Rip Current Statement 3, NWS Jacksonville, FL

Issued

Aug 28, 2010, 8:22 PM EDT (00:22 UTC)

Expired

Aug 29, 2010, 8:00 PM EDT

In force

24 hr

Issued by

NWS Jacksonville, FL

Counties Flagler County, FL, Nassau County, FL, Camden County, GA, Glynn County, GA

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:27 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.

007 
WHUS42 KJAX 290022
CFWJAX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
822 PM EDT SAT AUG 28 2010

FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-291530-
/O.EXP.KJAX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-100829T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0003.100829T0022Z-100830T0000Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
822 PM EDT SAT AUG 28 2010

...HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS...

INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW COMBINED WITH BUILDING SURF HEIGHTS DUE
TO EASTERLY SWELLS FROM DISTANT HURRICANE DANIELLE WILL CONTINUE
TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SUNDAY.

THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN ELEVATED INTO NEXT WEEK DUE TO
PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW AND EASTERLY SWELLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. 

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. 

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

$$

JDS

628 
WHUS42 KJAX 290857
CFWJAX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
457 AM EDT SUN AUG 29 2010

FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-300000-
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-100830T0000Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
457 AM EDT SUN AUG 29 2010

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

INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW COMBINED WITH ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS PARTLY
DUE TO EASTERLY SWELLS FROM DISTANT HURRICANE DANIELLE WILL
PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY.

THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN ELEVATED INTO NEXT WEEK DUE TO
PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW AND EASTERLY SWELLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

$$

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