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Rip Current Statement 4, NWS Jacksonville, FL

October 7, 2011Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida; Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Oct 7, 2011, 4:12 AM EDT for Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida; Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia. It took effect at Oct 7, 2011, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 7, 2011, 4:12 AM EDT (08:12 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 7, 2011, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Oct 10, 2011, 10:14 PM EDT
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL

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

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:15 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

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 16 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, Jacksonville, FL at 00:00Z on 2011-10-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL1000850700500300200100-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jacksonville, FL at 00:00Z on 2011-10-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -11 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
NaN m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

255 
WHUS42 KJAX 070812
CFWJAX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
412 AM EDT FRI OCT 7 2011

FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-072100-
/O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0004.111007T1200Z-111008T1000Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
412 AM EDT FRI OCT 7 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

* TIMING...RIP CURRENTS WILL BECOME STRONGER THIS AFTERNOON AS
  WINDS INCREASE.

* IMPACTS...THE SURF WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR ANY SWIMMER OR
  SURFER TO ENTER DUE TO RIP CURRENTS. BREAKERS OF 4 TO 6 FEET
  ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST.

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.

&&

$$


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8 follow-up statements
656 
WHUS42 KJAX 080150 AAA
CFWJAX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
950 PM EDT FRI OCT 7 2011

FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-081045-
/O.NEW.KJAX.SU.Y.0003.111008T0150Z-111011T0100Z/
/O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-111011T0100Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
950 PM EDT FRI OCT 7 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT MONDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG AND SURF
  HEIGHTS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH EARLY NEXT
  WEEK. THE LARGEST SURF IS ANTICIPATED SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE SURF WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR ANY SWIMMER OR
  SURFER TO ENTER DUE TO POWERFUL RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE BREAKER.
  BREAKERS OF 5 TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE BEACHES...POSSIBLY
  NEAR 8 TO 10 FEET SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AND LIKELY CAUSE LOCALIZED
  BEACH EROSION.

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.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

&&

$$

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956 
WHUS42 KJAX 080830
CFWJAX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
430 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2011

FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-081845-
/O.CON.KJAX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-111011T0100Z/
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-111011T0100Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
430 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT MONDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

* TIMING...RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG AND SURF 
  HEIGHTS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH EARLY NEXT 
  WEEK. THE LARGEST SURF IS ANTICIPATED TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS...THE SURF WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR ANY SWIMMER OR
  SURFER TO ENTER DUE TO POWERFUL RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE BREAKERS.
  BREAKERS OF 5 TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE BEACHES...POSSIBLY
  NEAR 8 TO 10 FEET TODAY AND SUNDAY...AND LIKELY CAUSE LOCALIZED
  BEACH EROSION.

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.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

&&

$$


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NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD...

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609 
WHUS42 KJAX 081803
CFWJAX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
203 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 2011

FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-090930-
/O.CON.KJAX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-111011T0100Z/
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-111011T0100Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
203 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT MONDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

* TIMING...RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG AND SURF
  HEIGHTS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH MONDAY. THE
  LARGEST SURF IS ANTICIPATED THROUGH MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE SURF WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR ANY SWIMMER OR
  SURFER TO ENTER DUE TO POWERFUL RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE BREAKERS.
  BREAKERS WILL INCREASE TO 8 TO 10 FEET THROUGH MONDAY...AND
  LIKELY CAUSE LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY
  ALSO OCCUR MAINLY AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDES THROUGH MONDAY.

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.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

&&

$$


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NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD...

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068 
WHUS42 KJAX 090822
CFWJAX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
422 AM EDT SUN OCT 9 2011

FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-091900-
/O.CON.KJAX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-111011T0100Z/
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-111011T0100Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
422 AM EDT SUN OCT 9 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT MONDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

* TIMING...RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG AND SURF
  HEIGHTS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH MONDAY.
  THE LARGEST SURF IS ANTICIPATED THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE SURF WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR ANY SWIMMER OR 
  SURFER TO ENTER DUE TO POWERFUL RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE 
  BREAKERS. BREAKERS WILL INCREASE TO 8 TO 10 FEET THROUGH 
  MONDAY...AND LIKELY CAUSE LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. MINOR 
  COASTAL FLOODING MAY ALSO OCCUR MAINLY AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDES 
  THROUGH MONDAY. 

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.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

&&

$$


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NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
692 
WHUS42 KJAX 091748
CFWJAX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
148 PM EDT SUN OCT 9 2011

FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-100900-
/O.NEW.KJAX.CF.Y.0001.111009T1748Z-111010T1600Z/
/O.CON.KJAX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-111011T0100Z/
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-111011T0100Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
148 PM EDT SUN OCT 9 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT MONDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT MONDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG AND SURF
  HEIGHTS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH MONDAY. THE
  LARGEST SURF TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES
  COMBINED WITH A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL RESULT IN MINOR
  FLOODING ALONG THE COASTLINE NEAR TIMES OF HIGH TIDES.

