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Rip Current Statement 11, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Sep 8, 2017, 3:00 AM EDT for Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida; Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia. It was in force for 27 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 8, 2017, 3:00 AM EDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 9, 2017, 5:36 AM EDT
- In force
- 27 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 07:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 7.0 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
- 17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -209 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 848 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
331 WHUS42 KJAX 080700 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 300 AM EDT FRI SEP 8 2017 FLZ033-038-124-125-GAZ154-166-082000- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0011.170908T0700Z-170909T1200Z/ ST. JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL NASSAU-COASTAL DUVAL-COASTAL GLYNN- COASTAL CAMDEN- 300 AM EDT FRI SEP 8 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...APPROACHING MINOR COASTAL FLOODING LEVELS AROUND TIME OF HIGH TIDES TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND INCREASING WATER LEVELS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY. * IMPACTS...SWIMMING WILL BECOME VERY DANGEROUS AND IS DISCOURAGED. WATERS LEVELS MAY APPROACH MINOR COASTAL FLOODING LEVELS STARTING TONIGHT NEAR TIME OF HIGH TIDES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED, FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. && $$
3 follow-up statements
523 WHUS42 KJAX 081922 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 322 PM EDT FRI SEP 8 2017 FLZ033-038-124-125-GAZ154-166-091200- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-170909T1200Z/ ST. JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL NASSAU-COASTAL DUVAL-COASTAL GLYNN- COASTAL CAMDEN- 322 PM EDT FRI SEP 8 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...APPROACHING MINOR COASTAL FLOODING LEVELS AROUND TIME OF HIGH TIDES TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND INCREASING WATER LEVELS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY. * IMPACTS...SWIMMING WILL BECOME VERY DANGEROUS AND IS DISCOURAGED. WATERS LEVELS MAY APPROACH MINOR COASTAL FLOODING LEVELS STARTING TONIGHT NEAR TIME OF HIGH TIDES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE, WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS, JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED, FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. && $$
999 WHUS42 KJAX 090437 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1237 AM EDT SAT SEP 9 2017 FLZ033-038-124-125-090545- /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-170909T1200Z/ ST. JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL NASSAU-COASTAL DUVAL- 1237 AM EDT SAT SEP 9 2017 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL TEMPORARILY DISCONTINUE THE ISSUANCE OF THE SURF ZONE FORECAST WHILE THERE IS A TROPICAL STORM OR A HURRICANE WATCH OR WARNING IN EFFECT. THE PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED AGAIN ONCE THE WATCH OR WARNING IS CANCELLED. $$ GAZ154-166-091245- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-170909T1800Z/ COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 1237 AM EDT SAT SEP 9 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND INCREASING WATER LEVELS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY. * IMPACTS...SWIMMING WILL BECOME VERY DANGEROUS AND IS DISCOURAGED. WATERS LEVELS MAY APPROACH MINOR COASTAL FLOODING LEVELS STARTING TONIGHT NEAR TIME OF HIGH TIDES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE, WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS, JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED, FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. && $$
401 WHUS42 KJAX 090936 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 536 AM EDT SAT SEP 9 2017 GAZ154-166-091045- /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-170909T1800Z/ COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 536 AM EDT SAT SEP 9 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 8:13 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 62 min | |
| Sep 8, 8:31 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 59 min | |
| Sep 8, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 41 min | |
| Sep 8, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval | 33 min |
| Sep 8, 3:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Duval, Saint Johns | 94 min |
| Sep 8, 4:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAX | Duval, Saint Johns | 97 min |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2017Rip Current Statements in Georgia, 2017Every rip current statement in 2017
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.