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Rip Current Statement 9, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

September 4, 20244 counties in New Jersey; Sussex County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this rip current statement at Sep 4, 2024, 4:47 PM EDT for 4 counties in New Jersey; Sussex County, Delaware. It took effect at Sep 5, 2024, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 62 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 4, 2024, 4:47 PM EDT (20:47 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 5, 2024, 6:00 AM EDT
Expired
Sep 7, 2024, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
62 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 20:50 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 12:00Z, 8.8 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2024-09-04Temperature 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2024-09-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 14 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1393 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-16 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

953 
WHUS41 KPHI 042047
CFWPHI

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
447 PM EDT Wed Sep 4 2024

DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-051000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.RP.S.0009.240905T1200Z-240906T0000Z/
Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-
Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
447 PM EDT Wed Sep 4 2024

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Delaware Beaches and the New Jersey Shore.

* WHEN...From Thursday morning through Thursday evening.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
  from shore into deeper water.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Don't enter the surf at unguarded beaches. 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.

&&

$$

Johnson
6 follow-up statements
831 
WHUS41 KPHI 050725
CFWPHI

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
325 AM EDT Thu Sep 5 2024

DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-060000-
/O.EXT.KPHI.RP.S.0009.240905T1000Z-240907T0000Z/
Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-
Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
325 AM EDT Thu Sep 5 2024

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...In Delaware, Delaware Beaches. In New Jersey, Eastern 
  Monmouth, Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Coastal Atlantic and 
  Coastal Ocean.

* WHEN...Through Friday evening.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away 
  from shore into deeper water.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Don't enter the surf at unguarded beaches. 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.

&&

$$
354 
WHUS41 KPHI 051847
CFWPHI

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
247 PM EDT Thu Sep 5 2024

DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-061000-
/O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-240907T0000Z/
Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-
Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
247 PM EDT Thu Sep 5 2024

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY
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...Through Friday 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
729 
WHUS41 KPHI 060808
CFWPHI

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
408 AM EDT Fri Sep 6 2024

DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-070000-
/O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-240907T0000Z/
Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-
Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
408 AM EDT Fri Sep 6 2024

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Beaches for New Jersey and Delaware. 

* 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.

&&

$$
175 
WHUS41 KPHI 062110
CFWPHI

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
510 PM EDT Fri Sep 6 2024

DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-071100-
/O.EXT.KPHI.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-240908T0000Z/
Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-
Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
510 PM EDT Fri Sep 6 2024

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY 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...Through Saturday 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.

&&

$$

Staarmann
024 
WHUS41 KPHI 070737
CFWPHI

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
337 AM EDT Sat Sep 7 2024

DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-080000-
/O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-240908T0000Z/
Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-
Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
337 AM EDT Sat Sep 7 2024

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 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...Through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away 
  from shore into deeper water.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Don't enter the surf at unguarded beaches. 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.

&&

$$

Gorse
789 
WHUS41 KPHI 072353
CFWPHI

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
753 PM EDT Sat Sep 7 2024

DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-080100-
/O.EXP.KPHI.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-240908T0000Z/
Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-
Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
753 PM EDT Sat Sep 7 2024

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

With winds shifting offshore and seas gradually subsiding, the
high risk for rip currents will be allowed to expire. There is a
MODERATE risk of rip currents for Sunday, and a LOW risk for
Monday. Always swim at a guarded beach.

$$

Staarmann

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 4, 2:29 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI4 days

Nearby

Rip Current Statements in New Jersey, 2024Rip Current Statements in Delaware, 2024Every rip current statement in 2024

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.