Alert archive / New Jersey / Rip Current Statements in 2016
Rip Current Statement 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this rip current statement at Sep 5, 2016, 3:24 PM EDT for 4 counties in New Jersey; Sussex County, Delaware. It was in force for 38 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2016, 3:24 PM EDT (19:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 7, 2016, 5:12 AM EDT
- In force
- 38 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Sussex County, DE, Atlantic County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 184 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
- 923 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
233 WHUS41 KPHI 051924 CFWPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE... AND MARYLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 324 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2016 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-060900- /O.NEW.KPHI.RP.S.0001.160905T1924Z-160907T0000Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- 324 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. LONG PERIOD SWELL AND BREAKERS OF 6 TO 10 FEET WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST THROUGH TUESDAY AS HERMINE'S EVENTUALLY WEAKENING CIRCULATION DRIFTS TO THE WEST. THE SWELL AND BREAKERS WILL BE A LITTLE LESS ALONG THE DELAWARE COAST BUT STILL SIZABLE. NEVERTHELESS, THIS RESULTS IN CONTINUED ROUGH SURF AND A HIGH RISK FOR THE FORMATION OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. STAY OUT OF THE WATER FOR SAFETY SAKE, ESPECIALLY SINCE LIFE GUARDS MAY NOT BE ON DUTY FOR ATTEMPTED RESCUE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT WIND AND/OR WAVE CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. && $$ DRAG
7 follow-up statements
566 WHUS41 KPHI 060746 CFWPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE... AND MARYLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 346 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-062100- /O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160907T0000Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- 346 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...THE NEW JERSEY SHORE AND THE DELAWARE BEACHES. * RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR THE FORMATION OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. * SURF HEIGHT...LONG PERIOD SWELL AND BREAKERS OF 6 TO 10 FEET WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST THROUGH THIS EVENING AS HERMINE DRIFTS WEST. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 530 AND 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. LOW TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO BE A FEW FEET ABOVE MLLW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT WIND AND/OR WAVE CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. $$
476 WHUS41 KPHI 061504 CFWPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE... AND MARYLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1104 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016 DEZ004-NJZ024-025-070000- /O.NEW.KPHI.CF.Y.0020.160906T1504Z-160906T2000Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160907T0000Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC- 1104 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...THE NEW JERSEY SHORE AND THE DELAWARE BEACHES. * RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR THE FORMATION OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. * SURF HEIGHT...LONG PERIOD SWELL AND BREAKERS OF 5 TO 10 FEET WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST THROUGH THIS EVENING AS HERMINE DRIFTS WEST. * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED DURING TODAYS MIDDAY HIGH TIDE CYCLE FOR SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN DELAWARE WITH TIDAL FLOODING DELAYED INTO MID AFTERNOON ON THE BACK BAYS AND ALONG DELAWARE BAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT WIND AND/OR WAVE CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. 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...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED. MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OFTEN RESULTS IN SOME ROAD CLOSURES. USUALLY...THE MOST VULNERABLE ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE AT A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN DANGER AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED...LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIRS. FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTY PLEASE GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES && $$ DEZ002-003-NJZ021>023-062000- /O.NEW.KPHI.CF.Y.0020.160906T1504Z-160906T2000Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- 1104 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR TIDAL INUNDATION FLOODING WITH THE MIDDAY HIGH TIDE CYCLE, DELAYED TIL MID AFTERNOON IN THE BACK BAYS AND ALONG DELAWARE BAY. * SURGE...ABOUT 2 FEET ABOVE THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE. * IMPACTS...LOCALIZED ROADWAY FLOODING IS EXPECTED. SOME ROADS MAY BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED. MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OFTEN RESULTS IN SOME ROAD CLOSURES. USUALLY...THE MOST VULNERABLE ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE AT A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN DANGER AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED...LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIRS. FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTY PLEASE GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES && $$ NJZ014-026-070000- /O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160907T0000Z/ EASTERN MONMOUTH-COASTAL OCEAN- 1104 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...THE NEW JERSEY SHORE AND THE DELAWARE BEACHES. * RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR THE FORMATION OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. * SURF HEIGHT...LONG PERIOD SWELL AND BREAKERS OF 6 TO 10 FEET WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST THROUGH THIS EVENING AS HERMINE DRIFTS WEST. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 530 AND 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. LOW TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO BE A FEW FEET ABOVE MLLW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT WIND AND/OR WAVE CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. 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...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. $$
