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Rip Current Statement 33, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Aug 18, 2024, 3:18 AM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 65 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 18, 2024, 3:18 AM EDT (07:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2024, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 65 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
County Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 372 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1044 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
040 WHUS42 KMFL 180718 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 318 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 FLZ168-181530- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0033.240818T0718Z-240819T0800Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 318 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * 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. && $$
8 follow-up statements
346 WHUS42 KMFL 181213 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 813 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 FLZ168-182100- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0033.000000T0000Z-240819T0800Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 813 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
784 WHUS42 KMFL 182002 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 402 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 FLZ168-190800- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0033.000000T0000Z-240819T0800Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 402 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Until 4 AM EDT Monday. * 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. && $$
041 WHUS42 KMFL 190705 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 305 AM EDT Mon Aug 19 2024 FLZ168-191600- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0033.000000T0000Z-240820T0800Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 305 AM EDT Mon Aug 19 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
880 WHUS42 KMFL 191251 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 851 AM EDT Mon Aug 19 2024 FLZ168-200800- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0033.000000T0000Z-240820T0800Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 851 AM EDT Mon Aug 19 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * 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. && $$
928 WHUS42 KMFL 200011 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 811 PM EDT Mon Aug 19 2024 FLZ069-075-201100- /O.NEW.KMFL.CF.S.0004.240820T0600Z-240821T0000Z/ Coastal Collier County-Mainland Monroe- 811 PM EDT Mon Aug 19 2024 ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Isolated minor coastal flooding expected. * WHERE...Coastal Collier County and Mainland Monroe. * WHEN...From 2 AM EDT Tuesday through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Some water on low lying roads and property. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... Minor coastal flooding possible during periods of high tide combined with steady onshore flow. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not drive through flooded roadways. && $$ FLZ168-201100- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0033.000000T0000Z-240821T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 811 PM EDT Mon Aug 19 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...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. && $$
342 WHUS42 KMFL 200904 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 504 AM EDT Tue Aug 20 2024 FLZ069-075-201715- /O.CON.KMFL.CF.S.0004.000000T0000Z-240821T0000Z/ Coastal Collier County-Mainland Monroe- 504 AM EDT Tue Aug 20 2024 ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Isolated minor coastal flooding expected. * WHERE...Coastal Collier County and Mainland Monroe. * WHEN...From 2 AM EDT Tuesday through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Some water on low lying roads and property. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not drive through flooded roadways. && $$ FLZ168-201715- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0033.000000T0000Z-240821T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 504 AM EDT Tue Aug 20 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...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. && $$
219 WHUS42 KMFL 201622 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 1222 PM EDT Tue Aug 20 2024 FLZ069-075-210000- /O.CON.KMFL.CF.S.0004.000000T0000Z-240821T0000Z/ Coastal Collier County-Mainland Monroe- 1222 PM EDT Tue Aug 20 2024 ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Isolated minor coastal flooding expected. * WHERE...Coastal Collier County and Mainland Monroe. * WHEN...From 2 AM EDT Tuesday through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Some water on low lying roads and property. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not drive through flooded roadways. && $$ FLZ168-210000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0033.000000T0000Z-240821T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 1222 PM EDT Tue Aug 20 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...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. && $$
273 WHUS42 KMFL 202357 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 757 PM EDT Tue Aug 20 2024 FLZ069-075-210100- /O.EXP.KMFL.CF.S.0004.000000T0000Z-240821T0000Z/ Coastal Collier County-Mainland Monroe- 757 PM EDT Tue Aug 20 2024 ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... Water levels at high tide will gradually decrease over the coming days but spotty minor flooding will remain possible over SWFL during periods of high tide. $$ FLZ168-210100- /O.EXP.KMFL.RP.S.0033.000000T0000Z-240821T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 757 PM EDT Tue Aug 20 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... The risk of rip currents will decrease and therefore the Rip Current Statement will be allowed to expire. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 8:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Collier | 118 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.