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Rip Current Statement 8, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Apr 19, 2019, 3:12 AM EDT for Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida; Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia. It took effect at Apr 19, 2019, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2019, 3:12 AM EDT (07:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 19, 2019, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2019, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 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 07:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 7.2 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
- 263 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -62 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1135 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted.
634 WHUS42 KJAX 190712 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 312 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-200000- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0008.190419T1200Z-190420T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 312 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS 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 this evening. * LOCATIONS...Northeast Florida and southeast Georgia beaches. * SURF AND RIP CURRENT RISK...High risk of rip currents. * TIMING...through this evening. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. 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, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$
1 follow-up statement
784 WHUS42 KJAX 192334 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 734 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-200045- /O.EXP.KJAX.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-190420T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 734 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... Rough surf and rip current risk will continue to lessen tonight as the winds become offshore. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 11:50 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | JAX | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist and 4 more | 20 hr |
| Apr 19, 12:38 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 67 min | |
| Apr 19, 1:39 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 66 min | |
| Apr 19, 3:00 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 60 min | |
| Apr 19, 5:08 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 67 min | |
| Apr 19, 9:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Hamilton, Suwannee | 47 min |
| Apr 19, 10:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Columbia, Hamilton | 45 min |
| Apr 19, 10:19 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Columbia, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Suwannee | 41 min |
| Apr 19, 10:56 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | Baker, Columbia | 19 min |
| Apr 19, 11:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Gilchrist, Union | 60 min |
| Apr 19, 11:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clay, Duval, Nassau, Saint Johns | 57 min |
| Apr 19, 11:35 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 115 min | |
| Apr 19, 11:49 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | Nassau | 26 min |
| Apr 19, 11:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Alachua, Clay, Marion, Putnam | 66 min |
| Apr 19, 12:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clay, Duval, Nassau, Saint Johns | 49 min |
| Apr 19, 12:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clay, Marion, Putnam, Saint Johns | 45 min |
| Apr 19, 12:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 85 min | |
| Apr 19, 12:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Flagler | 54 min |
| Apr 19, 1:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 2 hr | |
| Apr 19, 1:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Flagler, Marion, Putnam, Saint Johns | 65 min |
| Apr 19, 1:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Marion | 114 min |
| Apr 19, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 66 min | |
| Apr 19, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Flagler | 33 min |
| Apr 19, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Alachua, Baker, Columbia, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Suwannee and 1 more | 78 min |
| Apr 19, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 54 min | |
| Apr 19, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Marion and 3 more | 88 min |
| Apr 19, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Putnam, Saint Johns | 65 min |
| Apr 19, 9:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson, Bacon, Coffee, Jeff Davis | 58 min |
| Apr 19, 10:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Atkinson, Clinch, Coffee | 44 min |
| Apr 19, 10:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Appling, Bacon, Charlton, Clinch, Jeff Davis, Pierce and 1 more | 55 min |
| Apr 19, 10:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Atkinson, Coffee | 16 min |
| Apr 19, 10:51 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | Appling, Jeff Davis | 24 min |
| Apr 19, 11:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Appling, Brantley, Charlton, Pierce, Ware, Wayne | 48 min |
| Apr 19, 12:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Brantley, Charlton, Wayne | 29 min |
| Apr 19, 12:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | Camden, Glynn | 29 min |
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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.