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Rip Current Statement 30, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Dec 19, 2021, 1:34 PM EST for Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida; Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia. It took effect at Dec 20, 2021, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2021, 1:34 PM EST (18:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 20, 2021, 1:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2021, 1:08 AM EST
- In force
- 48 hr
- 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 18:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 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
- 736 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -42 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 700 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
The text
As transmitted.
357 WHUS42 KJAX 191834 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 134 PM EST Sun Dec 19 2021 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-200900- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0030.211220T0600Z-211221T0600Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 134 PM EST Sun Dec 19 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST MONDAY THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...From 1 AM EST Monday through late Monday night. * 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
389 WHUS42 KJAX 200634 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 134 AM EST Mon Dec 20 2021 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-202100- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-211222T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 134 AM EST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and rough surf of 4 to 6 feet. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
488 WHUS42 KJAX 201856 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 156 PM EST Mon Dec 20 2021 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-210900- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-211222T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 156 PM EST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Tuesday night. * 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. && $$
704 WHUS42 KJAX 210616 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 116 AM EST Tue Dec 21 2021 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-212100- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-211222T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 116 AM EST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and rough surf of 4 to 6 feet. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
862 WHUS42 KJAX 211933 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 233 PM EST Tue Dec 21 2021 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-220900- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-211222T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 233 PM EST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS 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. && $$
376 WHUS42 KJAX 220608 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 108 AM EST Wed Dec 22 2021 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-220715- /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-211222T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 108 AM EST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 1:59 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | JAX | 3 days | |
| Dec 19, 2:40 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Coffee, Jeff Davis | 50 min |
Nearby
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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.