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Rip Current Statement 9, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at May 2, 2019, 3:57 AM EDT for Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida. It took effect at May 2, 2019, 5:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 23 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 2, 2019, 3:57 AM EDT (07:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 2, 2019, 5:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 3, 2019, 3:58 AM EDT
- In force
- 23 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 07:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 992 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
347 WHUS42 KJAX 020757 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 357 AM EDT Thu May 2 2019 FLZ124-125-133-138-022100- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0009.190502T0900Z-190503T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 357 AM EDT Thu May 2 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect through late tonight. * LOCATIONS...Northeast Florida Beaches. * SURF AND RIP CURRENT RISK...Surf will build to near 3 to 5 feet and a high risk of rip currents is likely. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
089 WHUS42 KJAX 021955 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 355 PM EDT Thu May 2 2019 FLZ124-125-133-138-030900- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-190503T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 355 PM EDT Thu May 2 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...Northeast Florida Beaches. * SURF AND RIP CURRENT RISK...Surf will build to 3 to 6 feet and a high risk of rip currents is likely. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards and the beach patrol. Pay attention to flags and posted signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
054 WHUS42 KJAX 030758 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 358 AM EDT Fri May 3 2019 FLZ124-125-133-138-030900- /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-190503T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 358 AM EDT Fri May 3 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has cancelled the High Rip Current Risk. Although high risk of rip currents is now cancelled, locally rough surf and some dangerous rip currents will likely persist today. 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.