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Rip Current Statement 19, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Aug 15, 2024, 1:16 AM EDT for Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida; Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia. It took effect at Aug 15, 2024, 5:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 15, 2024, 1:16 AM EDT (05:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 15, 2024, 5:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2024, 3:47 AM EDT
- In force
- 4 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 05:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 5.3 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
- 1083 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 809 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -20 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
340 WHUS42 KJAX 150516 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 116 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-160830- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0019.240815T0900Z-240819T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 116 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...From 5 AM EDT early this morning 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
167 WHUS42 KJAX 160706 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 306 AM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-170900- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-240819T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 306 AM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...From 5 AM EDT early this morning through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
574 WHUS42 KJAX 161756 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 156 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-170800- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-240819T0800Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 156 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Sunday night. * 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. && $$
261 WHUS42 KJAX 170639 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 239 AM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-180800- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-240819T0800Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 239 AM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
118 WHUS42 KJAX 180729 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 329 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-190800- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-240819T0800Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 329 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Sunday night. * 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. && $$
588 WHUS42 KJAX 190747 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 347 AM EDT Mon Aug 19 2024 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-190900- /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-240819T0800Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 347 AM EDT Mon Aug 19 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 8:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Hamilton | 32 min |
| Aug 15, 1:51 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | JAX | 42 hr | |
| Aug 14, 8:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Echols | 26 min |
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.