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Rip Current Statement 12, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Mar 3, 2025, 2:54 AM EST for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It took effect at Mar 3, 2025, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2025, 2:54 AM EST (07:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 3, 2025, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2025, 6:59 PM EST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
Counties Broward County, FL, Miami-Dade County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 39 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
- 74 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1401 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 252 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
291 WHUS42 KMFL 030754 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 254 AM EST Mon Mar 3 2025 FLZ168-172-173-031600- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0012.250304T0000Z-250306T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 254 AM EST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...From this evening through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. 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. && $$
10 follow-up statements
561 WHUS42 KMFL 031601 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 1101 AM EST Mon Mar 3 2025 FLZ168-172-173-050000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0012.250304T0000Z-250306T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 1101 AM EST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...From 7 PM EST this evening through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
253 WHUS42 KMFL 040103 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 803 PM EST Mon Mar 3 2025 FLZ168-172-173-041300- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-250306T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 803 PM EST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...From 7 PM EST this evening through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. 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. && $$ Baxter
757 WHUS42 KMFL 040724 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 224 AM EST Tue Mar 4 2025 FLZ168-172-173-041530- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-250306T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 224 AM EST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...From 7 PM EST this evening through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
945 WHUS42 KMFL 040725 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 225 AM EST Tue Mar 4 2025 FLZ168-172-173-041530- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-250306T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 225 AM EST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. 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. && $$
216 WHUS42 KMFL 041404 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 904 AM EST Tue Mar 4 2025 FLZ168-172-173-050000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-250306T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 904 AM EST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...Through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
278 WHUS42 KMFL 042323 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 623 PM EST Tue Mar 4 2025 FLZ168-172-173-050730- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-250306T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 623 PM EST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...Through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. 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. && $$
152 WHUS42 KMFL 050739 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 239 AM EST Wed Mar 5 2025 FLZ168-172-173-051545- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-250306T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 239 AM EST Wed Mar 5 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
383 WHUS42 KMFL 051035 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 535 AM EST Wed Mar 5 2025 FLZ168-172-173-051845- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-250306T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 535 AM EST Wed Mar 5 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. 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. && $$
560 WHUS42 KMFL 051628 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 1128 AM EST Wed Mar 5 2025 FLZ168-172-173-060000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-250306T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 1128 AM EST Wed Mar 5 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
948 WHUS42 KMFL 052359 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 659 PM EST Wed Mar 5 2025 FLZ168-172-173-060100- /O.CAN.KMFL.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-250306T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 659 PM EST Wed Mar 5 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... The risk of rip currents has decreased across the Atlantic coast. $$ FLZ069-061400- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0013.250306T0300Z-250307T0600Z/ Coastal Collier County- 659 PM EST Wed Mar 5 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Collier County. * WHEN...From 10 PM EST this evening through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2:57 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MFL | 4 days |
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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.