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Rip Current Statement 8, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Sep 24, 2015, 3:46 AM EDT for Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia; Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2015, 3:46 AM EDT (07:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 24, 2015, 7:58 PM EDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
Counties Duval County, FL, Flagler County, FL, Nassau County, FL, Camden County, GA, Glynn County, GA
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:47 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 13 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
- 469 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 450 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
937 WHUS42 KJAX 240746 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 346 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2015 FLZ033-038-124-125-GAZ154-166-250000- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0008.150924T0746Z-150925T0000Z/ ST. JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL NASSAU-COASTAL DUVAL-COASTAL GLYNN- COASTAL CAMDEN- 346 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL LIKELY BE LIFE THREATENING. BREAKERS CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND MAKE YOU SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG RIP CURRENTS. CHECK WITH LIFEGUARDS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. 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. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SAVE SOMEONE IN PERIL IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO ESCAPE RIP CURRENTS && $$ JDS
4 follow-up statements
551 WHUS42 KJAX 241610 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1210 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2015 FLZ033-038-124-125-GAZ154-166-250100- /O.NEW.KJAX.CF.Y.0001.150924T2000Z-150925T0100Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-150925T0000Z/ ST. JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL NASSAU-COASTAL DUVAL-COASTAL GLYNN- COASTAL CAMDEN- 1210 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE LIKELY NEAR THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE THIS EVENING. HIGH TIDE AT SAINT SIMONS ISLAND IS AT 540 PM...HIGH TIDE AT FERNANDINA BEACH IS AT 620 PM...HIGH TIDE AT MAYPORT IS AT 605 PM...HIGH TIDE AT SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH IS AT 536 PM...AND HIGH TIDE AT FLAGLER BEACH IS AT 439 PM. IN ADDITION...MINOR FLOODING OF LOCATIONS ALONG THE SAINT JOHNS RIVER WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL LIKELY BE LIFE THREATENING. BREAKERS CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND MAKE YOU SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG RIP CURRENTS. CHECK WITH LIFEGUARDS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. FLOODING OF LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS COULD LEAD TO SOME ROAD CLOSURES AND FLOODING OF PROPERTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. 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. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SAVE SOMEONE IN PERIL IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO ESCAPE RIP CURRENTS A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$
366 WHUS42 KJAX 241642 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1242 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2015 FLZ033-038-124-125-GAZ154-166-250045- /O.EXT.KJAX.CF.Y.0001.150924T2000Z-150925T0400Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-150925T0000Z/ ST. JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL NASSAU-COASTAL DUVAL-COASTAL GLYNN- COASTAL CAMDEN- 1242 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE LIKELY NEAR THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE THIS EVENING. HIGH TIDE AT SAINT SIMONS ISLAND IS AT 540 PM...HIGH TIDE AT FERNANDINA BEACH IS AT 620 PM...HIGH TIDE AT MAYPORT IS AT 605 PM...HIGH TIDE AT SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH IS AT 536 PM...AND HIGH TIDE AT SMITH CREEK NEAR FLAGLER BEACH IS AT 1053 PM. IN ADDITION...MINOR FLOODING OF LOCATIONS ALONG THE SAINT JOHNS RIVER WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL LIKELY BE LIFE THREATENING. BREAKERS CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND MAKE YOU SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG RIP CURRENTS. CHECK WITH LIFEGUARDS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. FLOODING OF LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS COULD LEAD TO SOME ROAD CLOSURES AND FLOODING OF PROPERTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. 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. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SAVE SOMEONE IN PERIL IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO ESCAPE RIP CURRENTS A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$
154 WHUS42 KJAX 241827 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 227 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2015 FLZ033-038-124-125-GAZ154-166-250400- /O.CON.KJAX.CF.Y.0001.150924T2000Z-150925T0400Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-150925T0000Z/ ST. JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL NASSAU-COASTAL DUVAL-COASTAL GLYNN- COASTAL CAMDEN- 227 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE LIKELY NEAR THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE THIS EVENING. HIGH TIDE AT SAINT SIMONS ISLAND IS AT 540 PM...HIGH TIDE AT FERNANDINA BEACH IS AT 620 PM...HIGH TIDE AT MAYPORT IS AT 605 PM...HIGH TIDE AT SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH IS AT 536 PM...AND HIGH TIDE AT SMITH CREEK NEAR FLAGLER BEACH IS AT 1053 PM. IN ADDITION...MINOR FLOODING OF LOCATIONS ALONG THE SAINT JOHNS RIVER WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL LIKELY BE LIFE THREATENING. BREAKERS CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND MAKE YOU SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG RIP CURRENTS. CHECK WITH LIFEGUARDS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. FLOODING OF LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS COULD LEAD TO SOME ROAD CLOSURES AND FLOODING OF PROPERTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. 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. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SAVE SOMEONE IN PERIL IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO ESCAPE RIP CURRENTS A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$
803 WHUS42 KJAX 242358 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 758 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2015 FLZ033-038-124-125-GAZ154-166-250400- /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-150925T0000Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150925T0400Z/ ST. JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL NASSAU-COASTAL DUVAL-COASTAL GLYNN- COASTAL CAMDEN- 758 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2015 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE LIKELY NEAR AND SHORTLY AFTER THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE THIS EVENING. WHILE HIGH TIDE HAS OCCURED AT MANY COASTAL LOCATIONS...IT WILL TAKE AWHILE FOR THE WATER TO RECEDE. ADDITIONAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE SAINT JOHNS RIVER AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...FLOODING OF LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS COULD LEAD TO SOME ROAD CLOSURES AND FLOODING OF PROPERTIES. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 12:10 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | JAX | Camden, Glynn | 12 hr |
| Sep 24, 3:34 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 41 min | |
| Sep 24, 4:26 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 94 min | |
| Sep 24, 6:17 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 43 min | |
| Sep 24, 7:05 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 115 min | |
| Sep 24, 9:05 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 115 min |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2015Rip Current Statements in Georgia, 2015Every rip current statement in 2015
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.