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Rip Current Statement 2, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Apr 17, 2014, 4:50 AM EDT for Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida; Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia. It was in force for 47 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 17, 2014, 4:50 AM EDT (08:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2014, 3:42 AM EDT
- In force
- 47 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 08:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 774 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
046 WHUS42 KJAX 170850 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 450 AM EDT THU APR 17 2014 FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-181000- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0002.140417T0850Z-140418T2300Z/ NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 450 AM EDT THU APR 17 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS WILL BE COMMON AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY EVENING. BEACH GOERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF ENTERING THE SURF. 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. && $$ NELSON
4 follow-up statements
479 WHUS42 KJAX 180808 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 408 AM EDT FRI APR 18 2014 FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-182300- /O.NEW.KJAX.SU.Y.0001.140418T0808Z-140418T2300Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-140418T2300Z/ NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 408 AM EDT FRI APR 18 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WAVES AND SURF...ROUGH POUNDING SURF OF 6 TO 8 FEET IS EXPECTED TODAY...DECREASING EARLY THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS WILL BE COMMON AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. BEACH GOERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF ENTERING THE SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ NELSON
576 WHUS42 KJAX 181849 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 249 PM EDT FRI APR 18 2014 FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-191000- /O.EXT.KJAX.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140419T1000Z/ /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-140419T1000Z/ NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 249 PM EDT FRI APR 18 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WAVES AND SURF...5 TO 7 FEET. * IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS WILL BE COMMON AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. BEACH GOERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF ENTERING THE SURF. 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. && $$
993 WHUS42 KJAX 182210 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 610 PM EDT FRI APR 18 2014 FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-191000- /O.CAN.KJAX.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140419T1000Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-140419T1000Z/ NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 610 PM EDT FRI APR 18 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... * IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS WILL BE COMMON AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT. BEACH GOERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF ENTERING THE SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
714 WHUS42 KJAX 190742 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 342 AM EDT SAT APR 19 2014 FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-190845- /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-140419T1000Z/ NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 342 AM EDT SAT APR 19 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. $$ NELSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 10:03 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | JAX | Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee | 22 days |
| Apr 17, 10:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | JAX | Hamilton, Suwannee | 5 days |
| Apr 17, 2:24 PM EDT | Flood Watch | JAX | Baker, Bradford, Flagler, Gilchrist, Nassau, Suwannee and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 17, 9:30 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | JAX | Glynn, McIntosh, Wayne | 16 days |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2014Rip Current Statements in Georgia, 2014Every rip current statement in 2014
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.