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Rip Current Statement 15, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Sep 25, 2017, 8:09 PM EDT for Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida. It was in force for 23 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 25, 2017, 8:09 PM EDT (00:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 26, 2017, 7:35 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 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 00:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 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
- 192 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -155 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1189 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
498 WHUS42 KJAX 260009 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 809 PM EDT MON SEP 25 2017 FLZ033-038-125-260900- /O.EXP.KJAX.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170926T0000Z/ /O.EXP.KJAX.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-170926T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KJAX.SU.Y.0006.170926T0009Z-170926T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0015.170926T0009Z-170927T0000Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170927T0000Z/ ST. JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL DUVAL- 809 PM EDT MON SEP 25 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT TUESDAY. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE ST JOHNS RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES FROM JACKSONVILLE SOUTHWARD TO PALATKA AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. SOUTH OF PALATKA...TOWARD WELAKA AND THE OCKLAWAHA RIVER BASIN...MINOR TO NEAR MODERATE RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. WATER LEVELS WILL BE SLOW TO RECEDE WITHIN THE ST JOHNS RIVER BASIN. * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS WILL BE 6 TO 8 FEET ALONG THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA BEACHES. * TIMING...MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY...PEAKING AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. * IMPACTS...ELEVATED TIDE LEVELS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE ST JOHNS RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES WHICH WILL FLOOD...MAINLY PARKS...CAMPGROUNDS....NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE ROADWAYS AND SOME DOCKS AND BOAT RAMPS. HIGH WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL LEAD TO BEACH EROSION. HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF TO CONTINUE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES WILL GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE ST JOHNS RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA, PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. 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. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. 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. && $$ FLZ124-260900- /O.EXP.KJAX.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-170926T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0015.170926T0009Z-170927T0000Z/ COASTAL NASSAU- 809 PM EDT MON SEP 25 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL FORM ALONG AREA BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE, WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS, JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED, FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. && $$ GAZ154-166-260115- /O.EXP.KJAX.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-170926T0000Z/ COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 809 PM EDT MON SEP 25 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... $$ FLZ025-032-037-260900- /O.CON.KJAX.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170927T0000Z/ INLAND DUVAL-CLAY-PUTNAM- 809 PM EDT MON SEP 25 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE ST JOHNS RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES FROM JACKSONVILLE SOUTHWARD TO PALATKA AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. SOUTH OF PALATKA...TOWARD WELAKA AND THE OCKLAWAHA RIVER BASIN...MINOR TO NEAR MODERATE RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. WATER LEVELS WILL BE SLOW TO RECEDE WITHIN THE ST JOHNS RIVER BASIN. * TIMING...MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY...PEAKING AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. * IMPACTS...ELEVATED TIDE LEVELS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE ST JOHNS RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES WHICH WILL FLOOD...MAINLY PARKS...CAMPGROUNDS....NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE ROADWAYS AND SOME DOCKS AND BOAT RAMPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES WILL GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE ST JOHNS RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. && $$
2 follow-up statements
291 WHUS42 KJAX 260742 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 342 AM EDT TUE SEP 26 2017 FLZ033-038-125-270030- /O.CAN.KJAX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170926T0900Z/ /O.EXT.KJAX.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170928T0000Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-170927T0000Z/ ST. JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL DUVAL- 342 AM EDT TUE SEP 26 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE ST JOHNS RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES FROM JACKSONVILLE SOUTHWARD AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. SOUTH OF PALATKA... TOWARD WELAKA AND THE OCKLAWAHA RIVER BASIN...MINOR TO NEAR MODERATE RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. WATER LEVELS WILL BE SLOW TO RECEDE WITHIN THE ST JOHNS RIVER BASIN. * TIMING...MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...PEAKING AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. * IMPACTS...ELEVATED TIDE LEVELS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE ST JOHNS RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES WHICH WILL FLOOD...MAINLY PARKS...CAMPGROUNDS....NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE ROADWAYS AND SOME DOCKS AND BOAT RAMPS. AT EAST COAST BEACHES THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND/OR TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. 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. && $$ FLZ025-032-037-270030- /O.EXT.KJAX.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170928T0000Z/ INLAND DUVAL-CLAY-PUTNAM- 342 AM EDT TUE SEP 26 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE ST JOHNS RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES FROM JACKSONVILLE SOUTHWARD. SOUTH OF PALATKA...TOWARD WELAKA AND THE OCKLAWAHA RIVER BASIN...MINOR TO NEAR MODERATE RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. WATER LEVELS WILL BE SLOW TO RECEDE WITHIN THE ST JOHNS RIVER BASIN. * TIMING...MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...PEAKING AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. * IMPACTS...ELEVATED TIDE LEVELS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE ST JOHNS RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES WHICH WILL FLOOD...MAINLY PARKS...CAMPGROUNDS....NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE ROADWAYS AND SOME DOCKS AND BOAT RAMPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES WILL GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE ST JOHNS RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. && $$ FLZ124-270000- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-170927T0000Z/ COASTAL NASSAU- 342 AM EDT TUE SEP 26 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL FORM ALONG AREA BEACHES MAKING DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. 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. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. 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. && $$
058 WHUS42 KJAX 262335 CFWJAX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 735 PM EDT TUE SEP 26 2017 FLZ033-038-125-280000- /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-170927T0000Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170928T0000Z/ ST. JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL DUVAL- 735 PM EDT TUE SEP 26 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE ST JOHNS RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES FROM JACKSONVILLE SOUTHWARD AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. SOUTH OF PALATKA... TOWARD WELAKA AND THE OCKLAWAHA RIVER BASIN...MINOR TO NEAR MODERATE RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. WATER LEVELS WILL BE SLOW TO RECEDE WITHIN THE ST JOHNS RIVER BASIN. * TIMING...MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...PEAKING AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. * IMPACTS...ELEVATED TIDE LEVELS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE ST JOHNS RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES WHICH WILL FLOOD...MAINLY PARKS...CAMPGROUNDS....NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE ROADWAYS AND SOME DOCKS AND BOAT RAMPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND/OR TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ FLZ124-270045- /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-170927T0000Z/ COASTAL NASSAU- 735 PM EDT TUE SEP 26 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. $$ FLZ025-032-037-280000- /O.CON.KJAX.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170928T0000Z/ INLAND DUVAL-CLAY-PUTNAM- 735 PM EDT TUE SEP 26 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE ST JOHNS RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES FROM JACKSONVILLE SOUTHWARD. SOUTH OF PALATKA...TOWARD WELAKA AND THE OCKLAWAHA RIVER BASIN...MINOR TO NEAR MODERATE RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. WATER LEVELS WILL BE SLOW TO RECEDE WITHIN THE ST JOHNS RIVER BASIN. * TIMING...MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...PEAKING AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. * IMPACTS...ELEVATED TIDE LEVELS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE ST JOHNS RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES WHICH WILL FLOOD...MAINLY PARKS...CAMPGROUNDS....NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE ROADWAYS AND SOME DOCKS AND BOAT RAMPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES WILL GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE ST JOHNS RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 8:09 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | JAX | Duval, Flagler | 8 hr |
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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.