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Beach Hazards Statement 4, NWS Melbourne, FL

January 14, 20255 counties in Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this beach hazards statement at Jan 14, 2025, 4:50 AM EST for 5 counties in Florida. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 14, 2025, 4:50 AM EST (09:50 UTC)
Expired
Jan 14, 2025, 10:00 PM EST
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL

Counties Brevard County, FL, Indian River County, FL, Martin County, FL, Saint Lucie County, FL, Volusia County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 173 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, Tampa Bay, FL at 00:00Z on 2025-01-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 36 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tampa Bay, FL at 00:00Z on 2025-01-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 222 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
36 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-53 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
755 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
222 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
247 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

436 
WHUS42 KMLB 140950
CFWMLB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
450 AM EST Tue Jan 14 2025

FLZ141-154-159-164-347-447-647-747-150300-
/O.NEW.KMLB.BH.S.0004.250114T0950Z-250115T0300Z/
Coastal Volusia-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie-
Coastal Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard-
Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard-
Southern Brevard Barrier Islands-
450 AM EST Tue Jan 14 2025

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...A southward-flowing longshore current is forecast to 
  develop at all central Florida Atlantic beaches today, along 
  with a moderate risk for dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Coastal Volusia, Coastal Indian River, Coastal Saint 
  Lucie, Coastal Martin, Mainland Northern Brevard, Northern 
  Brevard Barrier Islands, Mainland Southern Brevard and 
  Southern Brevard Barrier Islands Counties.

* WHEN...Through this evening.

* IMPACTS...The southward-flowing current could pull swimmers into
  deeper water, making them more susceptible to dangerous rip
  currents. It will also generate strong rip currents near piers,
  jetties, and reefs.

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.

&&

$$

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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.