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Rip Current Statement 7, NWS Miami, FL

February 11, 2025Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Feb 11, 2025, 6:06 PM EST for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It took effect at Feb 12, 2025, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 11, 2025, 6:06 PM EST (23:06 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 12, 2025, 7:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 13, 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 23:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 12:00Z, 11.1 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Miami, FL at 12:00Z on 2025-02-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 52 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Miami, FL at 12:00Z on 2025-02-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 41 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
52 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
836 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-48 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

938 
WHUS42 KMFL 112306
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
606 PM EST Tue Feb 11 2025

FLZ168-172-173-121215-
/O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0007.250212T1500Z-250213T1200Z/
Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County-
Coastal Miami Dade County-
606 PM EST Tue Feb 11 2025

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and 
  Coastal Miami Dade County.

* WHEN...From Wednesday morning through Thursday morning.

* 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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
459 
WHUS42 KMFL 120737
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
237 AM EST Wed Feb 12 2025

FLZ168-172-173-122100-
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0007.250212T1200Z-250213T1200Z/
Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County-
Coastal Miami Dade County-
237 AM EST Wed Feb 12 2025

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and 
  Coastal Miami Dade County.

* WHEN...From 7 AM EST this morning through Thursday morning.

* 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.

&&

$$
762 
WHUS42 KMFL 121913
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
213 PM EST Wed Feb 12 2025

FLZ168-172-131200-
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-250214T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County-
213 PM EST Wed Feb 12 2025

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward 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.

&&

$$

FLZ173-131200-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-250213T1200Z/
Coastal Miami Dade County-
213 PM EST Wed Feb 12 2025

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Miami Dade County.

* WHEN...Through Thursday morning.

* 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.

&&

$$
213 
WHUS42 KMFL 131332
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
832 AM EST Thu Feb 13 2025

FLZ168-172-140000-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-250214T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County-
832 AM EST Thu Feb 13 2025

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County and Coastal Broward County.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM EST 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.

&&

$$
587 
WHUS42 KMFL 132352
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
652 PM EST Thu Feb 13 2025

FLZ168-172-140100-
/O.EXP.KMFL.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-250214T0000Z/
Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County-
652 PM EST Thu Feb 13 2025

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.

$$

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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.