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Rip Current Statement 3, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Feb 25, 2019, 1:53 AM EST for Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida. It took effect at Feb 25, 2019, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2019, 1:53 AM EST (06:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2019, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2019, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 15 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 06:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 6.9 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1412 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -34 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
786 WHUS42 KJAX 250653 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 153 AM EST Mon Feb 25 2019 FLZ125-133-138-251500- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0003.190225T0900Z-190226T0300Z/ Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 153 AM EST Mon Feb 25 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect through this evening. * LOCATIONS...Northeast Florida coastal locations. * SURF AND RIP CURRENT RISK...Rough surf with a high risk of rip currents through this 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
318 WHUS42 KJAX 250657 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 157 AM EST Mon Feb 25 2019 FLZ125-133-138-260300- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0003.190225T0900Z-190226T0300Z/ Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 157 AM EST Mon Feb 25 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...Northeast Florida coastal locations. * SURF AND RIP CURRENT RISK...Rough surf with a high risk of rip currents through this evening. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a High Risk of rip currents. Rip currents will be life threatening. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards and the beach patrol. Pay attention to flags and posted signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
243 WHUS42 KJAX 251224 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 724 AM EST Mon Feb 25 2019 FLZ124-260000- /O.EXB.KJAX.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-190226T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau- 724 AM EST Mon Feb 25 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect until 7 PM EST this evening. * LOCATIONS...Northeast Florida beaches. * SURF AND RIP CURRENT RISK...Rough surf with a high risk of rip currents through this evening. * TIMING... 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. && $$ FLZ125-133-138-260000- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-190226T0000Z/ Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 724 AM EST Mon Feb 25 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...Northeast Florida beaches. * SURF AND RIP CURRENT RISK...Rough surf with a high risk of rip currents through this evening. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a High Risk of rip currents. Rip currents will be life threatening. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards and the beach patrol. Pay attention to flags and posted signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
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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.