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Rip Current Statement 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 7, 2025Atlantic County, Cape May County, Ocean County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this rip current statement at Jul 7, 2025, 3:53 AM EDT for Atlantic County, Cape May County, Ocean County, New Jersey. It took effect at Jul 7, 2025, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 7, 2025, 3:53 AM EDT (07:53 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 7, 2025, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jul 8, 2025, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

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

The nearest sounding before it

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 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 2025-07-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 270 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 2025-07-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 82 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
270 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
668 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
82 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

022 
WHUS41 KPHI 070753
CFWPHI

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
353 AM EDT Mon Jul 7 2025

NJZ024>026-072100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.RP.S.0002.250707T1200Z-250708T0000Z/
Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
353 AM EDT Mon Jul 7 2025

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* 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.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Rip currents occur often in the vicinities
  of jetties and piers and the speed of the currents are generally
  maximized at low tides.

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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
856 
WHUS41 KPHI 072054
CFWPHI

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
454 PM EDT Mon Jul 7 2025

NJZ024>026-081000-
/O.EXT.KPHI.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250709T0000Z/
Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
454 PM EDT Mon Jul 7 2025

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

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

* WHEN...Through Tuesday evening.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Rip currents occur often in the vicinities
  of jetties and piers and the speed of the currents are generally
  maximized at low tides.

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.

&&

$$

MJL
632 
WHUS41 KPHI 080738
CFWPHI

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
338 AM EDT Tue Jul 8 2025

NJZ024>026-082045-
/O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250709T0000Z/
Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
338 AM EDT Tue Jul 8 2025

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...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.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Rip currents occur often in the vicinities
  of jetties and piers and the speed of the currents are generally
  maximized at low tides.

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.

&&

$$

Fitzsimmons

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 2:06 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 8 more42 hr
Jul 7, 2:16 AM EDTFlood WatchPHIBurlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer and 4 more20 hr
Jul 7, 2:01 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI20 hr
Jul 7, 3:07 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI53 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.