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Rip Current Statement 14, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Apr 19, 2022, 2:01 AM EDT for Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida; Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia. It was in force for 6 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2022, 2:01 AM EDT (06:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2022, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 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 06:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 6.0 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
- 1055 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1388 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
The text
As transmitted.
617 WHUS42 KJAX 190601 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 201 AM EDT Tue Apr 19 2022 FLZ124-125-133-138-200900- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0014.220419T0601Z-220420T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 201 AM EDT Tue Apr 19 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
530 WHUS42 KJAX 200615 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 215 AM EDT Wed Apr 20 2022 GAZ154-166-210900- /O.EXB.KJAX.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-220421T0900Z/ Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 215 AM EDT Wed Apr 20 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ124-125-133-138-210900- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-220421T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 215 AM EDT Wed Apr 20 2022 ...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. && $$
297 WHUS42 KJAX 210640 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 240 AM EDT Thu Apr 21 2022 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-220900- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-220422T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 240 AM EDT Thu Apr 21 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
091 WHUS42 KJAX 220605 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 205 AM EDT Fri Apr 22 2022 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-230900- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-220424T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 205 AM EDT Fri Apr 22 2022 ...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. && $$
076 WHUS42 KJAX 230606 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 206 AM EDT Sat Apr 23 2022 FLZ124-125-133-138-240000- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-220425T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 206 AM EDT Sat Apr 23 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ GAZ154-166-240000- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-220424T0000Z/ Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 206 AM EDT Sat Apr 23 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia 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. && $$
130 WHUS42 KJAX 240835 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 435 AM EDT Sun Apr 24 2022 FLZ124-125-133-138-250000- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-220425T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 435 AM EDT Sun Apr 24 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
594 WHUS42 KJAX 242335 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 735 PM EDT Sun Apr 24 2022 FLZ124-125-133-138-250045- /O.EXP.KJAX.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-220425T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 735 PM EDT Sun Apr 24 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 12:45 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | JAX | 2 hr |
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.