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Rip Current Statement 4, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at May 2, 2013, 4:10 AM EDT for Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida; Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia. It was in force for 71 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 2, 2013, 4:10 AM EDT (08:10 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2013, 3:39 AM EDT
- In force
- 71 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 08:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 561 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
196 WHUS42 KJAX 020810 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 410 AM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-031000- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0004.130502T0810Z-130504T1000Z/ NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 410 AM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG EASTERLY FLOW AND ELEVATED SEAS WILL PRODUCE ROUGH SURF AND A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. BREAKERS OF 4 TO 6 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
580 WHUS42 KJAX 030737 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 337 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013 FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-041000- /O.NEW.KJAX.SU.Y.0001.130503T0737Z-130504T1000Z/ /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-130505T1000Z/ NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 337 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY. * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS OF 5 TO 7 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED. * TIMING...HIGH SURF THROUGH TONIGHT...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG EASTERLY FLOW AND ELEVATED SEAS WILL PRODUCE ROUGH SURF AND A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$
965 WHUS42 KJAX 031944 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 344 PM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013 FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-041000- /O.CON.KJAX.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130504T1000Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-130505T1000Z/ NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 344 PM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS OF 5 TO 7 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED. * TIMING...HIGH SURF THROUGH TONIGHT...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG EASTERLY FLOW AND ELEVATED SEAS WILL PRODUCE ROUGH SURF AND A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$
688 WHUS42 KJAX 040726 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 326 AM EDT SAT MAY 4 2013 FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-051000- /O.EXT.KJAX.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130505T1000Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-130505T1000Z/ NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 326 AM EDT SAT MAY 4 2013 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS OF 5 TO 8 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG EASTERLY FLOW AND ELEVATED SEAS WILL PRODUCE ROUGH SURF AND A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$
665 WHUS42 KJAX 041855 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 255 PM EDT SAT MAY 4 2013 FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-050900- /O.NEW.KJAX.CF.Y.0001.130504T1855Z-130505T1300Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130505T1000Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-130505T1000Z/ NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 255 PM EDT SAT MAY 4 2013 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT SUNDAY. * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. HIGH TIDE WILL BE BETWEEN 4 AND 7 PM TODAY AND 5 TO 8 AM ON SUNDAY MORNING. * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS OF 5 TO 8 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG EASTERLY FLOW AND ELEVATED SEAS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS SURF AND A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. MINOR BEACH EROSION IS LIKELY AS WELL. 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$
837 WHUS42 KJAX 050739 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 339 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-051300- /O.CAN.KJAX.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130505T1000Z/ /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-130505T1000Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130505T1300Z/ NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 339 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN CANCELLED. COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLES EARLY THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 4:08 AM EDT | Flood Watch | JAX | Baker, Bradford, Flagler, Nassau, Union | 72 hr |
| May 2, 4:14 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | JAX | Flagler, Nassau | 10 hr |
| May 2, 9:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Duval, Saint Johns | 43 min |
| May 2, 9:48 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Duval, Saint Johns | 57 min |
| May 2, 12:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Duval, Saint Johns | 118 min |
| May 2, 2:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Duval, Saint Johns | 2 hr |
| May 2, 4:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Nassau | 6 hr |
| May 2, 4:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Duval, Saint Johns | 4 hr |
| May 2, 6:53 PM EDT | Gale Warning | JAX | 55 hr | |
| May 2, 6:53 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | JAX | 65 hr | |
| May 2, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval | 49 min |
| May 2, 9:45 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Camden, Glynn | 60 min |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2013Rip Current Statements in Georgia, 2013Every rip current statement in 2013
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.