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Rip Current Statement 12, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Nov 18, 2011, 2:44 AM EST for Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida; Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia. It was in force for 43 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 18, 2011, 2:44 AM EST (07:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 19, 2011, 10:00 PM EST
- In force
- 43 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
Counties Flagler County, FL, Nassau County, FL, Camden County, GA, Glynn County, GA
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 16 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
- 1668 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -91 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
839 WHUS42 KJAX 180744 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 244 AM EST FRI NOV 18 2011 FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-182000- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0012.111118T0744Z-111119T1000Z/ NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 244 AM EST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * TIMING...STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL ENHANCE THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY. ROUGH SURF WILL DEVELOP AT LOCAL BEACHES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE ON SATURDAY AS ONSHORE FLOW WEAKENS. * IMPACTS...STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL INCREASE BREAKERS TO 4 TO 6 FEET AND THIS WILL MAKE THE SURF ZONE DANGEROUS FOR SWIMMERS. MINOR BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. 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 GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
3 follow-up statements
071 WHUS42 KJAX 181911 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 211 PM EST FRI NOV 18 2011 FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-190400- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-111119T1000Z/ NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 211 PM EST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * TIMING...MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE FLOW HAS CREATED VERY ROUGH SURF AND WILL ENHANCE THE RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...BREAKERS TO AROUND 4 TO 6 FEET WILL CONTINUE AND THIS WILL MAKE THE SURF ZONE VERY DANGEROUS FOR ANY SWIMMER. MINOR BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
389 WHUS42 KJAX 190043 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 743 PM EST FRI NOV 18 2011 FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-191000- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-111119T1000Z/ NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 743 PM EST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY... * TIMING...MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE FLOW HAS CREATED VERY ROUGH SURF AND WILL ENHANCE THE RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...BREAKERS TO AROUND 4 TO 6 FEET WILL CONTINUE AND THIS WILL MAKE THE SURF ZONE VERY DANGEROUS FOR ANY SWIMMER. MINOR BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. 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 GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
219 WHUS42 KJAX 190701 AAA CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 201 AM EST SAT NOV 19 2011 FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-200300- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-111120T0300Z/ NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 201 AM EST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...BREAKERS TO AROUND 4 TO 6 FEET WILL CONTINUE AND THIS WILL MAKE THE SURF ZONE VERY DANGEROUS FOR ANY SWIMMER. MINOR BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 11:41 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | JAX | Flagler, Nassau | 19 hr |
| Nov 18, 6:29 AM EST | Wind Advisory | JAX | Flagler, Nassau | 12 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2011Rip Current Statements in Georgia, 2011Every rip current statement in 2011
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.