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Rip Current Statement 24, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Jun 4, 2022, 3:05 AM EDT for Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida. It took effect at Jun 4, 2022, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 41 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2022, 3:05 AM EDT (07:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 4, 2022, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2022, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
Counties Duval County, FL, Flagler County, FL, Nassau County, FL
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 42 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
- 177 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -82 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1709 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
986 WHUS42 KJAX 040705 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 305 AM EDT Sat Jun 4 2022 FLZ124-125-133-138-041515- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0024.220604T1000Z-220606T0100Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 305 AM EDT Sat Jun 4 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Gusty east to southeast winds will cause short period eaves and extremely choppy surf. A strong northward longshore current may knock weaker swimmers down and possibly sweep them into a rip current. Be aware of longshore currents and only swim at guarded beaches near a lifeguard stand. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
378 WHUS42 KJAX 041847 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 247 PM EDT Sat Jun 4 2022 FLZ124-125-133-138-060000- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-220606T0100Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 247 PM EDT Sat Jun 4 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
923 WHUS42 KJAX 050552 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 152 AM EDT Sun Jun 5 2022 FLZ124-125-133-138-060300- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-220606T0300Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 152 AM EDT Sun Jun 5 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 8:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Hamilton | 34 min |
| Jun 3, 8:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee | 42 min |
| Jun 3, 9:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Suwannee | 42 min |
| Jun 3, 10:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Hamilton | 36 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.