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Rip Current Statement 13, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this rip current statement at Apr 12, 2024, 2:56 AM EDT for Indian River County, Martin County, Saint Lucie County, Florida. It was in force for 25 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2024, 2:56 AM EDT (06:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2024, 4:18 AM EDT
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
Counties Indian River County, FL, Martin County, FL, Saint Lucie County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:57 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, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 77 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -209 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 623 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted.
217 WHUS42 KMLB 120656 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 256 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024 FLZ154-159-164-130900- /O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0013.240412T0656Z-240413T0900Z/ Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie-Coastal Martin- 256 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and rough surf. * WHERE...Coastal Indian River, Coastal Saint Lucie and Coastal Martin Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Entering the water is strongly discouraged. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
493 WHUS42 KMLB 130818 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 418 AM EDT Sat Apr 13 2024 FLZ154-159-164-140800- /O.CAN.KMLB.RP.S.0013.000000T0000Z-240413T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.BH.S.0014.240413T0900Z-240414T0800Z/ Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie-Coastal Martin- 418 AM EDT Sat Apr 13 2024 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...A strong, southward flowing longshore current and a Moderate Risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Indian River, Coastal Saint Lucie and Coastal Martin Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Breezy north to northeast winds will produce a strong, southward flowing longshore current today, which can push swimmers into deeper water unexpectedly, making them more susceptible to dangerous rip currents. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ141-347-447-647-747-140800- /O.NEW.KMLB.BH.S.0014.240413T0900Z-240414T0800Z/ Coastal Volusia-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard- Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 418 AM EDT Sat Apr 13 2024 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...A strong, southward flowing longshore current and a Moderate Risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Volusia, Mainland Northern Brevard, Northern Brevard Barrier Islands, Mainland Southern Brevard and Southern Brevard Barrier Islands Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Breezy north to northeast winds will produce a strong, southward 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 12, 2:24 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 20 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.