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Rip Current Statement 9, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Jan 31, 2024, 1:32 PM EST for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It took effect at Feb 1, 2024, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2024, 1:32 PM EST (18:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 1, 2024, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 4, 2024, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 4 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 18:30 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 12:00Z, 6.5 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1481 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
428 WHUS42 KMFL 311832 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 132 PM EST Wed Jan 31 2024 FLZ168-010900- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0009.240201T1200Z-240202T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 132 PM EST Wed Jan 31 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...From Thursday morning 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. && $$
10 follow-up statements
251 WHUS42 KMFL 010955 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 455 AM EST Thu Feb 1 2024 FLZ168-011800- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0009.240201T1200Z-240202T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 455 AM EST Thu Feb 1 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...From this morning through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
020 WHUS42 KMFL 011654 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 1154 AM EST Thu Feb 1 2024 FLZ168-020500- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-240203T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 1154 AM EST Thu Feb 1 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * 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. && $$
824 WHUS42 KMFL 020132 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 832 PM EST Thu Feb 1 2024 FLZ168-030000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-240203T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 832 PM EST Thu Feb 1 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
047 WHUS42 KMFL 020750 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 250 AM EST Fri Feb 2 2024 FLZ168-021600- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-240203T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 250 AM EST Fri Feb 2 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. && $$
208 WHUS42 KMFL 021508 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 1008 AM EST Fri Feb 2 2024 FLZ168-030200- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-240203T1800Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 1008 AM EST Fri Feb 2 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
657 WHUS42 KMFL 030132 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 832 PM EST Fri Feb 2 2024 FLZ168-031200- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-240203T1800Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 832 PM EST Fri Feb 2 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through Saturday afternoon. * 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. && $$
043 WHUS42 KMFL 030623 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 123 AM EST Sat Feb 3 2024 FLZ168-032000- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-240205T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 123 AM EST Sat Feb 3 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
836 WHUS42 KMFL 031940 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 240 PM EST Sat Feb 3 2024 FLZ172-040900- /O.EXB.KMFL.RP.S.0009.240204T1200Z-240205T0000Z/ Coastal Broward County- 240 PM EST Sat Feb 3 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Broward County. * WHEN...From Sunday morning through Sunday 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. && $$ FLZ168-040900- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-240205T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 240 PM EST Sat Feb 3 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
891 WHUS42 KMFL 040615 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 115 AM EST Sun Feb 4 2024 FLZ173-050000- /O.EXA.KMFL.RP.S.0009.240204T1200Z-240205T0000Z/ Coastal Miami Dade County- 115 AM EST Sun Feb 4 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...From Sunday morning through Sunday 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. && $$ FLZ168-050000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-240205T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 115 AM EST Sun Feb 4 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ172-050000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0009.240204T1200Z-240205T0000Z/ Coastal Broward County- 115 AM EST Sun Feb 4 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Broward County. * WHEN...From Sunday morning through Sunday 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. && $$
854 WHUS42 KMFL 041324 AAA CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Miami FL 824 AM EST Sun Feb 4 2024 FLZ168-050000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-240205T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 824 AM EST Sun Feb 4 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ172-173-050000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-240205T0000Z/ Coastal Broward County-Coastal Miami Dade County- 824 AM EST Sun Feb 4 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Broward County. * WHEN...From Sunday morning through Sunday 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 8:00 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MFL | 59 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.