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Rip Current Statement 4, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 23, 2024Atlantic County, Cape May County, Ocean County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this rip current statement at Jun 23, 2024, 3:16 AM EDT for Atlantic County, Cape May County, Ocean County, New Jersey. It took effect at Jun 23, 2024, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 23, 2024, 3:16 AM EDT (07:16 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 23, 2024, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jun 23, 2024, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties Atlantic County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:17 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

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 186 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2024-06-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 454 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2024-06-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 102 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
454 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-115 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1219 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
102 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
124 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

036 
WHUS41 KPHI 230716
CFWPHI

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
316 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024

NJZ024>026-232030-
/O.CAN.KPHI.RP.S.0002.240624T1200Z-240625T0000Z/
/O.CAN.KPHI.RP.S.0003.240625T1200Z-240626T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.RP.S.0004.240623T1200Z-240624T0000Z/
Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
316 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR MONDAY IS CANCELLED...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR TUESDAY IS CANCELLED...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...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.

&&

$$

DEZ004-NJZ014-230830-
/O.CAN.KPHI.RP.S.0003.240625T1200Z-240626T0000Z/
Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-
316 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024

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

Forecasted conditions have lessened in severity, however a
MODERATE risk for the development of rip currents remains in
place for both today and Monday. 

$$

Hoeflich
2 follow-up statements
313 
WHUS41 KPHI 231954
CFWPHI

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
354 PM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024

NJZ024>026-240000-
/O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-240624T0000Z/
Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
354 PM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Coastal Atlantic and 
  Coastal Ocean.

* WHEN...Until 8 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.

&&

$$
761 
WHUS41 KPHI 232352
CFWPHI

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
752 PM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024

NJZ024>026-240100-
/O.EXP.KPHI.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-240624T0000Z/
Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
752 PM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

Rip current risk will diminish over the next two days. A Moderate
risk for the development of rip currents is in place tomorrow for
all shore points. Always swim near a lifeguard. 

$$

Hoeflich

The office that day

Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 8:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Warren26 min
Jun 22, 8:55 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Warren4 hr
Jun 23, 4:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISalem42 min
Jun 23, 5:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICamden, Gloucester, Salem53 min
Jun 23, 5:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI53 min
Jun 23, 5:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester49 min
Jun 23, 6:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIGloucester, Salem42 min
Jun 23, 6:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth and 1 more58 min
Jun 23, 6:35 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI115 min
Jun 23, 6:36 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI114 min
Jun 23, 6:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem51 min
Jun 23, 7:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Ocean62 min
Jun 23, 7:14 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI2 hr
Jun 23, 7:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem51 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.