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Rip Current Statement 2, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Jan 7, 2025, 11:27 AM EST for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It took effect at Jan 7, 2025, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 7, 2025, 11:27 AM EST (16:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 7, 2025, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2025, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 4 days
- 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 16:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 4.5 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1157 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 103 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -338 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -197 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
401 WHUS42 KMFL 071627 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 1127 AM EST Tue Jan 7 2025 FLZ168-080030- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0002.250107T1800Z-250109T0600Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 1127 AM EST Tue Jan 7 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through late Wednesday 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. && $$
11 follow-up statements
212 WHUS42 KMFL 071908 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 208 PM EST Tue Jan 7 2025 FLZ168-080900- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250109T0600Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 208 PM EST Tue Jan 7 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through late Wednesday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
547 WHUS42 KMFL 080731 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 231 AM EST Wed Jan 8 2025 FLZ168-082200- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250110T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 231 AM EST Wed Jan 8 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through Thursday 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. && $$
604 WHUS42 KMFL 082134 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 434 PM EST Wed Jan 8 2025 FLZ168-091400- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250110T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 434 PM EST Wed Jan 8 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
786 WHUS42 KMFL 090850 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 350 AM EST Thu Jan 9 2025 FLZ168-100300- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250110T0300Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 350 AM EST Thu Jan 9 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach 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. && $$
397 WHUS42 KMFL 092018 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 318 PM EST Thu Jan 9 2025 FLZ168-100300- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250110T0300Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 318 PM EST Thu Jan 9 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
315 WHUS42 KMFL 100159 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 859 PM EST Thu Jan 9 2025 FLZ168-101000- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250112T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 859 PM EST Thu Jan 9 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through Saturday 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. && $$
269 WHUS42 KMFL 100737 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 237 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025 FLZ172-173-102200- /O.EXA.KMFL.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250112T0000Z/ Coastal Broward County-Coastal Miami Dade County- 237 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...Through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ168-102200- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250112T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 237 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through Saturday 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. && $$
750 WHUS42 KMFL 102330 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 630 PM EST Fri Jan 10 2025 FLZ168-172-173-110730- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250112T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 630 PM EST Fri Jan 10 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
080 WHUS42 KMFL 110545 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 1245 AM EST Sat Jan 11 2025 FLZ168-172-173-111600- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250112T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 1245 AM EST Sat Jan 11 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. && $$
796 WHUS42 KMFL 110735 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 235 AM EST Sat Jan 11 2025 FLZ168-172-173-120000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250112T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 235 AM EST Sat Jan 11 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
402 WHUS42 KMFL 112354 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 654 PM EST Sat Jan 11 2025 FLZ168-172-173-120100- /O.EXP.KMFL.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250112T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 654 PM EST Sat Jan 11 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... There is no longer a high risk of rip currents at the Atlantic Coast beaches. The risk of rip currents will remain elevated on Sunday for Palm Beach. $$
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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.