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Rip Current Statement 27, NWS Miami, FL

May 13, 2024Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at May 13, 2024, 2:05 AM EDT for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It took effect at May 13, 2024, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 42 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 13, 2024, 2:05 AM EDT (06:05 UTC)
In effect from
May 13, 2024, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
May 15, 2024, 2:01 AM EDT
In force
42 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 06:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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, 6.1 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 2024-05-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1562 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2024-05-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 14 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1562 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-48 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
815 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

401 
WHUS42 KMFL 130605
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
205 AM EDT Mon May 13 2024

FLZ168-172-173-132000-
/O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0027.240513T1200Z-240515T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County-
Coastal Miami Dade County-
205 AM EDT Mon May 13 2024

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and 
  Coastal Miami Dade County.

* WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through Tuesday 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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
035 
WHUS42 KMFL 131341
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
941 AM EDT Mon May 13 2024

FLZ168-172-173-141100-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-240515T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County-
Coastal Miami Dade County-
941 AM EDT Mon May 13 2024

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and 
  Coastal Miami Dade County.

* WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through Tuesday 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.

&&

$$

Baxter
754 
WHUS42 KMFL 140610
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
210 AM EDT Tue May 14 2024

FLZ168-172-173-150000-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-240515T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County-
Coastal Miami Dade County-
210 AM EDT Tue May 14 2024

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and 
  Coastal Miami Dade County.

* WHEN...Through this 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.

&&

$$
996 
WHUS42 KMFL 141341
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
941 AM EDT Tue May 14 2024

FLZ168-172-173-150000-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-240515T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County-
Coastal Miami Dade County-
941 AM EDT Tue May 14 2024

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and 
  Coastal Miami Dade County.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this 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.

&&

$$
409 
WHUS42 KMFL 141917
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
317 PM EDT Tue May 14 2024

FLZ168-172-173-151000-
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-240515T1200Z/
Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County-
Coastal Miami Dade County-
317 PM EDT Tue May 14 2024

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and 
  Coastal Miami Dade County.

* WHEN...Through Wednesday morning.

* 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.

&&

$$
468 
WHUS42 KMFL 150601
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
201 AM EDT Wed May 15 2024

FLZ168-172-173-150715-
/O.CAN.KMFL.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-240515T1200Z/
Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County-
Coastal Miami Dade County-
201 AM EDT Wed May 15 2024

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

Onshore winds have weakened, but there will still be a moderate
risk for rip currents today along the Atlantic beaches.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 13, 2:06 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFL56 hr
May 13, 7:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades48 min
May 13, 7:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLOkeechobee27 min
May 13, 7:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL63 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.