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Rip Current Statement 37, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Oct 24, 2018, 3:01 AM EDT for Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida. It took effect at Oct 24, 2018, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 40 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 24, 2018, 3:01 AM EDT (07:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 24, 2018, 4:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 25, 2018, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 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 07:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 7.0 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
- 105 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 732 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
423 WHUS42 KJAX 240701 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 301 AM EDT Wed Oct 24 2018 FLZ124-125-133-138-250030- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0037.181024T0800Z-181026T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 301 AM EDT Wed Oct 24 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect through Thursday evening. * TIMING...Through Thursday. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
948 WHUS42 KJAX 241924 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 324 PM EDT Wed Oct 24 2018 FLZ124-125-133-138-250900- /O.NEW.KJAX.CF.S.0004.181024T1924Z-181026T0000Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0037.000000T0000Z-181026T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 324 PM EDT Wed Oct 24 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...FULL MOON AND ROUGH SURF WILL PRODUCE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE... * LOCATIONS...High risk of rip currents continues for all southeast Georgia and northeast Florida beaches. Elevated water levels expected mainly for northeast Florida coastline. * COASTAL FLOOD AND SHORELINE IMPACTS...Rough and dangerous surf could cause minor beach erosion. Astronomical higher tides with the full moon could cause elevated water levels during times of high tide. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents. * TIMING...Through Thursday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a High Risk of life threatening rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Pay attention to flags and posted signs. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
590 WHUS42 KJAX 250701 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 301 AM EDT Thu Oct 25 2018 FLZ124-125-133-138-260000- /O.CON.KJAX.CF.S.0004.000000T0000Z-181026T0000Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0037.000000T0000Z-181026T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 301 AM EDT Thu Oct 25 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...FULL MOON AND ROUGH SURF WILL PRODUCE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE... * LOCATIONS...High risk of rip currents continues for all southeast Georgia and northeast Florida beaches. Elevated water levels expected mainly for northeast Florida coastline. * COASTAL FLOOD AND SHORELINE IMPACTS...Rough and dangerous surf could cause minor beach erosion. Astronomical higher tides with the full moon could cause elevated water levels during times of high tide. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents. * TIMING...Through this evening. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a High Risk of life threatening rip currents. 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. Pay attention to flags and posted signs. 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. && $$
875 WHUS42 KJAX 251901 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 301 PM EDT Thu Oct 25 2018 ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT EXTENDED THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... FLZ124-125-133-138-260000- /O.EXT.KJAX.CF.S.0004.000000T0000Z-181026T0700Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0037.000000T0000Z-181026T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 301 PM EDT Thu Oct 25 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FULL MOON AND ROUGH SURF WILL PRODUCE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE... * LOCATION...Northeast Florida coastline. * COASTAL FLOOD AND SHORELINE IMPACTS...Rough and dangerous surf could cause minor beach erosion. Astronomical higher tides with the full moon could cause elevated water levels during times of high tide. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a High Risk of life threatening rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Pay attention to flags and posted signs. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
712 WHUS42 KJAX 260011 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 811 PM EDT Thu Oct 25 2018 ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT EXTENDED THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... FLZ124-125-133-138-260700- /O.EXP.KJAX.RP.S.0037.000000T0000Z-181026T0000Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.CF.S.0004.000000T0000Z-181026T0700Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 811 PM EDT Thu Oct 25 2018 ...FULL MOON AND ROUGH SURF WILL PRODUCE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE... * LOCATION...Northeast Florida coastline. * COASTAL FLOOD AND SHORELINE IMPACTS...Rough and dangerous surf could cause minor beach erosion. Astronomical higher tides with the full moon could cause elevated water levels during times of high tide. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 3:27 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | JAX | 3 days | |
| Oct 24, 3:24 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | JAX | Duval, Flagler, Nassau | 43 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.