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Beach Hazards Statement 1, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this beach hazards statement at Jan 11, 2026, 2:36 AM EST for 5 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jan 11, 2026, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2026, 2:36 AM EST (07:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 11, 2026, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2026, 1:00 AM EST
- In force
- 12 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 07:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 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
- 79 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -166 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 809 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
001 WHUS42 KMLB 110736 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 236 AM EST Sun Jan 11 2026 FLZ141-347-447-647-747-120800- /O.NEW.KMLB.BH.S.0001.260111T1800Z-260112T0800Z/ Coastal Volusia-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard- Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 236 AM EST Sun Jan 11 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...A developing strong southward-flowing longshore current and a moderate risk of rip currents is expected. * WHERE...The beaches of Volusia and Brevard counties. * WHEN...From this afternoon through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Northerly winds up to 20 to 25 mph with higher gusts will produce a strong southward-flowing longshore current, flowing parallel to the coastline. These currents can push swimmers into deeper water and possibly into rip currents. 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. && $$ FLZ154-159-164-120800- /O.NEW.KMLB.BH.S.0001.260111T2100Z-260112T0800Z/ Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie-Coastal Martin- 236 AM EST Sun Jan 11 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...A developing strong southward-flowing longshore current and a moderate risk of rip currents is expected. * WHERE...The beaches of Indian River, Saint Lucie, and Martin counties. * WHEN...From this afternoon through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Northerly winds up to 20 to 25 mph with higher gusts will produce a strong southward-flowing longshore current, flowing parallel to the coastline. These currents can push swimmers into deeper water and possibly into rip currents. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
1 follow-up statement
814 WHUS42 KMLB 120600 CFWMLB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Melbourne FL 100 AM EST Mon Jan 12 2026 FLZ141-154-159-164-347-447-647-747-121400- /O.CAN.KMLB.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-260112T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0001.260112T0600Z-260113T0600Z/ Coastal Volusia-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie- Coastal Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard- Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 100 AM EST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Volusia, Brevard, Indian River, Saint Lucie, and 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. && $$
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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.