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Rip Current Statement 7, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this rip current statement at Feb 22, 2024, 10:58 AM EST for 5 counties in Florida. It was in force for 65 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 22, 2024, 10:58 AM EST (15:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2024, 4:00 AM EST
- In force
- 65 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 15:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 4.0 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 929 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
530 WHUS42 KMLB 221558 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 1058 AM EST Thu Feb 22 2024 FLZ141-154-159-164-347-447-647-747-240900- /O.CAN.KMLB.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-240223T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0007.240222T1558Z-240224T0900Z/ Coastal Volusia-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie- Coastal Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard- Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 1058 AM EST Thu Feb 22 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...Rough surf and a High Risk of dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Volusia, Coastal Indian River, Coastal Saint Lucie, Coastal Martin, and Coastal Brevard Counties. * WHEN...Through late Friday night. * 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 not advised. && $$
2 follow-up statements
712 WHUS42 KMLB 230858 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 358 AM EST Fri Feb 23 2024 FLZ141-154-159-164-347-447-647-747-240900- /O.CON.KMLB.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-240224T0900Z/ Coastal Volusia-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie- Coastal Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard- Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 358 AM EST Fri Feb 23 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Numerous, life-threatening rip currents and rough surf. * WHERE...Coastal Volusia, Coastal Indian River, Coastal Saint Lucie, Coastal Martin, and Coastal Brevard Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
858 WHUS42 KMLB 240734 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 234 AM EST Sat Feb 24 2024 FLZ141-154-159-164-347-447-647-747-250900- /O.EXT.KMLB.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-240225T0900Z/ Coastal Volusia-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie- Coastal Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard- Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 234 AM EST Sat Feb 24 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Numerous, life-threatening rip currents and rough surf. * WHERE...Coastal Volusia, Coastal Indian River, Coastal Saint Lucie, Coastal Martin, and Coastal Brevard 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 3:13 AM EST | Beach Hazards Statement | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Martin, Saint Lucie, Volusia | 8 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:53 AM EST | Gale Watch | MLB | 12 hr | |
| Feb 22, 3:53 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 30 hr | |
| Feb 22, 3:35 PM EST | Gale Warning | MLB | 35 hr | |
| Feb 22, 3:35 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 63 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.