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Rip Current Statement 29, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this rip current statement at Sep 26, 2024, 6:09 AM EDT for 5 counties in Florida. It was in force for 41 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2024, 6:09 AM EDT (10:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 27, 2024, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 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 10:11 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, 10.2 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
- 820 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 705 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
723 WHUS42 KMLB 261009 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 609 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 FLZ141-154-159-164-347-447-647-747-271015- /O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0029.240926T1009Z-240928T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-240927T1500Z/ Coastal Volusia-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie- Coastal Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard- Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 609 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 6 to 8 feet in the surf zone. * WHERE...Coastal Volusia, Indian River, Saint Lucie, Martin, and Brevard Counties. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through Friday evening. For the High Surf Advisory, until 11 AM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... High surf will affect the beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. Swimmers should remain out of the water due to large breaking waves and dangerous surf conditions. 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 surf 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
519 WHUS42 KMLB 270949 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 549 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024 FLZ141-154-159-164-347-447-647-747-271500- /O.CON.KMLB.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-240927T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.RP.S.0029.000000T0000Z-240928T0300Z/ Coastal Volusia-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie- Coastal Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard- Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 549 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 6 to 8 feet in the surf zone this morning. * WHERE...Coastal Volusia, Indian River, Saint Lucie, Martin, and Brevard Counties. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through this evening. For the High Surf Advisory, until 11 AM EDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... High surf will affect the beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. Swimmers should remain out of the water due to large breaking waves and dangerous surf conditions. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Entering the surf is strongly discouraged. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
017 WHUS42 KMLB 271509 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 1109 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024 FLZ141-154-159-164-347-447-647-747-280300- /O.EXP.KMLB.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-240927T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.RP.S.0029.000000T0000Z-240928T0300Z/ Coastal Volusia-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie- Coastal Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard- Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 1109 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Volusia, Indian River, Saint Lucie, Martin, and Brevard Counties. * WHEN...Until 11 PM EDT this evening. * 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 surf 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 9:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin | 28 min |
| Sep 25, 10:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 45 min |
| Sep 26, 8:30 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 15 min |
| Sep 26, 8:44 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Saint Lucie | 31 min |
| Sep 26, 9:06 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Indian River, Saint Lucie | 24 min |
| Sep 26, 10:12 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard | 33 min |
| Sep 26, 10:34 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard, Volusia | 26 min |
| Sep 26, 12:42 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 33 min | |
| Sep 26, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 36 min | |
| Sep 26, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 23 min | |
| Sep 26, 4:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Volusia | 20 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.