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Rip Current Statement 3, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this rip current statement at Jan 22, 2025, 2:52 AM EST for 5 counties in Florida. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2025, 2:52 AM EST (07:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 25, 2025, 3:00 AM EST
- In force
- 3 days
- 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 07:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 65 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
- 440 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 84 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 508 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 700 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
573 WHUS42 KMLB 220752 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 252 AM EST Wed Jan 22 2025 FLZ154-159-164-647-747-230000- /O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0003.250122T0752Z-250123T0800Z/ /O.EXB.KMLB.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-250123T0000Z/ Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie-Coastal Martin- Mainland Southern Brevard-Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 252 AM EST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 5 to 8 feet in the surf zone. * WHERE...Coastal Indian River, Saint Lucie, Martin, and Southern Brevard Counties. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through late tonight. For the High Surf Advisory, until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... High surf will affect the beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. Swimmers should remain out of the water due to large breaking waves and dangerous surf conditions. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Entering the surf is strongly discouraged. 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. && $$ FLZ141-347-447-230000- /O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0003.250122T0752Z-250123T0800Z/ /O.EXT.KMLB.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-250123T0000Z/ Coastal Volusia-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands- 252 AM EST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 6 to 10 feet in the surf zone. * WHERE...Coastal Volusia and Northern Brevard Counties. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through late tonight. For the High Surf Advisory, until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... High surf will affect the beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. Swimmers should remain out of the water due to large breaking waves and dangerous surf conditions. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Entering the surf is strongly discouraged. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
3 follow-up statements
337 WHUS42 KMLB 220757 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 257 AM EST Wed Jan 22 2025 FLZ141-154-159-164-347-447-647-747-230000- /O.CON.KMLB.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-250123T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-250123T0800Z/ Coastal Volusia-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie- Coastal Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard- Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 257 AM EST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 6 to 10 feet in the surf zone and a strong, southward-flowing longshore current. * WHERE...Coastal Volusia and Northern Brevard Counties. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through late tonight. For the High Surf Advisory, until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... High surf will affect the beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. Swimmers should remain out of the water due to large breaking waves and dangerous surf conditions. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Entering the surf is strongly discouraged. 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. && $$
374 WHUS42 KMLB 230732 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 232 AM EST Thu Jan 23 2025 FLZ141-154-159-164-347-447-647-747-240800- /O.EXT.KMLB.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-250124T0800Z/ Coastal Volusia-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie- Coastal Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard- Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 232 AM EST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Numerous, dangerous rip currents, rough surf and a strong, southward flowing longshore current. * WHERE...Coastal Volusia, Coastal Brevard, Coastal Indian River, Coastal Saint Lucie, and Coastal Martin counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Entering the surf is strongly discouraged. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
018 WHUS42 KMLB 240757 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 257 AM EST Fri Jan 24 2025 FLZ141-154-159-164-347-447-647-747-250800- /O.EXT.KMLB.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-250125T0800Z/ Coastal Volusia-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie- Coastal Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard- Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 257 AM EST Fri Jan 24 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Numerous, dangerous rip currents, rough surf and a strong, southward flowing longshore current. * WHERE...Coastal Volusia, Coastal Brevard, Coastal Indian River, Coastal Saint Lucie, and Coastal Martin counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Entering the surf is strongly discouraged. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 10:20 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 10:15 AM EST | Gale Warning | MLB | 6 hr | |
| Jan 22, 10:15 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 3 days |
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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.