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Rip Current Statement 18, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at May 21, 2020, 2:16 AM EDT for Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia; Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida. It took effect at May 21, 2020, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 23 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 21, 2020, 2:16 AM EDT (06:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 21, 2020, 4:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 22, 2020, 2:50 AM EDT
- In force
- 23 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 06:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 6.3 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
- 1312 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1207 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 6.2
The text
As transmitted.
275 WHUS42 KJAX 210616 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 216 AM EDT Thu May 21 2020 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-220900- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0018.200521T0800Z-200522T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 216 AM EDT Thu May 21 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
590 WHUS42 KJAX 220650 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 250 AM EDT Fri May 22 2020 FLZ124-125-133-138-230900- /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0018.000000T0000Z-200522T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0019.200522T1200Z-200523T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 250 AM EDT Fri May 22 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ GAZ154-166-220800- /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0018.000000T0000Z-200522T0900Z/ Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 250 AM EDT Fri May 22 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Charlton | 48 min |
| May 21, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Ware | 28 min |
| May 21, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Brantley, Camden, Glynn | 57 min |
| May 21, 3:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Ware | 41 min |
| May 21, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Ware | 47 min |
| May 21, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Camden, Charlton | 14 min |
| May 21, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Brantley, Glynn | 48 min |
| May 21, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Charlton | 48 min |
| May 21, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Charlton | 50 min |
| May 21, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson | 48 min |
| May 21, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Glynn | 30 min |
| May 21, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Glynn | 14 min |
| May 21, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Glynn, Wayne | 28 min |
| May 21, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Charlton, Ware | 36 min |
| May 21, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Charlton | 48 min |
| May 21, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Charlton | 48 min |
| May 21, 6:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Ware | 23 min |
| May 21, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Charlton, Clinch, Ware | 29 min |
| May 21, 7:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Charlton | 43 min |
| May 21, 3:03 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | JAX | 31 hr | |
| May 21, 3:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 86 min | |
| May 21, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 63 min | |
| May 21, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 75 min | |
| May 21, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Nassau | 35 min |
| May 21, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Nassau | 32 min |
| May 21, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval | 42 min |
| May 21, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Nassau | 27 min |
| May 21, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 87 min | |
| May 21, 6:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval | 35 min |
| May 21, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 67 min | |
| May 21, 7:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Saint Johns | 38 min |
| May 21, 7:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 55 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.