041 WHUS41 KPHI 061921 CFWPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE... AND MARYLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 321 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016 DEZ004-NJZ024-025-070000- /O.CAN.KPHI.CF.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-160906T2000Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160907T0000Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC- 321 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND THE DELAWARE ATLANTIC COASTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT WIND AND/OR WAVE CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ DEZ002-003-NJZ021>023-062030- /O.CAN.KPHI.CF.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-160906T2000Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- 321 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS ADJACENT DELAWARE BAY. THE $$ NJZ014-026-070000- /O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160907T0000Z/ EASTERN MONMOUTH-COASTAL OCEAN- 321 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...THE NEW JERSEY SHORE AND THE DELAWARE BEACHES. * RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR THE FORMATION OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. * SURF HEIGHT...LONG PERIOD SWELL AND BREAKERS OF 6 TO 10 FEET WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST THROUGH THIS EVENING AS HERMINE DRIFTS WEST. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 530 AND 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. LOW TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO BE A FEW FEET ABOVE MLLW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT WIND AND/OR WAVE CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. $$ DRAG
291 WHUS41 KPHI 062340 CFWPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE... AND MARYLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 740 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016 DEZ004-070045- /O.CAN.KPHI.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160907T0000Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES- 740 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. THE SURF CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TO LESSEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR THE DELAWARE BEACHES, AND THEREFORE A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY. $$ NJZ014-024>026-071300- /O.EXT.KPHI.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160908T0000Z/ EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC- COASTAL OCEAN- 740 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...THE NEW JERSEY SHORE. * RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...HIGH RISK FOR THE FORMATION OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. * SURF HEIGHT...BREAKERS OF 4 TO 7 FEET, WHICH MAY SUBSIDE SOME DURING THE AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE OCCURS BETWEEN 500 AND 630 AM WEDNESDAY, THEN AGAIN BETWEEN 600 AND 700 PM WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT WIND AND/OR WAVE CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. $$
045 WHUS41 KPHI 070120 CFWPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE... AND MARYLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 920 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CONTINUE... NJZ014-024>026-071400- /O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160908T0000Z/ EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC- COASTAL OCEAN- 920 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...THE NEW JERSEY SHORE. * RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...HIGH RISK FOR THE FORMATION OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. * SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 7 FEET, WHICH SHOULD SUBSIDE SOME DURING THE AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE OCCURS BETWEEN 500 AND 630 AM WEDNESDAY, THEN AGAIN BETWEEN 600 AND 700 PM WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT WIND AND/OR WAVE CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. 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...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. $$
155 WHUS41 KPHI 070746 CFWPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE... AND MARYLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 346 AM EDT WED SEP 7 2016 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CONTINUE... NJZ014-024>026-080000- /O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160908T0000Z/ EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC- COASTAL OCEAN- 346 AM EDT WED SEP 7 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...THE NEW JERSEY SHORE. * RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...HIGH RISK FOR THE FORMATION OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. * SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 7 FEET... WHICH SHOULD SUBSIDE SOME DURING THE AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE OCCURS BETWEEN 500 AND 630 AM WEDNESDAY... THEN AGAIN BETWEEN 600 AND 700 PM WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT WIND AND/OR WAVE CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. $$
114 WHUS41 KPHI 070912 CFWPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE... AND MARYLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 512 AM EDT WED SEP 7 2016 NJZ014-024>026-071015- /O.CAN.KPHI.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160908T0000Z/ EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC- COASTAL OCEAN- 512 AM EDT WED SEP 7 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. WAVE HEIGHTS HAVE DECREASED FASTER THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECAST. THEREFORE...THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...A MODERATE RISK FOR THE FORMATION OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IS STILL EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 12:04 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 16 hr | |
| Sep 5, 3:43 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 51 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in New Jersey, 2016Rip Current Statements in Delaware, 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.