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Rip Current Statement 11, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at May 13, 2021, 3:08 AM EDT for Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia; Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 13, 2021, 3:08 AM EDT (07:08 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 2021, 2:09 AM EDT
- In force
- 4 days
- 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 07:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 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
- 81 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -133 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 829 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.4
The text
As transmitted.
682 WHUS42 KJAX 130708 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 308 AM EDT Thu May 13 2021 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-141000- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0011.210513T0708Z-210515T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 308 AM EDT Thu May 13 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
829 WHUS42 KJAX 131844 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 244 PM EDT Thu May 13 2021 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-140245- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-210515T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 244 PM EDT Thu May 13 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
839 WHUS42 KJAX 140053 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 853 PM EDT Thu May 13 2021 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-140930- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-210515T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 853 PM EDT Thu May 13 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * 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. && $$
389 WHUS42 KJAX 140602 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 202 AM EDT Fri May 14 2021 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-151000- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-210516T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 202 AM EDT Fri May 14 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
852 WHUS42 KJAX 142011 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 411 PM EDT Fri May 14 2021 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-150815- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-210516T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 411 PM EDT Fri May 14 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through Saturday evening. * 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. && $$
507 WHUS42 KJAX 150618 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 218 AM EDT Sat May 15 2021 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-161000- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-210516T1000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 218 AM EDT Sat May 15 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
935 WHUS42 KJAX 160600 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 200 AM EDT Sun May 16 2021 GAZ154-166-160700- /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-210516T1000Z/ Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 200 AM EDT Sun May 16 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... $$ FLZ124-125-133-138-170900- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-210517T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 200 AM EDT Sun May 16 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
720 WHUS42 KJAX 170609 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 209 AM EDT Mon May 17 2021 FLZ124-125-133-138-170715- /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-210517T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 209 AM EDT Mon May 17 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... $$
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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.