Alert archive / New Jersey / Rip Current Statements in 2013
Rip Current Statement 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this rip current statement at Jun 6, 2013, 8:42 PM EDT for 4 counties in New Jersey; Sussex County, Delaware. It took effect at Jun 7, 2013, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 39 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 6, 2013, 8:42 PM EDT (00:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 7, 2013, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2013, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 39 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Sussex County, DE, Atlantic County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 184 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
- 927 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
596 WHUS41 KPHI 070042 CFWPHI COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 842 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-071215- /O.NEW.KPHI.RP.S.0001.130607T1000Z-130608T0300Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- 842 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...ALONG THE OCEAN FRONT IN NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE. * RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...IS HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS BECOMING HIGH WILL INCREASE AS THE DAY CONTINUES FRIDAY. HIGH TIDE FRIDAY IS DURING THE EARLY MORNING AND AGAIN IN THE EARLY EVENING. * OTHER HAZARDS...THERE IS A LOW CHANCE OF MINOR TIDAL FLOODING WITH THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE ON FRIDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT WIND AND/OR WAVE CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIPS CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
424 WHUS41 KPHI 070824 CFWPHI COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 424 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-080100- /O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0001.130607T1000Z-130608T0300Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- 424 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE. * RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING...THE RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS INCREASING TO HIGH THROUGH TODAY AND CONTINUING TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT WIND AND/OR WAVE CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE, WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS, JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. && $$ GORSE
265 WHUS41 KPHI 080125 CFWPHI COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 925 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-080930- /O.EXT.KPHI.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-130609T0100Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- 925 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE. * RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING...THE RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT WIND AND/OR WAVE CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. 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. && $$
003 WHUS41 KPHI 080910 CFWPHI COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 510 AM EDT SAT JUN 8 2013 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-090100- /O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-130609T0100Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- 510 AM EDT SAT JUN 8 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE. * RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING...THE RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT WIND AND/OR WAVE CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE... WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. && $$
193 WHUS41 KPHI 090042 CFWPHI COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 842 PM EDT SAT JUN 8 2013 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-090145- /O.EXP.KPHI.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-130609T0100Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- 842 PM EDT SAT JUN 8 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 10:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset, Warren | 4 hr |
| Jun 7, 1:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 7, 2:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Ocean | 6 hr |
| Jun 7, 3:19 PM EDT | Gale Warning | PHI | 12 hr | |
| Jun 7, 3:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset | 18 hr |
| Jun 7, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic, Cumberland, Ocean, Salem | 53 min |
| Jun 7, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 82 min | |
| Jun 7, 6:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Cumberland, Salem | 4 hr |
| Jun 7, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 86 min | |
| Jun 7, 7:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Camden, Gloucester | 7 hr |
| Jun 7, 11:08 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | New Castle | 15 hr |
| Jun 7, 1:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | New Castle | 16 hr |
| Jun 7, 2:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | New Castle | 11 hr |
| Jun 7, 2:52 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | New Castle | 8 hr |
| Jun 7, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Kent, Sussex | 60 min |
| Jun 7, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Kent | 64 min |
| Jun 7, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex | 52 min |
| Jun 7, 5:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle | 7 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in New Jersey, 2013Rip Current Statements in Delaware, 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.