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Rip Current Statement 5, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Jan 22, 2025, 3:53 AM EST for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It took effect at Jan 22, 2025, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2025, 3:53 AM EST (08:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 22, 2025, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2025, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 36 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 08:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 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
- 287 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 661 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 100 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 244 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.6
The text
As transmitted.
779 WHUS42 KMFL 220853 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 353 AM EST Wed Jan 22 2025 FLZ172-173-221700- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0005.250122T1800Z-250123T1800Z/ Coastal Broward County-Coastal Miami Dade County- 353 AM EST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...From 1 PM EST this afternoon through Thursday afternoon. * 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. && $$ FLZ168-221700- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0005.250122T1200Z-250123T1800Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 353 AM EST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...From 7 AM EST this morning through Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
6 follow-up statements
598 WHUS42 KMFL 221657 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 1157 AM EST Wed Jan 22 2025 FLZ172-173-230100- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0005.250122T1800Z-250123T1800Z/ Coastal Broward County-Coastal Miami Dade County- 1157 AM EST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...From 1 PM EST this afternoon through Thursday afternoon. * 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. && $$ FLZ168-230100- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-250123T1800Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 1157 AM EST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...From 7 AM EST this morning through Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
260 WHUS42 KMFL 230052 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 752 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025 FLZ168-172-173-231800- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-250123T1800Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 752 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...From 7 AM EST this morning through Thursday afternoon. * 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. && $$
255 WHUS42 KMFL 230053 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 753 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025 FLZ168-172-173-231800- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-250123T1800Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 753 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Miami Dade County, Coastal Broward County, Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...From 7 AM EST this morning through Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
746 WHUS42 KMFL 230827 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 327 AM EST Thu Jan 23 2025 FLZ168-172-173-240000- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-250124T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 327 AM EST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW 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. && $$
086 WHUS42 KMFL 231834 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 134 PM EST Thu Jan 23 2025 FLZ168-172-173-240000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-250124T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 134 PM EST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
355 WHUS42 KMFL 240004 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 704 PM EST Thu Jan 23 2025 FLZ168-240815- /O.EXP.KMFL.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-250124T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0006.250124T0004Z-250125T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 704 PM EST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach 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. && $$ FLZ172-173-240115- /O.EXP.KMFL.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-250124T0000Z/ Coastal Broward County-Coastal Miami Dade County- 704 PM EST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... . $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 9:44 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MFL | 10 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:55 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MFL | Broward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Miami-Dade, Monroe and 1 more | 8 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.