Alert archive / Florida / Rip Current Statements in 2020

Rip Current Statement 33, NWS Jacksonville, FL

November 2, 2020Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Nov 2, 2020, 2:25 AM EST for Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida. It was in force for 23 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 2, 2020, 2:25 AM EST (07:25 UTC)
Expired
Nov 3, 2020, 1:00 AM EST
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 07:24 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, 7.4 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jacksonville, FL at 00:00Z on 2020-11-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Jacksonville, FL at 00:00Z on 2020-11-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 5 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1050 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
48 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

457 
WHUS42 KJAX 020725
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
225 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2020

FLZ124-125-133-138-030900-
/O.NEW.KJAX.CF.S.0014.201102T0725Z-201103T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0033.201102T0725Z-201103T0600Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
225 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2020

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. 
  For the, isolated minor coastal flooding.

* WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches.

* WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through late tonight. 
  For the, through Tuesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Some water on low lying roads and property. Rip
  currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into
  deeper water.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive through flooded roadways.

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.

&&

$$

FLZ025-032-033-037-038-030900-
/O.NEW.KJAX.CF.S.0014.201102T0725Z-201103T1800Z/
Inland Duval-Clay-Inland St. Johns-Putnam-Inland Flagler-
225 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2020

* WHAT...Isolated minor coastal flooding.

* WHERE...St Johns River Basin.

* WHEN...Through Tuesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Some water on low lying roads and property.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive through flooded roadways.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
189 
WHUS42 KJAX 022049
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
349 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2020

FLZ124-125-133-138-030900-
/O.CON.KJAX.CF.S.0014.000000T0000Z-201103T1800Z/
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0033.000000T0000Z-201103T0600Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
349 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2020

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents.
  For the coastal flood statement, isolated minor coastal 
  flooding.

* WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches.

* WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, until 1 AM EST Tuesday. 
  For the coastal flood statement, through Tuesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Some water on low lying roads and property. Rip 
  currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into 
  deeper water.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive through flooded roadways.

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.

&&

$$

FLZ025-032-033-037-038-030900-
/O.CON.KJAX.CF.S.0014.000000T0000Z-201103T1800Z/
Inland Duval-Clay-Inland St. Johns-Putnam-Inland Flagler-
349 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2020

* WHAT...Isolated minor coastal flooding.

* WHERE...St Johns River Basin.

* WHEN...Through Tuesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Some water on low lying roads and property.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive through flooded roadways.

&&

$$
545 
WHUS42 KJAX 030159
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
859 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2020

FLZ124-030600-
/O.CAN.KJAX.CF.S.0014.000000T0000Z-201103T1800Z/
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0033.000000T0000Z-201103T0600Z/
Coastal Nassau-
859 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2020

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Coastal Nassau County.

* WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Tuesday.

* 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.

&&

$$

FLZ125-133-138-031000-
/O.CON.KJAX.CF.S.0014.000000T0000Z-201103T1800Z/
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0033.000000T0000Z-201103T0600Z/
Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
859 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2020

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents.
  For the coastal flood statement, isolated minor coastal flooding
  possible.

* WHERE...Coastal Duval, Coastal Flagler and Coastal St. Johns 
  Counties.

* WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, until 1 AM EST Tuesday. 
  For the, through Tuesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Some water on low lying roads and property. Rip 
  currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into 
  deeper water.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive through flooded roadways.

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.

&&

$$

FLZ025-032-033-037-038-031000-
/O.CON.KJAX.CF.S.0014.000000T0000Z-201103T1800Z/
Inland Duval-Clay-Inland St. Johns-Putnam-Inland Flagler-
859 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2020

* WHAT...Isolated minor coastal flooding possible.

* WHERE...St Johns River Basin.

* WHEN...Through Tuesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Some water on low lying roads and property possible.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive through flooded roadways.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 2, 2:25 AM ESTCoastal Flood StatementJAXDuval, Flagler, Nassau36 hr
Nov 2, 8:20 AM ESTWind AdvisoryJAXFlagler8 hr
Nov 2, 3:41 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryJAX17 hr

Nearby

Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2020Every rip current statement in 2020

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.