy, rough surf and breaking waves of 4 to 5 feet. * WHERE...All central Florida Atlantic beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rough surf will make swimming conditions hazardous. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$
098 WHUS42 KMLB 110605 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 105 AM EST Sat Feb 11 2023 FLZ141-154-159-164-347-447-647-747-120000- /O.EXT.KMLB.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-230212T0000Z/ Coastal Volusia-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie- Coastal Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard- Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 105 AM EST Sat Feb 11 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Life-threatening rip currents. Gusty southerly winds will produce choppy, rough surf and breaking waves of 3 to 4 feet. * WHERE...All central Florida Atlantic beaches. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rough surf will make swimming conditions hazardous. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 12:35 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 15 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.