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Rip Current Statement 27, NWS Jacksonville, FL

November 19, 2019Duval County, Flagler County, Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Nov 19, 2019, 2:28 AM EST for Duval County, Flagler County, Florida. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 19, 2019, 2:28 AM EST (07:28 UTC)
Expired
Nov 19, 2019, 7:00 PM EST
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL

Counties Duval County, FL, Flagler County, FL

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 70 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jacksonville, FL at 00:00Z on 2019-11-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jacksonville, FL at 00:00Z on 2019-11-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1440 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

398 
WHUS42 KJAX 190728
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
228 AM EST Tue Nov 19 2019

FLZ125-133-138-200000-
/O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0027.191119T0728Z-191120T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KJAX.CF.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-191121T0000Z/
Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
228 AM EST Tue Nov 19 2019

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a High
Rip Current Risk, which is in effect through this evening.

* LOCATIONS...Northeast Florida coast, Intracoastal Waterway, 
  and northern St. Johns River Basin.

* TIDAL DEPARTURE...Water levels of 1 to 2 feet above ground level
  around high tide.

* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...Minor tidal flooding and beach erosion
  around high tide.

* SURF AND RIP CURRENT RISK...High Rip Current Risk with breakers
  of 3 to 5 feet.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Coastal Flood Advisory indicates elevated water levels and tides
will combine to generate flooding of low areas along the shore.

There is a High Risk of life-threatening rip currents.

&&

$$

FLZ025-032-033-037-038-200000-
/O.EXT.KJAX.CF.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-191121T0000Z/
Inland Duval-Clay-Inland St. Johns-Putnam-Inland Flagler-
228 AM EST Tue Nov 19 2019

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...St. Johns River Basin.

* TIDAL DEPARTURE...Water levels of 1 to 2 feet above ground 
  level will be possible during times of high tide.

* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...Minor tidal flooding is expected 
  around times of high tide.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Coastal Flood Advisory indicates that elevated water levels and
tides will combine to generate flooding of low areas.

&&

$$

FLZ124-GAZ166-200000-
/O.NEW.KJAX.CF.S.0016.191119T0728Z-191121T0000Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Camden-
228 AM EST Tue Nov 19 2019

...ELEVATED WATER LEVELS AROUND HIGH TIDE...

* LOCATIONS...Atlantic coast, Intracoastal Waterway and St. Marys
  River basin. 

* TIDAL DEPARTURE...Water levels of 1 to 2 feet above ground level
  around high tide.

* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...Minor tidal flood potential. 

$$
1 follow-up statement
685 
WHUS42 KJAX 191900
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
200 PM EST Tue Nov 19 2019

FLZ125-133-138-200900-
/O.CON.KJAX.CF.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-191121T0000Z/
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-191120T0000Z/
Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
200 PM EST Tue Nov 19 2019

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...Northeast Florida coast, Intracoastal Waterway, 
  and northern St. Johns River Basin.

* TIDAL DEPARTURE...Water levels of 1 to 2 feet above ground 
  level around high tide.

* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...Minor tidal flooding and beach erosion 
  around high tide.

* SURF AND RIP CURRENT RISK...High Rip Current Risk with 
  breakers of 3 to 5 feet.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Coastal Flood Advisory indicates elevated water levels and
tides will combine to generate flooding of low areas along the
shore.

There is a High Risk of life-threatening rip currents.

&&

$$

FLZ025-032-033-037-038-200900-
/O.CON.KJAX.CF.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-191121T0000Z/
Inland Duval-Clay-Inland St. Johns-Putnam-Inland Flagler-
200 PM EST Tue Nov 19 2019

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...St. Johns River Basin.

* TIDAL DEPARTURE...Water levels of 1 to 2 feet above ground 
  level will be possible during times of high tide.

* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...Minor tidal flooding is expected 
  around times of high tide.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Coastal Flood Advisory indicates that elevated water levels and
tides will combine to generate flooding of low areas.

&&

$$

FLZ124-GAZ166-200900-
/O.CON.KJAX.CF.S.0016.000000T0000Z-191121T0000Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Camden-
200 PM EST Tue Nov 19 2019

...ELEVATED WATER LEVELS AROUND HIGH TIDE...

* LOCATIONS...Atlantic coast, Intracoastal Waterway and St. 
  Marys River basin.

* TIDAL DEPARTURE...Water levels of 1 to 2 feet above ground 
  level around high tide.

* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...Minor tidal flood potential.

* SHORELINE IMPACTS...

* TIMING...

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 19, 2:28 AM ESTCoastal Flood StatementJAXNassau23 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.