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Beach Hazards Statement 3, NWS Melbourne, FL

January 17, 20245 counties in Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this beach hazards statement at Jan 17, 2024, 3:04 AM EST for 5 counties in Florida. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 17, 2024, 3:04 AM EST (08:04 UTC)
Expired
Jan 17, 2024, 7:00 PM EST
In force
16 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 08:05 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, 8.1 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 2024-01-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 18 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cape Canaveral, FL at 00:00Z on 2024-01-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -69 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
18 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-220 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
820 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-69 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

015 
WHUS42 KMLB 170804
CFWMLB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
304 AM EST Wed Jan 17 2024

FLZ141-154-159-164-347-447-647-747-180000-
/O.CAN.KMLB.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-240117T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KMLB.BH.S.0003.240117T0804Z-240118T0000Z/
Coastal Volusia-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie-
Coastal Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard-
Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard-
Southern Brevard Barrier Islands-
304 AM EST Wed Jan 17 2024

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...A strong southward flowing longshore current, with a 
  Moderate risk of dangerous rip currents, exists in the surf zone
  today.

* WHERE...Coastal Volusia, Coastal Indian River, Coastal Saint
  Lucie, Coastal Martin, and Coastal Brevard Counties.

* WHEN...Through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Breezy northerly winds will produce a strong southward
  flowing longshore current today, which can push swimmers into
  deeper water unexpectedly and make 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.

&&

$$

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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.