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Rip Current Statement 8, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this rip current statement at Mar 6, 2024, 3:27 AM EST for 5 counties in Florida. It took effect at Mar 6, 2024, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 6, 2024, 3:27 AM EST (08:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 6, 2024, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2024, 4:00 AM EST
- In force
- 24 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 08:26 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, 8.5 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
- 452 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 746 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
The text
As transmitted.
600 WHUS42 KMLB 060827 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 327 AM EST Wed Mar 6 2024 FLZ141-154-159-164-347-447-647-747-070900- /O.CAN.KMLB.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-240306T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0008.240306T0900Z-240307T0900Z/ Coastal Volusia-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie- Coastal Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard- Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 327 AM EST Wed Mar 6 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents 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...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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 11:46 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake | 29 min |
| Mar 6, 12:53 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Osceola | 37 min |
| Mar 6, 1:28 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Osceola | 32 min |
| Mar 6, 2:00 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 90 min | |
| Mar 6, 2:05 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard, Indian River | 40 min |
| Mar 6, 2:54 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard, Indian River | 51 min |
| Mar 6, 2:58 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 62 min | |
| Mar 6, 3:27 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 63 min | |
| Mar 6, 3:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Okeechobee | 42 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.