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Rip Current Statement 2, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Jan 17, 2020, 3:53 AM EST for Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida. It took effect at Jan 17, 2020, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 45 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2020, 3:53 AM EST (08:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 17, 2020, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2020, 4:00 AM EST
- In force
- 45 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 08:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 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
- 104 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1101 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
371 WHUS42 KJAX 170853 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 353 AM EST Fri Jan 17 2020 FLZ124-125-133-138-172100- /O.NEW.KJAX.SU.Y.0001.200117T1200Z-200118T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0002.200117T1200Z-200118T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 353 AM EST Fri Jan 17 2020 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM EST SATURDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 5 to 7 feet. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, from 7 AM this morning to 4 AM EST Saturday. For the High Rip Current Risk, from 7 AM EST this morning through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
298 WHUS42 KJAX 172011 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 311 PM EST Fri Jan 17 2020 FLZ124-125-133-138-180900- /O.CON.KJAX.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-200118T0900Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-200118T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 311 PM EST Fri Jan 17 2020 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 5 to 7 feet. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 4 AM EST Saturday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
717 WHUS42 KJAX 180850 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 350 AM EST Sat Jan 18 2020 FLZ124-125-133-138-182100- /O.CAN.KJAX.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-200118T0900Z/ /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-200118T2100Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 350 AM EST Sat Jan 18 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and rough surf of 4 to 6 feet. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through this afternoon. * 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. && $$
208 WHUS42 KJAX 181944 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 244 PM EST Sat Jan 18 2020 FLZ124-125-133-138-190900- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-200119T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 244 PM EST Sat Jan 18 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 3:48 AM EST | Wind Advisory | JAX | Duval, Flagler, Nassau | 15 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:53 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | JAX | Duval, Flagler, Nassau | 24 hr |
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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.