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Rip Current Statement 19, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Nov 9, 2016, 2:57 AM EST for Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 9, 2016, 2:57 AM EST (07:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 9, 2016, 11:00 PM EST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
Counties Duval County, FL, Flagler County, FL, Nassau County, FL
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:56 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 42 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
- 994 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
931 WHUS42 KJAX 090757 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 257 AM EST WED NOV 9 2016 FLZ033-125-092200- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0019.161109T0757Z-161109T2200Z/ /O.EXT.KJAX.CF.S.0004.000000T0000Z-161110T1000Z/ ST. JOHNS-COASTAL DUVAL- 257 AM EST WED NOV 9 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...ELEVATED WATER LEVELS ALONG THE ST. JOHNS RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES WILL CONTINUE DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE... * ELEVATED WATER LEVELS...HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH ACTION STAGE...BUT WILL REMAIN JUST BELOW MINOR FLOODING LEVELS DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY NIGHT. * RIP CURRENTS...A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED TO ALL SWIMMERS. RIP CURRENTS AND SURF WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND HIGH TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS. 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. && $$ FLZ038-124-092200- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0019.161109T0757Z-161109T2200Z/ FLAGLER-COASTAL NASSAU- 257 AM EST WED NOV 9 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * RIP CURRENTS...A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED TO ALL SWIMMERS. RIP CURRENTS AND SURF WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE, WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS, JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. && $$ FLZ025-032-037-092200- /O.EXT.KJAX.CF.S.0004.000000T0000Z-161110T1000Z/ INLAND DUVAL-CLAY-PUTNAM- 257 AM EST WED NOV 9 2016 ...ELEVATED WATER LEVELS ALONG THE ST. JOHNS RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES WILL CONTINUE DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE... * ELEVATED WATER LEVELS...HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH ACTION STAGE...BUT WILL REMAIN JUST BELOW MINOR FLOODING LEVELS DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND HIGH TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS. && $$ NELSON
2 follow-up statements
761 WHUS42 KJAX 091901 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 201 PM EST WED NOV 9 2016 FLZ033-125-100400- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-161110T0400Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.CF.S.0004.000000T0000Z-161110T1000Z/ ST. JOHNS-COASTAL DUVAL- 201 PM EST WED NOV 9 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...ELEVATED WATER LEVELS ALONG THE ST. JOHNS RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES WILL CONTINUE DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE... * ELEVATED WATER LEVELS...HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH ACTION STAGE...BUT WILL REMAIN JUST BELOW MINOR FLOODING LEVELS DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY NIGHT. * RIP CURRENTS...A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED TO ALL SWIMMERS. RIP CURRENTS AND SURF WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND HIGH TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE... WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. && $$ FLZ038-124-100400- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-161110T0400Z/ FLAGLER-COASTAL NASSAU- 201 PM EST WED NOV 9 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENTS...A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED TO ALL SWIMMERS. RIP CURRENTS AND SURF WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. 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. && $$ FLZ025-032-037-100400- /O.CON.KJAX.CF.S.0004.000000T0000Z-161110T1000Z/ INLAND DUVAL-CLAY-PUTNAM- 201 PM EST WED NOV 9 2016 ...ELEVATED WATER LEVELS ALONG THE ST. JOHNS RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES WILL CONTINUE DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE... * ELEVATED WATER LEVELS...HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH ACTION STAGE...BUT WILL REMAIN JUST BELOW MINOR FLOODING LEVELS DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND HIGH TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS. && $$
615 WHUS42 KJAX 100339 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1039 PM EST WED NOV 9 2016 FLZ033-125-101000- /O.EXP.KJAX.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-161110T0400Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.CF.S.0004.000000T0000Z-161110T1000Z/ ST. JOHNS-COASTAL DUVAL- 1039 PM EST WED NOV 9 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...ELEVATED WATER LEVELS ALONG THE ST. JOHNS RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES WILL CONTINUE DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE... * ELEVATED WATER LEVELS...HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH ACTION STAGE...BUT WILL REMAIN JUST BELOW MINOR FLOODING LEVELS DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND HIGH TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS. 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. && $$ FLZ038-124-100445- /O.EXP.KJAX.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-161110T0400Z/ FLAGLER-COASTAL NASSAU- 1039 PM EST WED NOV 9 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE... WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. && $$ FLZ025-032-037-101000- /O.CON.KJAX.CF.S.0004.000000T0000Z-161110T1000Z/ INLAND DUVAL-CLAY-PUTNAM- 1039 PM EST WED NOV 9 2016 ...ELEVATED WATER LEVELS ALONG THE ST. JOHNS RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES WILL CONTINUE DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE... * ELEVATED WATER LEVELS...HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH ACTION STAGE...BUT WILL REMAIN JUST BELOW MINOR FLOODING LEVELS DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND HIGH TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS. && $$
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Florida, 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.