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Rip Current Statement 30, NWS Jacksonville, FL

December 21, 2019Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia

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 archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jacksonville, FL at 00:00Z on 2019-12-21Temperature 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 2019-12-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 149 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 21, 2:05 PM ESTFlood WatchJAXAppling, Bacon, Brantley, Camden, Coffee, Glynn and 3 more38 hr

Nearby

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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.