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Rip Current Statement 36, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Sep 4, 2024, 6:28 PM EDT for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It took effect at Sep 4, 2024, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 4, 2024, 6:28 PM EDT (22:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 4, 2024, 8:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 7, 2024, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 days
- 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 22:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2345 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 778 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
989 WHUS42 KMFL 042228 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 628 PM EDT Wed Sep 4 2024 FLZ168-172-173-060000- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0036.240905T0000Z-240906T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 628 PM EDT Wed Sep 4 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...Through Thursday 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
888 WHUS42 KMFL 050613 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 213 AM EDT Thu Sep 5 2024 FLZ168-172-173-060000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0036.000000T0000Z-240906T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 213 AM EDT Thu Sep 5 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
235 WHUS42 KMFL 052334 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 734 PM EDT Thu Sep 5 2024 FLZ172-173-060045- /O.EXP.KMFL.RP.S.0036.000000T0000Z-240906T0000Z/ Coastal Broward County-Coastal Miami Dade County- 734 PM EDT Thu Sep 5 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... The rip risk has decreased to the moderate category and therefore the statement will be allowed to expire. $$ FLZ168-070000- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0036.000000T0000Z-240907T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 734 PM EDT Thu Sep 5 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
838 WHUS42 KMFL 060702 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 302 AM EDT Fri Sep 6 2024 FLZ168-070000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0036.000000T0000Z-240907T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 302 AM EDT Fri Sep 6 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach 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. && $$
538 WHUS42 KMFL 061332 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 932 AM EDT Fri Sep 6 2024 FLZ168-071000- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0036.000000T0000Z-240908T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 932 AM EDT Fri Sep 6 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
038 WHUS42 KMFL 070643 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 243 AM EDT Sat Sep 7 2024 FLZ168-080000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0036.000000T0000Z-240908T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 243 AM EDT Sat Sep 7 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach 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. && $$
189 WHUS42 KMFL 071343 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 943 AM EDT Sat Sep 7 2024 FLZ168-080000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0036.000000T0000Z-240908T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 943 AM EDT Sat Sep 7 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2:07 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 16 hr |
| Sep 4, 11:39 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 36 min | |
| Sep 4, 12:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 49 min |
| Sep 4, 1:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 46 min |
| Sep 4, 1:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 29 min |
| Sep 4, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 58 min | |
| Sep 4, 6:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 35 min |
| Sep 4, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 47 min |
| Sep 4, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Hendry | 30 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.