Rip Current Statement
NWS Miami FL ยท US
Details
High Rip Current Risk Now In Effect Through Saturday Evening... ...High Surf Advisory Remains In Effect Until 8 AM EDT Saturday... ...Coastal Flood Statement In Effect From 6 AM EDT This Morning Through Saturday Evening
- Event
- Rip Current Statement
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 6 to 8 feet in the surf zone. For the Coastal Flood Statement, isolated minor coastal flooding expected.
Where
Coastal Palm Beach County.
When
For the High Rip Current Risk, through Saturday evening. For the High Surf Advisory, until 8 AM EDT Saturday. For the Coastal Flood Statement, from 6 AM EDT this morning through Saturday evening.
Impacts
Some water on low lying roads and property. Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
Instructions
Do not drive through flooded roadways. Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. 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.
Affected areas
- Coastal Palm Beach County
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Miami FL
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~41s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M3BJW929FHZFX2TBVMFPQXZN
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5dd94328eaebdc71a5bc25ab09337b893bfc6a92.001.2
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Miami FL
- AWIPS ID
- CAPMFL
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.102
- WMO heading
- XOUS52
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 52
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | RPS |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | CFWMFL |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS42 KMFL 250608 |
| NWSheadline | HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0029.000000T0000Z-260927T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-26T20:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.189832a9a26fa345ac4c741dbb71fcf79ce348d6.001.1,2026-09-24T01:47:00-04:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Coastal Palm Beach County
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 012099 |
| UGC | FLZ168 |