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Rip Current Statement 6, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Feb 15, 2020, 3:45 AM EST for Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida. It took effect at Feb 15, 2020, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 22 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 15, 2020, 3:45 AM EST (08:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 15, 2020, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2020, 1:45 AM EST
- In force
- 22 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 08:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 694 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -229 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
463 WHUS42 KJAX 150845 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 345 AM EST Sat Feb 15 2020 FLZ124-125-133-138-151645- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0006.200215T0900Z-200216T0800Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 345 AM EST Sat Feb 15 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
973 WHUS42 KJAX 151313 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 813 AM EST Sat Feb 15 2020 FLZ124-125-133-138-160800- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-200216T0800Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 813 AM EST Sat Feb 15 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. Rough surf is expected along with breakers building to 4 to 6 feet. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
972 WHUS42 KJAX 160645 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 145 AM EST Sun Feb 16 2020 FLZ124-125-133-138-160745- /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-200216T0800Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 145 AM EST Sun Feb 16 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... A Moderate Risk of rip currents is expected on Sunday. $$
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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.