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Rip Current Statement 4, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this rip current statement at Aug 6, 2025, 3:58 PM EDT for Sussex County, Delaware; 4 counties in New Jersey. It took effect at Aug 7, 2025, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 61 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2025, 3:58 PM EDT (19:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 7, 2025, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2025, 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 19:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 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
- 1173 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
011 WHUS41 KPHI 061958 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 358 PM EDT Wed Aug 6 2025 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-071000- /O.NEW.KPHI.RP.S.0004.250807T1200Z-250808T0000Z/ Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean- 358 PM EDT Wed Aug 6 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY 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...From Thursday morning through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A High Risk for dangerous and life threatening rip currents is also possible on Friday. 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. && $$ MPS
7 follow-up statements
679 WHUS41 KPHI 070742 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 342 AM EDT Thu Aug 7 2025 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-072200- /O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0004.250807T1200Z-250808T0000Z/ Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean- 342 AM EDT Thu Aug 7 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Delaware, Delaware Beaches. In New Jersey, Eastern Monmouth, Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Coastal Atlantic and Coastal Ocean. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A High Risk for dangerous and life threatening rip currents is also possible on Friday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ MJL
536 WHUS41 KPHI 072028 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 428 PM EDT Thu Aug 7 2025 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-080930- /O.EXT.KPHI.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-250809T0000Z/ Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean- 428 PM EDT Thu Aug 7 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW 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. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A High Risk for dangerous and life threatening rip currents is also possible on Saturday. 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. && $$ PF
848 WHUS41 KPHI 080702 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 302 AM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-090000- /O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-250809T0000Z/ Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean- 302 AM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Delaware Beaches and the New Jersey Shore. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The high risk for dangerous rip currents may extend into Saturday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
790 WHUS41 KPHI 082039 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 439 PM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-091100- /O.EXT.KPHI.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-250810T0100Z/ Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean- 439 PM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025 ...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. && $$ NG
687 WHUS41 KPHI 090917 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 517 AM EDT Sat Aug 9 2025 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-092230- /O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-250810T0100Z/ Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean- 517 AM EDT Sat Aug 9 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Delaware, Delaware Beaches. In New Jersey, Eastern Monmouth, Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Coastal Atlantic and Coastal Ocean. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
144 WHUS41 KPHI 092022 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 422 PM EDT Sat Aug 9 2025 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-100100- /O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-250810T0100Z/ Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean- 422 PM EDT Sat Aug 9 2025 ...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. && $$
354 WHUS41 KPHI 100054 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 854 PM EDT Sat Aug 9 2025 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-100200- /O.EXP.KPHI.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-250810T0100Z/ Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean- 854 PM EDT Sat Aug 9 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... The Rip Current Statement is allowed to expire at 9 PM given the threat for rip currents is lowering from a HIGH risk to a MODERATE risk. On Sunday, northeast to eventually southeast winds 5-10 mph. Breaking wave heights 2-3 feet. Easterly swell around 3 feet at 7-8 seconds in length resulting in a MODERATE risk for the development of dangerous rip currents at all beaches. $$ NG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2:24 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 66 hr |
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.