Alert archive / New Jersey / Rip Current Statements in 2023
Rip Current Statement 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this rip current statement at May 29, 2023, 4:59 AM EDT for 4 counties in New Jersey; Sussex County, Delaware. It took effect at May 29, 2023, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 61 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 29, 2023, 4:59 AM EDT (08:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 29, 2023, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 31, 2023, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 61 hr
- 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 09:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 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
- 438 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 240 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
924 WHUS41 KPHI 290859 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 459 AM EDT Mon May 29 2023 NJZ014-024>026-292200- /O.NEW.KPHI.RP.S.0002.230529T1200Z-230530T0000Z/ Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic- Coastal Ocean- 459 AM EDT Mon May 29 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Eastern Monmouth, Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Coastal Atlantic and Coastal Ocean. * WHEN...From 8 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. && $$
9 follow-up statements
271 WHUS41 KPHI 291947 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 347 PM EDT Mon May 29 2023 NJZ014-024>026-292200- /O.EXT.KPHI.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-230529T2200Z/ Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic- Coastal Ocean- 347 PM EDT Mon May 29 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Eastern Monmouth, Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Coastal Atlantic and Coastal Ocean. * WHEN...Until 6 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
438 WHUS41 KPHI 292134 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 534 PM EDT Mon May 29 2023 NJZ014-024>026-300100- /O.EXT.KPHI.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-230530T0100Z/ Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic- Coastal Ocean- 534 PM EDT Mon May 29 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...The beaches of New Jersey. * WHEN...Until 9:00 PM this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore and into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not enter the surf. If you are ever 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. && $$ Iovino
456 WHUS41 KPHI 300012 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 812 PM EDT Mon May 29 2023 DEZ004-301400- /O.EXB.KPHI.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-230531T0100Z/ Delaware Beaches- 812 PM EDT Mon May 29 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...The beaches of Delaware. * WHEN...Through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore and into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not enter the surf. If you are ever caught in a rip current, relax and float. Do not swim against the current. If possible, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ NJZ014-024>026-301400- /O.EXT.KPHI.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-230531T0100Z/ Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic- Coastal Ocean- 812 PM EDT Mon May 29 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...The beaches of New Jersey. * WHEN...Through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore and into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not enter the surf. If you are ever 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. && $$ Iovino
389 WHUS41 KPHI 300839 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 439 AM EDT Tue May 30 2023 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-310100- /O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-230531T0100Z/ Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean- 439 AM EDT Tue May 30 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Delaware, all Delaware Beaches. In New Jersey, the beaches of Eastern Monmouth, Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Coastal Atlantic and Coastal Ocean. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
950 WHUS41 KPHI 301916 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 316 PM EDT Tue May 30 2023 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-310100- /O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-230531T0100Z/ Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean- 316 PM EDT Tue May 30 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Delaware, Delaware Beaches. In New Jersey, Eastern Monmouth, Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Coastal Atlantic and Coastal Ocean. * WHEN...Until 9 PM EDT 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. && $$ MPS
153 WHUS41 KPHI 310050 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 850 PM EDT Tue May 30 2023 NJZ014-026-310200- /O.CAN.KPHI.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-230531T0100Z/ Eastern Monmouth-Coastal Ocean- 850 PM EDT Tue May 30 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... Wind speeds and breaking waves will continue to decrease slowly overnight and on Wednesday at the beaches of Monmouth County and Ocean County. As a result, the high rip current risk has been lowered to moderate. $$ DEZ004-NJZ024-025-311400- /O.EXT.KPHI.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-230601T0100Z/ Delaware Beaches-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic- 850 PM EDT Tue May 30 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...The beaches of Atlantic County and Cape May County in New Jersey. The beaches of Sussex County in Delaware. * WHEN...Through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore and into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not enter the surf. If you are ever 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. && $$ Iovino
352 WHUS41 KPHI 310907 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 507 AM EDT Wed May 31 2023 DEZ004-NJZ024-025-010100- /O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-230601T0100Z/ Delaware Beaches-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic- 507 AM EDT Wed May 31 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Delaware, Sussex County beaches. In New Jersey, Atlantic and Cape May County beaches. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
120 WHUS41 KPHI 311920 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 320 PM EDT Wed May 31 2023 DEZ004-NJZ024-025-010100- /O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-230601T0100Z/ Delaware Beaches-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic- 320 PM EDT Wed May 31 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Delaware, Delaware Beaches. In New Jersey, Atlantic Coastal Cape May and Coastal Atlantic. * WHEN...Until 9 PM EDT 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. && $$
195 WHUS41 KPHI 010050 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 850 PM EDT Wed May 31 2023 DEZ004-NJZ024-025-010200- /O.EXP.KPHI.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-230601T0100Z/ Delaware Beaches-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic- 850 PM EDT Wed May 31 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... Wind speeds and breaking waves will continue to decrease slowly overnight and on Thursday at the beaches of Atlantic County and Cape May County in New Jersey, and at the beaches of Sussex County in Delaware. As a result, the high rip current risk has been lowered to moderate. $$ Iovino
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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.