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Rip Current Statement 38, NWS Jacksonville, FL

October 22, 2022Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Oct 22, 2022, 2:16 AM EDT for Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida. It took effect at Oct 22, 2022, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 65 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 22, 2022, 2:16 AM EDT (06:16 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 22, 2022, 11:00 AM EDT
Expired
Oct 25, 2022, 4:00 AM EDT
In force
65 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 06:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 6.3 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jacksonville, FL at 00:00Z on 2022-10-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2022-10-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -4 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2129 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

709 
WHUS42 KJAX 220616
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
216 AM EDT Sat Oct 22 2022

FLZ133-138-230200-
/O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0038.221022T1500Z-221023T0200Z/
Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
216 AM EDT Sat Oct 22 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Coastal St. Johns and Coastal Flagler Counties.

* WHEN...From 11 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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
099 
WHUS42 KJAX 230023
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
823 PM EDT Sat Oct 22 2022

FLZ133-138-231200-
/O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0038.000000T0000Z-221023T1200Z/
Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
823 PM EDT Sat Oct 22 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Coastal St. Johns and Coastal Flagler Counties.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT Sunday.

* 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.

&&

$$
518 
WHUS42 KJAX 230717
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
317 AM EDT Sun Oct 23 2022

FLZ133-138-240800-
/O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0038.000000T0000Z-221024T0800Z/
Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
317 AM EDT Sun Oct 23 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Coastal St. Johns and Coastal Flagler Counties.

* 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.

&&

$$
837 
WHUS42 KJAX 240719
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
319 AM EDT Mon Oct 24 2022

FLZ124-125-250800-
/O.EXB.KJAX.RP.S.0038.000000T0000Z-221025T0800Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-
319 AM EDT Mon Oct 24 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Coastal Nassau and Coastal Duval Counties.

* 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.

&&

$$

FLZ133-138-250800-
/O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0038.000000T0000Z-221025T0800Z/
Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
319 AM EDT Mon Oct 24 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Coastal St. Johns and Coastal Flagler Counties.

* 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.

&&

$$
602 
WHUS42 KJAX 250826
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
426 AM EDT Tue Oct 25 2022

FLZ124-125-133-138-250930-
/O.EXP.KJAX.RP.S.0038.000000T0000Z-221025T0800Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
426 AM EDT Tue Oct 25 2022

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

$$

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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.