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Beach Hazards Statement 13, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this beach hazards statement at Apr 11, 2024, 3:57 AM EDT for 5 counties in Florida. It took effect at Apr 11, 2024, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 11, 2024, 3:57 AM EDT (07:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 11, 2024, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 11, 2024, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 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 07:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1022 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 256 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
748 WHUS42 KMLB 110757 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 357 AM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024 FLZ141-154-159-164-347-447-647-747-120000- /O.EXP.KMLB.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-240411T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.BH.S.0013.240411T1200Z-240412T0000Z/ Coastal Volusia-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie- Coastal Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard- Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 357 AM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...A strong, northward flowing longshore current and a Moderate Risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Volusia, Coastal Indian River, Coastal Saint Lucie, Coastal Martin, Mainland Northern Brevard, Northern Brevard Barrier Islands, Mainland Southern Brevard and Southern Brevard Barrier Islands Counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening. * IMPACTS...Windy southerly winds will produce a strong, northward flowing longshore current today, which can push swimmers into deeper water unexpectedly, making them more susceptible to dangerous rip currents. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
917 WHUS42 KMLB 111514 AAA CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Melbourne FL 1114 AM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024 FLZ141-154-159-164-347-447-647-747-120000- /O.CON.KMLB.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-240412T0000Z/ Coastal Volusia-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie- Coastal Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard- Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 1114 AM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...A strong, northward flowing longshore current and a High Risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Volusia, Coastal Indian River, Coastal Saint Lucie, Coastal Martin, Mainland Northern Brevard, Northern Brevard Barrier Islands, Mainland Southern Brevard and Southern Brevard Barrier Islands Counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening. * IMPACTS...Windy southerly winds will produce a strong, northward flowing longshore current today, which can push swimmers into deeper water unexpectedly, making them more susceptible to dangerous rip currents. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 3:24 AM EDT | Gale Warning | MLB | 17 hr | |
| Apr 11, 3:24 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 29 hr | |
| Apr 11, 12:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Flagler | 34 min |
| Apr 11, 12:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake, Volusia | 17 min |
| Apr 11, 12:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Volusia | 20 min |
| Apr 11, 12:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Volusia | 49 min |
| Apr 11, 1:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake | 46 min |
| Apr 11, 1:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 59 min | |
| Apr 11, 1:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Flagler | 37 min |
| Apr 11, 1:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Seminole, Volusia | 35 min |
| Apr 11, 1:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Volusia | 17 min |
| Apr 11, 1:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake | 27 min |
| Apr 11, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Orange, Seminole | 39 min |
| Apr 11, 2:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Osceola | 51 min |
| Apr 11, 2:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 3 hr | |
| Apr 11, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Orange, Osceola, Seminole | 47 min |
| Apr 11, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard, Osceola | 52 min |
| Apr 11, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 2 hr | |
| Apr 11, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Brevard | 18 min |
| Apr 11, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard | 35 min |
| Apr 11, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Indian River | 31 min |
| Apr 11, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 50 min | |
| Apr 11, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Indian River | 34 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.