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Rip Current Statement 12, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Dec 8, 2014, 3:00 AM EST for Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida; Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2014, 3:00 AM EST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 8, 2014, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 16 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 08:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 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
- 508 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
984 WHUS42 KJAX 080800 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 300 AM EST MON DEC 8 2014 ...A STRONG LOCAL NORTHEASTER WILL CAUSE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT LOCAL BEACHES TODAY... .A VERY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CENTER OVER EASTERN CANADA IS EXTENDING ITS INFLUENCE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO NORTH AND CENTRAL FLORIDA. THIS HIGH PRESSURE AREA IS GENERATING STRONG WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND THE WAVES AND SURF GENERATED WILL LEAD TO A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-082200- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0012.141208T0800Z-141208T2200Z/ NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 300 AM EST MON DEC 8 2014 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THERE WILL BE A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AT AREA BEACHES TODAY. * IMPACTS...BREEZY ONSHORE WINDS AND ELEVATED SEAS WILL PRODUCE ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS. BREAKER HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE 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. && $$ SANDRIK
3 follow-up statements
576 WHUS42 KJAX 081512 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1012 AM EST MON DEC 8 2014 ...A STRONG LOCAL NORTHEASTER WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS... .A VERY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CENTER OVER EASTERN CANADA IS EXTENDING ITS INFLUENCE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO NORTH AND CENTRAL FLORIDA. THIS HIGH PRESSURE AREA IS GENERATING STRONG WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND THE WAVES AND SURF GENERATED WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS WAVES...RIP CURRENTS...AND BEACH EROSION. FLZ033-038-082315- /O.NEW.KJAX.SU.Y.0002.141208T1512Z-141209T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KJAX.CF.S.0003.141208T1512Z-141209T0500Z/ /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-141208T2300Z/ ST JOHNS-FLAGLER- 1012 AM EST MON DEC 8 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...BEACH EROSION ALONG THE COAST WITH MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE... * COASTAL FLOODING...SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG AREA BEACHES DURING THIS MORNINGS HIGH TIDE AND HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING AROUND 9 TO 10 PM. * WAVES AND SURF...SURF UP TO 6 TO 8 FEET IS EXPECTED ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. SOME BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. * TIMING...THERE WILL BE A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AT AREA BEACHES TODAY. * IMPACTS...WATER CONDITIONS ARE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. 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. && $$ FLZ025-082315- /O.NEW.KJAX.CF.S.0003.141208T1512Z-141209T0500Z/ /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-141208T2300Z/ DUVAL- 1012 AM EST MON DEC 8 2014 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...BEACH EROSION ALONG THE COAST WITH MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE... * COASTAL FLOODING...SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG AREA BEACHES DURING THIS MORNINGS HIGH TIDE AND HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING AROUND 9 TO 10 PM. * TIMING...THERE WILL BE A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AT AREA BEACHES TODAY. * IMPACTS...VERY WINDY NORTH WINDS AND ELEVATED SEAS WILL PRODUCE ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS. BREAKER HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED. WATER CONDITIONS ARE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. 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. && $$ FLZ024-GAZ154-166-082300- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-141208T2300Z/ NASSAU-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 1012 AM EST MON DEC 8 2014 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THERE WILL BE A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AT AREA BEACHES TODAY. * IMPACTS...VERY WINDY NORTH WINDS AND ELEVATED SEAS WILL PRODUCE VERY ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS. BREAKER HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
666 WHUS42 KJAX 081928 AAA CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 228 PM EST MON DEC 8 2014 ...A STRONG LOCAL NORTHEASTER WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS... .A VERY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CENTER OVER EASTERN CANADA IS EXTENDING ITS INFLUENCE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO NORTH AND CENTRAL FLORIDA. THIS HIGH PRESSURE AREA IS GENERATING STRONG WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND THE WAVES AND SURF GENERATED WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS WAVES...RIP CURRENTS...AND BEACH EROSION. FLZ033-038-090500- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-141209T0000Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-141209T0000Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.CF.S.0003.000000T0000Z-141209T0500Z/ ST JOHNS-FLAGLER- 228 PM EST MON DEC 8 2014 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...BEACH EROSION ALONG THE COAST WITH MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG AREA BEACHES AND INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY DURING HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING AROUND 9 PM TO MIDNIGHT. * WAVES AND SURF...SURF UP TO 6 TO 8 FEET IS EXPECTED ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. SOME BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. * TIMING...THERE WILL BE A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AT AREA BEACHES TODAY. * IMPACTS...WATER CONDITIONS ARE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. 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. && $$ FLZ025-090500- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-141209T0000Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.CF.S.0003.000000T0000Z-141209T0500Z/ DUVAL- 228 PM EST MON DEC 8 2014 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...BEACH EROSION ALONG THE COAST WITH MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG AREA BEACHES DURING THIS MORNINGS HIGH TIDE AND HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING AROUND 9 TO 10 PM. * TIMING...THERE WILL BE A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AT AREA BEACHES. * IMPACTS...VERY WINDY NORTH WINDS AND ELEVATED SEAS WILL PRODUCE ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS. BREAKER HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED. WATER CONDITIONS ARE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ FLZ024-GAZ154-166-090000- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-141209T0000Z/ NASSAU-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 228 PM EST MON DEC 8 2014 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THERE WILL BE A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AT AREA BEACHES TODAY. * IMPACTS...VERY WINDY NORTH WINDS AND ELEVATED SEAS WILL PRODUCE VERY ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS. BREAKER HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE 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. && $$
208 WHUS42 KJAX 090013 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 713 PM EST MON DEC 8 2014 ...A STRONG LOCAL NORTHEASTER WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS... .A VERY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CENTER OVER EASTERN CANADA IS EXTENDING ITS INFLUENCE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO NORTH AND CENTRAL FLORIDA. THIS HIGH PRESSURE AREA IS GENERATING STRONG WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND THE WAVES AND SURF GENERATED WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS WAVES...RIP CURRENTS...AND BEACH EROSION. FLZ033-038-090500- /O.EXP.KJAX.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-141209T0000Z/ /O.EXP.KJAX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-141209T0000Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.CF.S.0003.000000T0000Z-141209T0500Z/ ST JOHNS-FLAGLER- 713 PM EST MON DEC 8 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... ...RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... $$ FLZ025-090500- /O.EXP.KJAX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-141209T0000Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.CF.S.0003.000000T0000Z-141209T0500Z/ DUVAL- 713 PM EST MON DEC 8 2014 ...COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AROUND HIGH TIDE... * COASTAL FLOODING...SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG AREA BEACHES DURING HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING BETWEEN 9 TO 10 PM. * IMPACTS...BEACH FRONT INTERESTS MAY WISH TO SECURE VULNERABLE OBJECTS. $$ FLZ024-GAZ154-166-090115- /O.EXP.KJAX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-141209T0000Z/ NASSAU-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 713 PM EST MON DEC 8 2014 ...RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 9:17 PM EST | Gale Warning | JAX | 13 hr | |
| Dec 8, 8:08 AM EST | Wind Advisory | JAX | Flagler, Nassau | 6 hr |
| Dec 8, 10:12 AM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | JAX | Flagler | 27 hr |
| Dec 8, 10:12 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | JAX | Flagler | 9 hr |
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.