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Rip Current Statement 4, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Jan 20, 2026, 12:42 AM EST for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It took effect at Jan 20, 2026, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 20, 2026, 12:42 AM EST (05:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 20, 2026, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2026, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 60 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 05:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 5.7 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1130 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 250 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
113 WHUS42 KMFL 200542 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 1242 AM EST Tue Jan 20 2026 FLZ168-172-173-202100- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0004.260120T1200Z-260123T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 1242 AM EST Tue Jan 20 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * 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 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
478 WHUS42 KMFL 202014 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 314 PM EST Tue Jan 20 2026 FLZ168-172-173-210800- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-260123T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 314 PM EST Tue Jan 20 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...From 7 AM EST this morning through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
551 WHUS42 KMFL 210641 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 141 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026 FLZ168-172-173-212100- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-260123T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 141 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026 ...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. && $$
409 WHUS42 KMFL 212002 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 302 PM EST Wed Jan 21 2026 FLZ168-172-173-220900- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-260123T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- Coastal Miami Dade County- 302 PM EST Wed Jan 21 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...Through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
639 WHUS42 KMFL 220826 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 326 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026 FLZ172-173-221200- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-260122T1200Z/ Coastal Broward County-Coastal Miami Dade County- 326 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...Until 7 AM EST this 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. && $$ FLZ168-221200- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-260123T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 326 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...Through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
982 WHUS42 KMFL 220827 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 327 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026 FLZ168-221200- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-260123T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 327 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS 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. && $$ FLZ172-173-221200- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-260122T1200Z/ Coastal Broward County-Coastal Miami Dade County- 327 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...Until 7 AM EST this morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
515 WHUS42 KMFL 221152 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 652 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026 FLZ172-173-221300- /O.EXP.KMFL.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-260122T1200Z/ Coastal Broward County-Coastal Miami Dade County- 652 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... $$ FLZ168-230000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-260123T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 652 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
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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.