Rip Current Statement 5, NWS Jacksonville, FL

Issued

Oct 11, 2011, 3:26 AM EDT (07:26 UTC)

Expired

Oct 11, 2011, 2:32 PM EDT

In force

11 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 07:27 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.

830 
WHUS42 KJAX 110726
CFWJAX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
326 AM EDT TUE OCT 11 2011

FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-120100-
/O.NEW.KJAX.SU.Y.0004.111011T0726Z-111012T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0005.111011T0726Z-111012T0100Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
326 AM EDT TUE OCT 11 2011

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

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

* TIMING...RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG AND SURF
  HEIGHTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE HIGH TODAY. SURF HEIGHTS ARE
  EXPECTED TO BE HIGHEST EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN WILL GRADUALLY
  DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY. 

* IMPACTS...THE SURF WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR ANY SWIMMER OR
  SURFER TO ENTER DUE TO POWERFUL RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE BREAKERS.
  BREAKERS WILL BE 5 TO 8 FEET THROUGH LATE MORNING...THEN ARE
  EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN HEIGHT TO 4 TO 7 FEET THROUGH THIS
  EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

$$

ENYEDI

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

746 
WHUS42 KJAX 111832 AAA
CFWJAX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
232 PM EDT TUE OCT 11 2011

FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-111945-
/O.CAN.KJAX.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-111012T0100Z/
/O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-111012T0100Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
232 PM EDT TUE OCT 11 2011

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

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

SWELLS OVER THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE
AND EXPECT BREAKERS ALONG THE LOCAL BEACHES TO AVERAGE 4 TO 6 FEET
THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN ELEVATED
IN THE MODERATE RANGE THROUGH TONIGHT AS WELL.

$$

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

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

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.