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Beach Hazards Statement 21, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 17, 2024, 3:00 AM EDT for 5 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jun 17, 2024, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 2024, 3:00 AM EDT (07:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 17, 2024, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2024, 4:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 20 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 07:03 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, 7.0 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
- 1660 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 683 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 1 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -34 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
543 WHUS42 KMLB 170700 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 300 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 FLZ141-154-159-164-347-447-647-747-180800- /O.NEW.KMLB.BH.S.0021.240617T1200Z-240618T0800Z/ Coastal Volusia-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie- Coastal Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard- Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 300 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Rough surf and a Moderate risk of life threatening rip currents is 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 late tonight. * IMPACTS...Breezy east winds 15 to 20 mph with higher gusts possible will produce rough surf. A Moderate risk of rip currents also exists. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 3:57 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 4 days |
Nearby
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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.