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Rip Current Statement 13, NWS Jacksonville, FL

May 22, 2021Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at May 22, 2021, 3:35 PM EDT for Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia. It took effect at May 23, 2021, 2:15 AM EDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 22, 2021, 3:35 PM EDT (19:35 UTC)
In effect from
May 23, 2021, 2:15 AM EDT
Expired
May 24, 2021, 2:16 AM EDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL

Counties Camden County, GA, Glynn County, GA

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 64 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 12:00Z on 2021-05-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2021-05-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -6 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
4 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
977 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

807 
WHUS42 KJAX 221935
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
335 PM EDT Sat May 22 2021

GAZ154-166-230900-
/O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0013.210523T1200Z-210524T0200Z/
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
335 PM EDT Sat May 22 2021

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous and frequent rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Southeast Georgia Beaches.

* WHEN...From Sunday morning through Sunday 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.

&&

$$

FLZ124-125-133-138-230900-
/O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-210524T0200Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
335 PM EDT Sat May 22 2021

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous and frequent rip currents.

* WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches.

* WHEN...Through Sunday 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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
946 
WHUS42 KJAX 230615
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
215 AM EDT Sun May 23 2021

FLZ124-125-133-138-232100-
/O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-210524T0900Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
215 AM EDT Sun May 23 2021

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and rough surf of 4 to 5 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.

&&

$$

GAZ154-166-232100-
/O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0013.210523T0615Z-210524T0900Z/
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
215 AM EDT Sun May 23 2021

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and rough surf of 3 to 4 feet.

* WHERE...Southeast Georgia 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.

&&

$$
587 
WHUS42 KJAX 231835
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
235 PM EDT Sun May 23 2021

FLZ124-125-133-138-240900-
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-210524T0900Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
235 PM EDT Sun May 23 2021

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS 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.

&&

$$

GAZ154-166-240900-
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0013.000000T0000Z-210524T0900Z/
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
235 PM EDT Sun May 23 2021

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Southeast Georgia 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.

&&

$$
553 
WHUS42 KJAX 240616
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
216 AM EDT Mon May 24 2021

GAZ154-166-240730-
/O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0013.000000T0000Z-210524T0900Z/
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
216 AM EDT Mon May 24 2021

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

$$

FLZ124-125-133-138-250300-
/O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-210525T0300Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
216 AM EDT Mon May 24 2021

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and rough surf of 3 to 5 feet.

* WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches.

* WHEN...Through this 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.

&&

$$

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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.