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Rip Current Statement 3, NWS Jacksonville, FL

January 10, 2022Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida; Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Jan 10, 2022, 1:46 AM EST for Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida; Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia. It took effect at Jan 10, 2022, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 52 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 10, 2022, 1:46 AM EST (06:46 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 10, 2022, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 12, 2022, 5:00 PM EST
In force
52 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 06:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 6.8 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 2022-01-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 70 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 2022-01-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 100 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
70 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-112 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1331 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
100 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
139 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

645 
WHUS42 KJAX 100646
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
146 AM EST Mon Jan 10 2022

FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-110900-
/O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0003.220110T1800Z-220112T2200Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
146 AM EST Mon Jan 10 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

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

* WHEN...From 1 PM EST this afternoon through Wednesday 
  afternoon.

* 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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
971 
WHUS42 KJAX 110725
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
225 AM EST Tue Jan 11 2022

FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-112200-
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-220112T2200Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
225 AM EST Tue Jan 11 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

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

* WHEN...Through Wednesday afternoon.

* 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.

&&

$$
531 
WHUS42 KJAX 112006
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
306 PM EST Tue Jan 11 2022

FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-120900-
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-220112T2200Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
306 PM EST Tue Jan 11 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

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

* WHEN...Through Wednesday afternoon.

* 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.

&&

$$
206 
WHUS42 KJAX 120740
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
240 AM EST Wed Jan 12 2022

GAZ154-166-120845-
/O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-220112T2200Z/
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
240 AM EST Wed Jan 12 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

$$

FLZ124-125-133-138-122200-
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-220112T2200Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
240 AM EST Wed Jan 12 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches.

* WHEN...Through this afternoon.

* 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.

&&

$$
719 
WHUS42 KJAX 122158
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
458 PM EST Wed Jan 12 2022

FLZ124-125-133-138-122300-
/O.EXP.KJAX.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-220112T2200Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
458 PM EST Wed Jan 12 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...


$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 10, 1:37 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJAXNassau23 min
Jan 9, 10:59 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCoffee31 min
Jan 9, 11:32 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJAXWare28 min
Jan 10, 12:05 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClinch, Ware25 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.