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Rip Current Statement 30, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Dec 21, 2019, 2:48 AM EST for Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia. It took effect at Dec 22, 2019, 3:10 AM EST. It was in force for 25 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 21, 2019, 2:48 AM EST (07:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 22, 2019, 3:10 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2019, 3:41 AM EST
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
Counties Camden County, GA, Glynn County, GA
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 64 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
- 538 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 184 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
449 WHUS42 KJAX 210748 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 248 AM EST Sat Dec 21 2019 GAZ154-166-220900- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0030.191222T1000Z-191223T0000Z/ Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 248 AM EST Sat Dec 21 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia Beaches. * WHEN...From late tonight through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ124-125-133-138-220900- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0029.000000T0000Z-191223T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 248 AM EST Sat Dec 21 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Today through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
2 follow-up statements
658 WHUS42 KJAX 220810 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 310 AM EST Sun Dec 22 2019 GAZ154-166-230900- /O.NEW.KJAX.SU.Y.0013.191222T1200Z-191223T0900Z/ /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0030.191222T0810Z-191223T0900Z/ Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 310 AM EST Sun Dec 22 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM EST MONDAY... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 5 to 7 feet. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory and High Rip Current Risk, through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ124-125-133-138-230900- /O.NEW.KJAX.SU.Y.0013.191222T1200Z-191223T0900Z/ /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0029.000000T0000Z-191223T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 310 AM EST Sun Dec 22 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM EST MONDAY... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 6 to 8 feet. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory and High Rip Current Risk, through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
735 WHUS42 KJAX 230841 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 341 AM EST Mon Dec 23 2019 GAZ154-166-230945- /O.CAN.KJAX.SU.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-191223T0900Z/ /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-191223T0900Z/ Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 341 AM EST Mon Dec 23 2019 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... $$ FLZ124-125-133-138-230945- /O.CAN.KJAX.SU.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-191223T0900Z/ /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0029.000000T0000Z-191223T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 341 AM EST Mon Dec 23 2019 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2:05 PM EST | Flood Watch | JAX | Appling, Bacon, Brantley, Camden, Coffee, Glynn and 3 more | 38 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.