Alert archive / New Jersey / Rip Current Statements in 2019

Rip Current Statement 6, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 25, 20194 counties in New Jersey; Sussex County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this rip current statement at Aug 25, 2019, 8:32 PM EDT for 4 counties in New Jersey; Sussex County, Delaware. It was in force for 47 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 25, 2019, 8:32 PM EDT (00:32 UTC)
Expired
Aug 27, 2019, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
47 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties Sussex County, DE, Atlantic County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:35 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

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 184 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2019-08-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 10 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2019-08-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -33 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
10 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
963 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
78 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

257 
WHUS41 KPHI 260032
CFWPHI

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
832 PM EDT Sun Aug 25 2019

DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-261500-
/O.NEW.KPHI.RP.S.0006.190826T0032Z-190827T0200Z/
Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-
Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
832 PM EDT Sun Aug 25 2019

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a High Rip
Current Risk, which is in effect through Monday evening.

* LOCATIONS...The beaches of New Jersey and Delaware.

* TIMING...Through Monday evening.

* SURF ZONE IMPACTS...Very strong rip currents will be a danger 
  to anyone who enters the surf.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Stay out of the surf. If you are ever caught in a rip current, 
relax and float. Do not swim against the current. If possible, 
swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, 
face the shore and call or wave for help.

&&

$$

Iovino
3 follow-up statements
474 
WHUS41 KPHI 260903
CFWPHI

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
503 AM EDT Mon Aug 26 2019

DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-262300-
/O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-190827T0200Z/
Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-
Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
503 AM EDT Mon Aug 26 2019

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...In New Jersey, Coastal Ocean, Atlantic Coastal 
  Cape May, Eastern Monmouth and Coastal Atlantic. In Delaware, 
  Delaware Beaches.

* TIMING...Through this evening.

* SURF ZONE IMPACTS...Very strong rip currents will be dangerous 
  to anyone who enters the surf.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Stay out of the surf. If you are ever caught in a rip current,
relax and float. Do not swim against the current. If possible,
swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape,
face the shore and call or wave for help.

&&

$$
101 
WHUS41 KPHI 270115
CFWPHI

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
915 PM EDT Mon Aug 26 2019

DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-271100-
/O.EXT.KPHI.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-190828T0000Z/
Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-
Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
915 PM EDT Mon Aug 26 2019

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...In New Jersey, Coastal Ocean, Atlantic Coastal 
  Cape May, Eastern Monmouth and Coastal Atlantic. In Delaware, 
  Delaware Beaches. 

* TIMING...Through Tuesday evening.

* SURF ZONE IMPACTS...Very strong rip currents will be dangerous 
  to anyone who enters the surf. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Stay out of the surf. If you are ever caught in a rip current,
relax and float. Do not swim against the current. If possible,
swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape,
face the shore and call or wave for help.

&&

$$
514 
WHUS41 KPHI 270834
CFWPHI

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
434 AM EDT Tue Aug 27 2019

DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-280000-
/O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-190828T0000Z/
Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-
Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
434 AM EDT Tue Aug 27 2019

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...In New Jersey, Coastal Ocean, Atlantic Coastal 
  Cape May, Eastern Monmouth and Coastal Atlantic. In Delaware, 
  Delaware Beaches.

* TIMING...Through this evening.

* SURF ZONE IMPACTS...Very strong rip currents will be dangerous 
  to anyone who enters the surf.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Stay out of the surf. If you are ever caught in a rip current,
relax and float. Do not swim against the current. If possible,
swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape,
face the shore and call or wave for help.

&&

$$

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.