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Rip Current Statement 22, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Apr 27, 2025, 1:30 AM EDT for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It took effect at Apr 27, 2025, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 6 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2025, 1:30 AM EDT (05:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 27, 2025, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 2, 2025, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 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 05:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 5.5 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
- 290 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -157 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1130 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
957 WHUS42 KMFL 270530 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 130 AM EDT Sun Apr 27 2025 FLZ168-280000- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0022.250427T1200Z-250428T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 130 AM EDT Sun Apr 27 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning 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. && $$
13 follow-up statements
569 WHUS42 KMFL 271951 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 351 PM EDT Sun Apr 27 2025 FLZ168-281000- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-250429T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 351 PM EDT Sun Apr 27 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
461 WHUS42 KMFL 280457 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 1257 AM EDT Mon Apr 28 2025 FLZ168-290000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-250429T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 1257 AM EDT Mon Apr 28 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through Monday 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. && $$
007 WHUS42 KMFL 281550 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 1150 AM EDT Mon Apr 28 2025 FLZ172-173-290700- /O.EXB.KMFL.RP.S.0022.250429T0000Z-250501T0000Z/ Coastal Broward County-Coastal Miami Dade County- 1150 AM EDT Mon Apr 28 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...From 8 PM EDT this evening through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ168-290700- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-250501T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 1150 AM EDT Mon Apr 28 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach 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. && $$
453 WHUS42 KMFL 281916 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 316 PM EDT Mon Apr 28 2025 FLZ172-173-290900- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0022.250429T0000Z-250502T0000Z/ Coastal Broward County-Coastal Miami Dade County- 316 PM EDT Mon Apr 28 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...From 8 PM EDT this evening through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ168-290900- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-250502T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 316 PM EDT Mon Apr 28 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. && $$
494 WHUS42 KMFL 290505 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 105 AM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025 FLZ168-172-173-292000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-250502T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 105 AM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County, and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...Through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
712 WHUS42 KMFL 291847 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL Issued by National Weather Service Key West FL 247 PM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025 FLZ168-172-173-301000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-250502T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 247 PM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County, and Coastal Miami Dade 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. && $$ Baxter
516 WHUS42 KMFL 300141 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL Issued by National Weather Service Key West FL 941 PM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025 FLZ168-172-173-010000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-250502T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 941 PM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County, and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...Through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
596 WHUS42 KMFL 300532 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL Issued by National Weather Service Key West FL 132 AM EDT Wed Apr 30 2025 FLZ168-172-173-010000- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-250503T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 132 AM EDT Wed Apr 30 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County, and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...Through Friday 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. && $$
870 WHUS42 KMFL 301925 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL Issued by National Weather Service Key West FL 325 PM EDT Wed Apr 30 2025 FLZ168-172-173-010330- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-250503T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 325 PM EDT Wed Apr 30 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County, and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
122 WHUS42 KMFL 010204 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL Issued by National Weather Service Key West FL 1004 PM EDT Wed Apr 30 2025 FLZ168-172-173-020000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-250503T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 1004 PM EDT Wed Apr 30 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County, and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...Through Friday 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. && $$
614 WHUS42 KMFL 020000 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 800 PM EDT Thu May 1 2025 FLZ168-172-173-020800- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-250503T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 800 PM EDT Thu May 1 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County, and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
084 WHUS42 KMFL 020709 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 309 AM EDT Fri May 2 2025 FLZ168-172-173-030000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-250503T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 309 AM EDT Fri May 2 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. && $$
978 WHUS42 KMFL 022355 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 755 PM EDT Fri May 2 2025 FLZ168-172-173-030100- /O.EXP.KMFL.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-250503T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 755 PM EDT Fri May 2 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... The easterly winds continue to decrease this evening along the east coast beaches. This will allow for the threat of rip currents to subside along the east coast beaches tonight. Therefore, the High Risk of Rip Currents will be allow to expire at 8 PM EDT this evening. $$ Baxter
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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.