HIGH TIDES...
ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH...707 PM TODAY...725 AM MONDAY
MAYPORT...751 PM TODAY...812 AM MONDAY
ST. SIMONS ISLAND...728 PM TODAY 741 AM MONDAY

* IMPACTS...THE SURF WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR ANY SWIMMER OR
  SURFER TO ENTER DUE TO POWERFUL RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE BREAKERS.
  BREAKERS WILL BE 8 TO 10 FEET THROUGH MONDAY...AND LIKELY CAUSE
  LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL ALSO OCCUR
  MAINLY AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDES THROUGH NOON MONDAY.

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.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$


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
516 
WHUS42 KJAX 100831
CFWJAX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
431 AM EDT MON OCT 10 2011

FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-101645-
/O.CON.KJAX.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-111010T1600Z/
/O.CON.KJAX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-111011T0100Z/
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-111011T0100Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
431 AM EDT MON OCT 10 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT
TODAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG AND SURF 
  HEIGHTS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH MONDAY. 
  THE LARGEST SURF TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. HIGH ASTRONOMICAL 
  TIDES COMBINED WITH A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL RESULT IN MINOR 
  FLOODING ALONG THE COASTLINE NEAR TIMES OF HIGH TIDES. 

HIGH TIDES... ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH...725 AM MONDAY MAYPORT...812
AM MONDAY ST. SIMONS ISLAND...741 AM MONDAY

* IMPACTS...THE SURF WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR ANY SWIMMER OR 
  SURFER TO ENTER DUE TO POWERFUL RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE 
  BREAKERS. BREAKERS WILL BE 8 TO 10 FEET THROUGH MONDAY...AND 
  LIKELY CAUSE LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING 
  WILL ALSO OCCUR MAINLY AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDES THROUGH NOON 
  MONDAY. 

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.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$


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NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD...

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343 
WHUS42 KJAX 101340 AAA
CFWJAX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
940 AM EDT MON OCT 10 2011

FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-110300-
/O.EXT.KJAX.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-111011T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KJAX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-111011T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-111011T0300Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
940 AM EDT MON OCT 10 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG AND SURF
  HEIGHTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE HIGH THROUGH THIS EVENING. HIGH
  ASTRONOMICAL TIDES COMBINED WITH A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL
  RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE COASTLINE...INLAND WATERWAYS
  AND THE ST JOHNS RIVER BASIN NEAR TIMES OF HIGH TIDES.

NEXT HIGH TIDES...ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH AT 747 PM...MAYPORT AT 829
PM...ST. SIMONS ISLAND AT 808 PM.

* IMPACTS...THE SURF WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR ANY SWIMMER OR
  SURFER TO ENTER DUE TO POWERFUL RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE BREAKERS.
  BREAKERS WILL BE 7 TO 10 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND LIKELY
  CAUSE LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL ALSO
  OCCUR MAINLY AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDES THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH
  TIDAL DEPARTURES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE
  COASTLINE...INLAND WATERWAYS AND THE ST JOHNS RIVER BASIN.

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.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$

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NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD...

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377 
WHUS42 KJAX 110214
CFWJAX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1014 PM EDT MON OCT 10 2011

FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-110315-
/O.CAN.KJAX.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-111011T0300Z/
/O.CAN.KJAX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-111011T0300Z/
/O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-111011T0300Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
1014 PM EDT MON OCT 10 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVERNIGHT. A MODERATE RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY.

$$


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The office that day

Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 6, 9:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXDuval30 min
Oct 7, 4:36 AM EDTLake Wind AdvisoryJAXFlagler, Nassau19 hr
Oct 7, 6:00 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX63 min
Oct 7, 6:06 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXDuval54 min
Oct 7, 6:56 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSaint Johns34 min
Oct 7, 8:50 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX85 min
Oct 7, 9:49 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPutnam41 min
Oct 7, 10:18 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXSaint Johns117 min
Oct 7, 10:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSaint Johns47 min
Oct 7, 11:28 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX62 min
Oct 7, 3:10 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX64 min
Oct 7, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXDuval, Nassau61 min
Oct 7, 4:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXNassau34 min
Oct 7, 5:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXColumbia30 min
Oct 7, 5:22 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX53 min
Oct 7, 5:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXMarion31 min
Oct 7, 5:44 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX61 min
Oct 7, 5:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClay, Duval, Nassau43 min
Oct 7, 5:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClay, Duval, Nassau117 min
Oct 7, 5:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXMarion46 min
Oct 7, 6:47 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX43 min
Oct 7, 7:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSaint Johns50 min
Oct 7, 7:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXFlagler50 min

Nearby

Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2011Rip Current Statements in Georgia, 2011Every rip current statement in 2011

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.