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Rip Current Statement 1, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Jan 5, 2016, 2:48 AM EST for Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida; Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia. It was in force for 67 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2016, 2:48 AM EST (07:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2016, 10:00 PM EST
- In force
- 67 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 07:46 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1184 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
337 WHUS42 KJAX 050748 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 248 AM EST TUE JAN 5 2016 FLZ033-038-124-125-GAZ154-166-052100- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0001.160105T0748Z-160107T0000Z/ ST. JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL NASSAU-COASTAL DUVAL-COASTAL GLYNN- COASTAL CAMDEN- 248 AM EST TUE JAN 5 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. 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 && $$
6 follow-up statements
909 WHUS42 KJAX 052007 AAA CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 307 PM EST TUE JAN 5 2016 FLZ033-038-124-125-GAZ154-166-061000- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160107T0000Z/ ST. JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL NASSAU-COASTAL DUVAL-COASTAL GLYNN- COASTAL CAMDEN- 307 PM EST TUE JAN 5 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. BREAKERS OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE SURF ZONE ALONG WITH MINOR BEACH EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SAVE SOMEONE IN PERIL IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO ESCAPE RIP CURRENTS && $$
377 WHUS42 KJAX 060907 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 407 AM EST WED JAN 6 2016 FLZ033-038-124-125-GAZ154-166-070000- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160107T0000Z/ ST. JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL NASSAU-COASTAL DUVAL-COASTAL GLYNN- COASTAL CAMDEN- 407 AM EST WED JAN 6 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...VERY ROUGH SURF OF 4 TO 6 FEET IS EXPECTED IN THE SURF ZONE ALONG WITH MINOR BEACH EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. 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 && $$
240 WHUS42 KJAX 061303 AAA CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 803 AM EST WED JAN 6 2016 FLZ033-038-124-125-GAZ154-166-071100- /O.NEW.KJAX.SU.Y.0001.160106T1303Z-160107T1100Z/ /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160107T1100Z/ ST. JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL NASSAU-COASTAL DUVAL-COASTAL GLYNN- COASTAL CAMDEN- 803 AM EST WED JAN 6 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS IN THE SURF ZONE ARE EXPECTED IN THE 5 TO 7 FEET RANGE WITH A FEW BEAKERS AS HIGH AS 8 FEET ALONG THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SAVE SOMEONE IN PERIL IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO ESCAPE RIP CURRENTS A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$
145 WHUS42 KJAX 070005 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 705 PM EST WED JAN 6 2016 FLZ033-038-124-125-GAZ154-166-071100- /O.CAN.KJAX.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160107T1100Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160107T1100Z/ ST. JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL NASSAU-COASTAL DUVAL-COASTAL GLYNN- COASTAL CAMDEN- 705 PM EST WED JAN 6 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS IN THE SURF ZONE ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE 4 TO 6 FEET RANGE ALONG THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 && $$
596 WHUS42 KJAX 070901 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 401 AM EST THU JAN 7 2016 FLZ033-038-124-125-GAZ154-166-072000- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160107T2000Z/ ST. JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL NASSAU-COASTAL DUVAL-COASTAL GLYNN- COASTAL CAMDEN- 401 AM EST THU JAN 7 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WAVES AND SURF...ROUGH SURF NEAR 3 TO 6 FEET IS EXPECTED. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...ROUGH SURF IS EXPECTED IN THE SURF ZONE ALONG WITH MINOR BEACH EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SAVE SOMEONE IN PERIL IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO ESCAPE RIP CURRENTS && $$
197 WHUS42 KJAX 071917 AAA CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 217 PM EST THU JAN 7 2016 FLZ033-038-124-125-GAZ154-166-080300- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T0300Z/ ST. JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL NASSAU-COASTAL DUVAL-COASTAL GLYNN- COASTAL CAMDEN- 217 PM EST THU JAN 7 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WAVES AND SURF...ROUGH SURF NEAR 4 TO 6 FEET IS EXPECTED. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...ROUGH SURF IS EXPECTED IN THE SURF ZONE ALONG WITH MINOR BEACH EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 1:28 PM EST | Freeze Warning | JAX | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Coffee, Jeff Davis, Wayne | 19 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2016Rip Current Statements in Georgia, 2016Every rip current statement in 2016
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.