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Rip Current Statement 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this rip current statement at Jul 28, 2017, 8:52 PM EDT for Sussex County, Delaware; 4 counties in New Jersey. It took effect at Jul 29, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 28, 2017, 8:52 PM EDT (00:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 29, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 29, 2017, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 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 00:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 216 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
- 86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1221 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.3
The text
As transmitted.
178 WHUS41 KPHI 290052 CFWPHI COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR PA...NJ...DE...AND MD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 852 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2017 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-291400- /O.NEW.KPHI.RP.S.0002.170729T1200Z-170730T0000Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- 852 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. IT IS IN EFFECT FROM 8:00 AM UNTIL 8:00 PM SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE NEW JERSEY SHORE AND THE DELAWARE BEACHES. * RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. * SURF HEIGHT...BREAKING WAVES ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 5 TO 7 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE OCCURS EARLY IN THE MORNING...HIGH TIDE OCCURS IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND LOW TIDE OCCURS AGAIN IN THE EVENING. * OUTLOOK...THE HIGH RISK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND FLOAT. DO NOT SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF YOU CAN, SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. && $$
2 follow-up statements
667 WHUS41 KPHI 290924 CFWPHI COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR PA...NJ...DE...AND MD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 524 AM EDT SAT JUL 29 2017 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-300000- /O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0002.170729T1200Z-170730T0000Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- 524 AM EDT SAT JUL 29 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE NEW JERSEY SHORE AND THE DELAWARE BEACHES. * RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. * SURF HEIGHT...BREAKING WAVES ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 5 TO 7 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE OCCURS EARLY IN THE MORNING...HIGH TIDE OCCURS IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND LOW TIDE OCCURS AGAIN IN THE EVENING. * OUTLOOK...THE HIGH RISK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND FLOAT. DO NOT SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF YOU CAN, SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. && $$
209 WHUS41 KPHI 291426 CFWPHI COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1026 AM EDT SAT JUL 29 2017 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-300000- /O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-170730T0000Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- 1026 AM EDT SAT JUL 29 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE NEW JERSEY SHORE AND THE DELAWARE BEACHES. * RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...BREAKING WAVES OF 5 TO 7 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...HIGH TIDE OCCURS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND LOW TIDE OCCURS IN THE EVENING. * OUTLOOK...THE HIGH RISK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. SEVERAL BEACHES ARE NOT PERMITTING ENTRY INTO THE WATER. 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. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS. 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. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT, BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TOWARD THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ GORSE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 8:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Sussex | 4 hr |
| Jul 28, 10:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 28 min |
| Jul 28, 11:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Kent, New Castle | 4 hr |
| Jul 29, 1:38 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Kent, Sussex | 4 hr |
| Jul 29, 3:03 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Kent, New Castle | 4 hr |
| Jul 29, 5:30 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Sussex | 2 hr |
| Jul 28, 10:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 65 min | |
| Jul 29, 1:10 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem | 4 hr |
| Jul 29, 4:14 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 61 min | |
| Jul 29, 5:08 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 52 min | |
| Jul 29, 5:13 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Cape May | 3 hr |
| Jul 29, 6:48 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May | 117 min |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in New Jersey, 2017Rip Current Statements in Delaware, 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.