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Rip Current Statement 15, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Oct 16, 2016, 2:40 AM EDT for Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida; Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia. It was in force for 41 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2016, 2:40 AM EDT (06:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 17, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 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 06:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 6.7 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
- 314 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 829 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
514 WHUS42 KJAX 160640 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 240 AM EDT SUN OCT 16 2016 FLZ032-037-170000- /O.CON.KJAX.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-161017T0000Z/ CLAY-PUTNAM- 240 AM EDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * FLOODING...EXPECTED ALONG THE ST JOHNS RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES ESPECIALLY AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. DEPARTURES UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL HIGH TIDE LEVELS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE ST JOHNS RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. FLOODING WILL BE ENHANCED DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND MAY AFFECT SOME PROPERTIES ALONG THE RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. RESIDENTS ALONG THE ST JOHNS RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER... AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. SOME OF THE TRIBUTARIES AND INLETS INCLUDE DURBIN CREEK...DOCTOR'S LAKE... DUNN'S CREEK...HAW CREEK...DEEP CREEK...ORTEGA RIVER... CEDAR RIVER...AND CRESCENT LAKE. && $$ FLZ033-038-124-125-GAZ154-166-170000- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0015.161016T0640Z-161017T0000Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-161017T0000Z/ ST. JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL NASSAU-COASTAL DUVAL-COASTAL GLYNN- COASTAL CAMDEN- 240 AM EDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. DEPARTURES 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL HIGH TIDE LEVELS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE COULD IMPACT SOME PROPERTIES. BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE, WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS, JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. && $$ FLZ025-170000- /O.CON.KJAX.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-161017T0000Z/ INLAND DUVAL- 240 AM EDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. DEPARTURES 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL HIGH TIDE LEVELS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE COULD IMPACT SOME PROPERTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS. && $$
4 follow-up statements
594 WHUS42 KJAX 161429 AAA CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1029 AM EDT SUN OCT 16 2016 FLZ032-037-171000- /O.CAN.KJAX.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-161017T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KJAX.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-161017T1000Z/ CLAY-PUTNAM- 1029 AM EDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY. THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE ST JOHNS RIVER BASIN THROUGH TONIGHT ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. DEPARTURES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDAL LEVELS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE COULD IMPACT SOME PROPERTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS. && $$ FLZ033-038-124-125-GAZ154-166-171000- /O.EXT.KJAX.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-161017T1000Z/ /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-161017T1000Z/ ST. JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL NASSAU-COASTAL DUVAL-COASTAL GLYNN- COASTAL CAMDEN- 1029 AM EDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. DEPARTURES 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL HIGH TIDE LEVELS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE COULD IMPACT SOME PROPERTIES. BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS. 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. && $$ FLZ025-171000- /O.EXT.KJAX.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-161017T1000Z/ INLAND DUVAL- 1029 AM EDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY... * FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE ST JOHNS RIVER BASIN THROUGH TONIGHT ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. DEPARTURES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDAL LEVELS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE COULD IMPACT SOME PROPERTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS. && $$
726 WHUS42 KJAX 170512 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 112 AM EDT MON OCT 17 2016 FLZ124-GAZ154-166-172200- /O.CAN.KJAX.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-161017T1000Z/ /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-161018T0000Z/ COASTAL NASSAU-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 112 AM EDT MON OCT 17 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ FLZ033-038-125-172200- /O.EXT.KJAX.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-161019T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-161018T0000Z/ ST. JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL DUVAL- 112 AM EDT MON OCT 17 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ALONG THE ST JOHNS RIVER BASIN. DEPARTURES 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL HIGH TIDE LEVELS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE COULD IMPACT SOME PROPERTIES. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE... WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. && $$ FLZ025-032-037-172200- /O.EXT.KJAX.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-161019T0000Z/ INLAND DUVAL-CLAY-PUTNAM- 112 AM EDT MON OCT 17 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... * FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ALONG THE ST JOHNS RIVER BASIN. DEPARTURES 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL HIGH TIDE LEVELS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE COULD IMPACT SOME PROPERTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS. && $$
635 WHUS42 KJAX 171839 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 239 PM EDT MON OCT 17 2016 FLZ033-038-125-180000- /O.CON.KJAX.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-161019T0000Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-161018T0000Z/ ST. JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL DUVAL- 239 PM EDT MON OCT 17 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ALONG THE ST JOHNS RIVER BASIN. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE COULD IMPACT SOME PROPERTIES. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE... WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. && $$ FLZ025-032-037-180000- /O.CON.KJAX.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-161019T0000Z/ INLAND DUVAL-CLAY-PUTNAM- 239 PM EDT MON OCT 17 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... * FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ALONG THE ST JOHNS RIVER BASIN. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE COULD IMPACT SOME PROPERTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS. && $$ FLZ124-GAZ154-166-180000- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-161018T0000Z/ COASTAL NASSAU-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 239 PM EDT MON OCT 17 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE... WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. && $$
989 WHUS42 KJAX 180014 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 814 PM EDT MON OCT 17 2016 FLZ033-038-125-190000- /O.EXP.KJAX.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-161018T0000Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-161019T0000Z/ ST. JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL DUVAL- 814 PM EDT MON OCT 17 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... * FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ALONG THE ST JOHNS RIVER BASIN. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE COULD IMPACT SOME PROPERTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS. 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. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ FLZ124-GAZ154-166-180115- /O.EXP.KJAX.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-161018T0000Z/ COASTAL NASSAU-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 814 PM EDT MON OCT 17 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... $$ FLZ025-032-037-190000- /O.CON.KJAX.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-161019T0000Z/ INLAND DUVAL-CLAY-PUTNAM- 814 PM EDT MON OCT 17 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... * FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ALONG THE ST JOHNS RIVER BASIN. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE COULD IMPACT SOME PROPERTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS. && $$ JDS
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.