Alert archive / New Jersey / Rip Current Statements in 2017
Rip Current Statement 3, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this rip current statement at Jul 29, 2017, 8:56 PM EDT for 4 counties in New Jersey; Sussex County, Delaware. It was in force for 23 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 29, 2017, 8:56 PM EDT (00:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 30, 2017, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 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 nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 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
- 657 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -77 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
812 WHUS41 KPHI 300056 CFWPHI COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR PA...NJ...DE...AND MD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 856 PM EDT SAT JUL 29 2017 DEZ004-NJZ024>026-301400- /O.NEW.KPHI.CF.Y.0018.170730T0400Z-170730T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.RP.S.0003.170730T0056Z-170731T0000Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC- COASTAL OCEAN- 856 PM EDT SAT JUL 29 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT UNTIL 6:00 AM SUNDAY. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST AND THE ENTIRE DELAWARE COAST. * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED AROUND THE TIME OF TONIGHT'S HIGH TIDE. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE ON THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE OCEANFRONT OCCURS BETWEEN 1:00 AM AND 2:00 AM SUNDAY. HIGH TIDE ON THE BACK BAYS OCCURS LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ON THE OCEANFRONT. * SURGE...AROUND 2.0 TO 2.5 FEET ABOVE THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE. * WAVES...WAVE HEIGHTS ON THE OCEAN WATERS OFF THE COAST ARE FORECAST TO BE 6 TO 10 FEET. * IMPACTS...LOCALIZED ROADWAY FLOODING IS EXPECTED. SOME ROADS MAY BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. * RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...HIGH TIDE OCCURS OVERNIGHT...LOW TIDE OCCURS EARLY ON SUNDAY MORNING...HIGH TIDE OCCURS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND LOW TIDE OCCURS ON SUNDAY EVENING. * OUTLOOK...A MODERATE RISK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS MAY EXIST ON MONDAY. 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 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. && $$ DEZ002-003-NJZ020>023-027-301000- /O.NEW.KPHI.CF.Y.0018.170730T0400Z-170730T1000Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- 856 PM EDT SAT JUL 29 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...COASTAL AREAS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE...AND AREAS ALONG DELAWARE BAY. * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED AROUND THE TIME OF TONIGHT'S HIGH TIDE. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE ON THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE OCEANFRONT OCCURS BETWEEN 1:00 AM AND 2:00 AM SUNDAY. HIGH TIDE ON THE BACK BAYS AND ALONG DELAWARE BAY OCCURS LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ON THE OCEANFRONT. * SURGE...AROUND 2.0 TO 2.5 FEET ABOVE THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE. * WAVES...WAVE HEIGHTS ON THE OCEAN WATERS OFF THE COAST ARE FORECAST TO BE 6 TO 10 FEET. WAVE HEIGHTS ON DELAWARE BAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE 2 TO 5 FEET. * IMPACTS...LOCALIZED ROADWAY FLOODING IS EXPECTED. SOME ROADS MAY BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED. MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OFTEN RESULTS IN SOME ROAD CLOSURES. USUALLY...THE MOST VULNERABLE ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE AT A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN DANGER AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED...LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIRS. FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTY PLEASE GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES && $$ NJZ014-301400- /O.NEW.KPHI.RP.S.0003.170730T0056Z-170731T0000Z/ EASTERN MONMOUTH- 856 PM EDT SAT JUL 29 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE NEW JERSEY SHORE. * RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...HIGH TIDE OCCURS OVERNIGHT...LOW TIDE OCCURS EARLY ON SUNDAY MORNING...HIGH TIDE OCCURS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND LOW TIDE OCCURS ON SUNDAY EVENING. * OUTLOOK...A MODERATE RISK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS MAY EXIST ON MONDAY. 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. && $$ IOVINO
2 follow-up statements
909 WHUS41 KPHI 300953 CFWPHI COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR PA...NJ...DE...AND MD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 553 AM EDT SUN JUL 30 2017 DEZ004-NJZ024>026-310000- /O.EXP.KPHI.CF.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-170730T1000Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-170731T0000Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC- COASTAL OCEAN- 553 AM EDT SUN JUL 30 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST AND THE ENTIRE DELAWARE COAST. * RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...HIGH TIDE OCCURS THIS AFTERNOON AND LOW TIDE OCCURS THIS EVENING. * OUTLOOK...A MODERATE RISK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS MAY EXIST ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. SEVERAL BEACHES ARE NOT PERMITTING ENTRY INTO THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE, WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS, JETTIES AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM, DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT, SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT, BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TOWARD THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ DEZ002-003-NJZ020>023-027-301100- /O.EXP.KPHI.CF.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-170730T1000Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- 553 AM EDT SUN JUL 30 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... TIDAL LEVELS ARE DROPPING AND TIDAL FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT. ISOLATED LOCATIONS ON FAR BACK BAYS MAY STILL HAVE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS...BUT THE WATER SHOULD RECEDE WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. $$ NJZ014-310000- /O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-170731T0000Z/ EASTERN MONMOUTH- 553 AM EDT SUN JUL 30 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE NEW JERSEY SHORE. * RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...HIGH TIDE OCCURS THIS AFTERNOON AND LOW TIDE OCCURS THIS EVENING. * OUTLOOK...A MODERATE RISK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS MAY EXIST ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. SEVERAL BEACHES ARE NOT PERMITTING ENTRY INTO THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE, WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS, JETTIES AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM, DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT, SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT, BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TOWARD THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
836 WHUS41 KPHI 301437 CFWPHI COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR PA...NJ...DE...AND MD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1037 AM EDT SUN JUL 30 2017 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-310000- /O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-170731T0000Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- 1037 AM EDT SUN JUL 30 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 3 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...HIGH TIDE OCCURS THIS AFTERNOON AND LOW TIDE OCCURS THIS EVENING. * OUTLOOK...A MODERATE RISK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS MAY EXIST ON MONDAY. 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. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 8:56 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Ocean | 9 hr |
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.