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Beach Hazards Statement 21, NWS Melbourne, FL

June 17, 20245 counties in Florida

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.

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

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cape Canaveral, FL at 00:00Z on 2024-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1660 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cape Canaveral, FL at 00:00Z on 2024-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -27 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 3:57 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMLB4 days

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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.