Alert archive / Florida / Rip Current Statements in 2019
Rip Current Statement 7, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Apr 1, 2019, 2:45 AM EDT for Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida; Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia. It took effect at Apr 1, 2019, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2019, 2:45 AM EDT (06:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 1, 2019, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2019, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
Counties Duval County, FL, Flagler County, FL, Nassau County, FL, Camden County, GA, Glynn County, GA
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 13 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
- 305 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 752 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
449 WHUS42 KJAX 010645 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 245 AM EDT Mon Apr 1 2019 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-020000- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0007.190401T1200Z-190403T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 245 AM EDT Mon Apr 1 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from 8 AM EDT this morning through Tuesday evening. * LOCATIONS...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida beaches. * SURF AND RIP CURRENT RISK...High risk of rip currents. * TIMING...through Tuesday. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
291 WHUS42 KJAX 011913 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 313 PM EDT Mon Apr 1 2019 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-030000- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-190403T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 313 PM EDT Mon Apr 1 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida beaches. * SURF AND RIP CURRENT RISK...High risk of rip currents. * TIMING...through Tuesday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents will be life threatening. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards and the beach patrol. Pay attention to flags and posted signs. && $$
079 WHUS42 KJAX 020658 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 258 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2019 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-030000- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-190403T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 258 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida beaches. * SURF AND RIP CURRENT RISK...High risk of rip currents. * TIMING...through Tuesday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
448 WHUS42 KJAX 022340 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 740 PM EDT Tue Apr 2 2019 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-030045- /O.EXP.KJAX.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-190403T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 740 PM EDT Tue Apr 2 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... Rough surf with breakers of 3 to 5 feet will continue this evening, while the rip current risk remains Moderate Tonight. $$
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.