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Rip Current Statement 24, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Sep 17, 2018, 7:28 AM EDT for Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida. It took effect at Sep 17, 2018, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2018, 7:28 AM EDT (11:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 17, 2018, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 17, 2018, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 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 11:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 11.5 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
- 2174 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1190 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
426 WHUS42 KJAX 171128 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 728 AM EDT Mon Sep 17 2018 FLZ124-125-133-138-171930- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0024.180917T1200Z-180918T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 728 AM EDT Mon Sep 17 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FOR ALL NE FLORIDA BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect through this evening. * SURF AND RIP CURRENT RISK...3 to 4 feet and high risk of rip currents. * TIMING...Until Monday evening. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
732 WHUS42 KJAX 171605 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 1205 PM EDT Mon Sep 17 2018 FLZ124-125-133-138-180000- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-180918T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 1205 PM EDT Mon Sep 17 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * SURF AND RIP CURRENT RISK...3 to 4 feet and high risk of rip currents. * TIMING...Until Monday evening. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a High Risk of rip currents. Rip currents will be life threatening. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards and the beach patrol. Pay attention to flags and posted signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
847 WHUS42 KJAX 180000 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 800 PM EDT Mon Sep 17 2018 FLZ124-125-133-138-180100- /O.EXP.KJAX.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-180918T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 800 PM EDT Mon Sep 17 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 9:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 93 min | |
| Sep 16, 11:47 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 58 min | |
| Sep 17, 12:58 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 62 min | |
| Sep 17, 2:03 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 57 min | |
| Sep 17, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Nassau | 27 min |
| Sep 17, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Hamilton | 40 min |
| Sep 17, 5:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Hamilton, Suwannee | 117 min |
| Sep 17, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Columbia | 34 min |
| Sep 17, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Suwannee | 46 min |
| Sep 17, 6:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Alachua | 34 min |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2018Every rip current statement in 2018
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.