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Rip Current Statement 9, NWS Jacksonville, FL

April 10, 2021Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia; Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Apr 10, 2021, 2:33 AM EDT for Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia; Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida. It took effect at Apr 10, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 10, 2021, 2:33 AM EDT (06:33 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 10, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 10, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
12 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 06:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jacksonville, FL at 00:00Z on 2021-04-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 135 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 00:00Z on 2021-04-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 50 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
135 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-106 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1397 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
159 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

183 
WHUS42 KJAX 100633
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
233 AM EDT Sat Apr 10 2021

FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-110000-
/O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0009.210410T1200Z-210411T0000Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
233 AM EDT Sat Apr 10 2021

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches.

* WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
685 
WHUS42 KJAX 101839
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
239 PM EDT Sat Apr 10 2021

FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-110000-
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-210411T0000Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
239 PM EDT Sat Apr 10 2021

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT 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.

&&

$$
152 
WHUS42 KJAX 110012
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
812 PM EDT Sat Apr 10 2021

FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-110115-
/O.EXP.KJAX.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-210411T0000Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
812 PM EDT Sat Apr 10 2021

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED...

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 10, 1:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAtkinson, Clinch, Echols64 min
Apr 10, 2:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXClinch47 min
Apr 10, 2:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXClinch, Echols42 min
Apr 10, 2:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClinch, Echols, Ware60 min
Apr 10, 2:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXClinch, Echols46 min
Apr 10, 3:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCharlton, Pierce, Ware56 min
Apr 10, 4:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBrantley, Camden, Wayne67 min
Apr 10, 4:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCamden, Glynn51 min
Apr 10, 4:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXCamden, Glynn34 min
Apr 10, 4:49 PM EDTTornado WarningJAXCamden, Glynn26 min
Apr 10, 2:30 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryJAX24 hr
Apr 10, 3:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAlachua, Bradford, Marion, Union56 min
Apr 10, 4:14 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX61 min
Apr 10, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBradford, Clay, Duval, Putnam61 min
Apr 10, 4:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXDuval33 min
Apr 10, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX2 hr
Apr 10, 5:12 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX111 min
Apr 10, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXFlagler, Putnam, Saint Johns60 min
Apr 10, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXFlagler, Putnam, Saint Johns60 min
Apr 10, 6:11 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX2 hr
Apr 10, 7:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX67 min

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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.