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Rip Current Statement 29, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Sep 30, 2018, 3:44 AM EDT for Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida; Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia. It took effect at Sep 30, 2018, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 38 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2018, 3:44 AM EDT (07:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 30, 2018, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 1, 2018, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 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 07:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 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
- 1833 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 946 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 1 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
842 WHUS42 KJAX 300744 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 344 AM EDT Sun Sep 30 2018 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-020000- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0029.180930T1000Z-181002T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 344 AM EDT Sun Sep 30 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect through Monday evening. * TIMING...Through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents are likely. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
527 WHUS42 KJAX 301843 AAA CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 243 PM EDT Sun Sep 30 2018 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-011000- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0029.000000T0000Z-181002T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 243 PM EDT Sun Sep 30 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * TIMING...Through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents are likely. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a High Risk of rip currents. Rip currents will be life threatening. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards and the beach patrol. Pay attention to flags and posted signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
134 WHUS42 KJAX 010750 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 350 AM EDT Mon Oct 1 2018 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-020000- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0029.000000T0000Z-181002T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 350 AM EDT Mon Oct 1 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Through This evening. High risk of rip currents is possible on Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents and rough surf are likely. 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. 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. && $$
290 WHUS42 KJAX 011841 AAA CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 241 PM EDT Mon Oct 1 2018 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-020000- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0029.000000T0000Z-181002T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 241 PM EDT Mon Oct 1 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Through This evening. High risk of rip currents is possible on Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents and rough surf are likely. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents will be life threatening. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards and the beach patrol. Pay attention to flags and posted signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 3:51 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | JAX | 5 days | |
| Sep 29, 8:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Atkinson, Coffee | 52 min |
| Sep 29, 9:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Clinch | 2 hr |
| Sep 29, 10:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Echols | 47 min |
| Sep 29, 11:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Clinch, Echols | 115 min |
| Sep 29, 11:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Echols | 29 min |
| Sep 30, 12:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Echols | 29 min |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2018Rip Current Statements in Georgia, 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.