Alert archive / New Jersey / Rip Current Statements in 2021
Rip Current Statement 7, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this rip current statement at Sep 7, 2021, 8:12 PM EDT for Sussex County, Delaware; 4 counties in New Jersey. It took effect at Sep 8, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 7, 2021, 8:12 PM EDT (00:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 8, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 11, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Sussex County, DE, Atlantic County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 184 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
- 1764 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
080 WHUS41 KPHI 080012 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 812 PM EDT Tue Sep 7 2021 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-081400- /O.NEW.KPHI.RP.S.0007.210908T1200Z-210909T0100Z/ Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean- 812 PM EDT Tue Sep 7 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents are expected. * WHERE...The beaches of New Jersey and Delaware. * WHEN...From 8:00 AM Wednesday through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore and into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The elevated risk of dangerous rip currents will likely continue on Thursday and Friday, and perhaps into Saturday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Entering the surf is strongly discouraged. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Do not swim against the current. If possible, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ Iovino
8 follow-up statements
510 WHUS41 KPHI 081401 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 1001 AM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-090100- /O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-210909T0100Z/ Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean- 1001 AM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In New Jersey, Coastal Ocean, Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Eastern Monmouth and Coastal Atlantic. In Delaware, Delaware Beaches. * WHEN...Until 9:00 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The elevated risk of dangerous rip currents will likely continue on Thursday and Friday, and perhaps into Saturday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Entering the surf is discouraged. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ Davis
070 WHUS41 KPHI 090003 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 803 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-091315- /O.EXT.KPHI.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-210911T0000Z/ Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean- 803 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In New Jersey, Coastal Ocean, Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Eastern Monmouth and Coastal Atlantic. In Delaware, Delaware Beaches. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The elevated risk of dangerous rip currents may continue into Saturday PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Entering the surf is discouraged. 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. && $$
014 WHUS41 KPHI 090811 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 411 AM EDT Thu Sep 9 2021 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-100000- /O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-210911T0000Z/ Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean- 411 AM EDT Thu Sep 9 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...The beaches of New Jersey and Delaware. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The elevated risk of dangerous rip currents may continue into Saturday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Entering the surf is discouraged. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
542 WHUS41 KPHI 092324 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 724 PM EDT Thu Sep 9 2021 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-101100- /O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-210911T0000Z/ Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean- 724 PM EDT Thu Sep 9 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...The beaches of New Jersey and Delaware. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The high risk of rip currents may persist into Saturday, although confidence is not high enough to extend the statement at this time. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Entering the surf is discouraged. 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. && $$
245 WHUS41 KPHI 100818 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 418 AM EDT Fri Sep 10 2021 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-110000- /O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-210911T0000Z/ Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean- 418 AM EDT Fri Sep 10 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In New Jersey, Coastal Ocean, Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Eastern Monmouth and Coastal Atlantic. In Delaware, Delaware Beaches. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The high risk of rip currents may persist into Saturday, although confidence is not high enough to extend the statement at this time. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Entering the surf is discouraged. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
143 WHUS41 KPHI 101936 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 336 PM EDT Fri Sep 10 2021 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-111100- /O.EXT.KPHI.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-210912T0000Z/ Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean- 336 PM EDT Fri Sep 10 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...The New Jersey and Delaware Atlantic beaches. * WHEN...Through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Life-threatening rip currents are likely for all people entering the surf zone. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Lifeguards on duty are now limited. Entering the surf is discouraged. 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. && $$ Gorse
747 WHUS41 KPHI 110827 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 427 AM EDT Sat Sep 11 2021 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-120000- /O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-210912T0000Z/ Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean- 427 AM EDT Sat Sep 11 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...The New Jersey and Delaware Atlantic beaches. * WHEN...Through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Life-threatening rip currents are likely for all people entering the surf zone. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Entering the surf is discouraged. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
704 WHUS41 KPHI 112346 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 746 PM EDT Sat Sep 11 2021 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-120100- /O.EXP.KPHI.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-210912T0000Z/ Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean- 746 PM EDT Sat Sep 11 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... The predicted Rip Current Risk through Sunday has been lowered to MODERATE, therefore this Rip Current Statement will be allowed to expire at 8 PM. $$ Gorse
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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.