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Rip Current Statement 7, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Sep 18, 2013, 3:46 AM EDT for Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia; Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida. It took effect at Sep 18, 2013, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 22 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 18, 2013, 3:46 AM EDT (07:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 18, 2013, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 19, 2013, 3:37 AM EDT
- In force
- 22 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, 7.8 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
- 1346 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 587 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
032 WHUS42 KJAX 180746 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 346 AM EDT WED SEP 18 2013 FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-190200- /O.NEW.KJAX.CF.Y.0002.130918T1000Z-130919T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0007.130918T1000Z-130919T0200Z/ NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 346 AM EDT WED SEP 18 2013 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLES THIS MORNING AND THIS EVENING. HIGH TIDE WILL BE BETWEEN 7 AND 10 AM TODAY AND 7 TO 10 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG EASTERLY FLOW AND ELEVATED SEAS WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. MINOR BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
773 WHUS42 KJAX 181649 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1249 PM EDT WED SEP 18 2013 FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-190200- /O.CON.KJAX.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130919T0200Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-130919T0200Z/ NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 1249 PM EDT WED SEP 18 2013 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLES THIS MORNING AND THIS EVENING. HIGH TIDE WILL BE BETWEEN 7 TO 10 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG EASTERLY FLOW AND ELEVATED SEAS WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. MINOR BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
744 WHUS42 KJAX 190114 AAA CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 914 PM EDT WED SEP 18 2013 FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-191500- /O.EXT.KJAX.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130919T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-130919T1500Z/ NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 914 PM EDT WED SEP 18 2013 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLES THIS EVENING AND AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL BE BETWEEN 8 AM AND 11 AM THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG ONSHORE FLOW AND ELEVATED SEAS WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. MINOR BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE AS WELL. BREAKERS IN THE SURF ZONE ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 4 TO 6 FEET RANGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. 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. && $$
030 WHUS42 KJAX 190737 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 337 AM EDT THU SEP 19 2013 FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-190845- /O.CAN.KJAX.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130919T1500Z/ /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-130919T1500Z/ NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 337 AM EDT THU SEP 19 2013 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN CANCELLED...WITH A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 3:46 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | JAX | Camden, Glynn | 24 hr |
| Sep 17, 9:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Nassau | 34 min |
| Sep 18, 1:29 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Duval, Saint Johns | 91 min |
| Sep 18, 8:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Duval | 53 min |
| Sep 18, 9:25 AM EDT | Flood Watch | JAX | Nassau | 5 hr |
| Sep 18, 9:45 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Duval, Nassau | 60 min |
Nearby
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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.