Alert archive / Florida / Rip Current Statements in 2026
Rip Current Statement 9, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Feb 8, 2026, 3:18 AM EST for Broward County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2026, 3:18 AM EST (08:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2026, 1:00 AM EST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
Counties Broward County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 66 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
- 2299 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
161 WHUS42 KMFL 080818 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 318 AM EST Sun Feb 8 2026 FLZ168-172-082000- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0009.260208T0818Z-260209T1200Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- 318 AM EST Sun Feb 8 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County and Coastal Broward County. * WHEN...Through Monday 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
467 WHUS42 KMFL 081959 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 259 PM EST Sun Feb 8 2026 FLZ168-172-091200- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-260210T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- 259 PM EST Sun Feb 8 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County and Coastal Broward County. * WHEN...Through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
893 WHUS42 KMFL 090708 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 208 AM EST Mon Feb 9 2026 FLZ168-172-091900- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-260211T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- 208 AM EST Mon Feb 9 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County and Coastal Broward County. * WHEN...Through Tuesday 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. && $$
595 WHUS42 KMFL 091708 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 1208 PM EST Mon Feb 9 2026 FLZ168-172-100800- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-260211T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County- 1208 PM EST Mon Feb 9 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County and Coastal Broward County. * WHEN...Through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
095 WHUS42 KMFL 100640 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 140 AM EST Tue Feb 10 2026 FLZ168-110000- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-260212T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 140 AM EST Tue Feb 10 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through Wednesday 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. && $$ FLZ172-110000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-260211T0000Z/ Coastal Broward County- 140 AM EST Tue Feb 10 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Broward County. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
338 WHUS42 KMFL 101952 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 252 PM EST Tue Feb 10 2026 FLZ172-110000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-260211T0000Z/ Coastal Broward County- 252 PM EST Tue Feb 10 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Broward 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. && $$ FLZ168-110400- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-260212T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 252 PM EST Tue Feb 10 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
095 WHUS42 KMFL 110102 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 802 PM EST Tue Feb 10 2026 FLZ168-110915- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-260212T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 802 PM EST Tue Feb 10 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through Wednesday 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. && $$
771 WHUS42 KMFL 110811 CFWMFL Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 311 AM EST Wed Feb 11 2026 FLZ168-120600- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-260212T0600Z/ Coastal Palm Beach County- 311 AM EST Wed Feb 11 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
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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.