Rip Current Statement 24, NWS Jacksonville, FL

437 
WHUS42 KJAX 161718
CFWJAX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1218 PM EST FRI NOV 16 2012

FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-170900-
/O.EXP.KJAX.CF.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121116T1700Z/
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-121119T0000Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
1218 PM EST FRI NOV 16 2012

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

* TIMING...PERSISTENT AND STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL CREATE A HIGH
  RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. MINOR
  COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND WITH
  EACH MORNING HIGH TIDE.

* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO SWIMMERS.

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.

&&

$$

JDS

968 
WHUS42 KJAX 161919
CFWJAX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
219 PM EST FRI NOV 16 2012

FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-171900-
/O.NEW.KJAX.CF.Y.0008.121117T1300Z-121117T1900Z/
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-121119T0000Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
219 PM EST FRI NOV 16 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 2 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 2 PM EST
SATURDAY. 

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDES WILL REACH MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
  LEVELS SATURDAY MORNING AROUND THE TIME OF THE ASTRONOMICAL
  HIGH TIDE. TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH ABOUT ONE HALF TO
  ONE FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS.

* TIMING...PERSISTENT AND STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL CREATE A HIGH
  RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES OVER THE WEEKEND. HIGH
  TIDES SATURDAY MORNING WILL OCCUR IN ST. SIMONS ISLAND AROUND
  1044 AM...IN MAYPORT AROUND 1109 AM...AND IN FERNANDINA BEACH
  AROUND 1122 AM.

* IMPACTS...SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE
  SATURDAY MORNING MAY LEAD TO A FEW ROAD CLOSURES. IN
  ADDITION...ROUGH AND HIGH SURF WITH BREAKER HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 6 FT
  WILL CAUSE SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION...AND RIP CURRENTS WILL BE
  STRONG AND LIFE THREATENING TO SWIMMERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

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

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.

&&

$$

JDS

737 
WHUS42 KJAX 171937
CFWJAX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
237 PM EST SAT NOV 17 2012

FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-180345-
/O.NEW.KJAX.CF.Y.0009.121118T1400Z-121118T2000Z/
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-121119T0000Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
237 PM EST SAT NOV 17 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM EST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM EST SUNDAY.

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDES WILL REACH MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
  LEVELS LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON AROUND THE TIME
  OF THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE. TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH
  ABOUT ONE TO ONE AND A HALF FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS.

* TIMING...HIGH TIDES SUNDAY WILL OCCUR IN ST. SIMONS ISLAND
  AROUND 1144 AM...IN MAYPORT AROUND 1206 PM...AND IN FERNANDINA
  BEACH AROUND 1217 PM. PERSISTENT AND STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL
  CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES OVER THE
  WEEKEND.

* IMPACTS...SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON MAY LEAD TO A FEW ROAD CLOSURES. IN
  ADDITION...ROUGH AND HIGH SURF WITH BREAKER HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 6 FT
  WILL CAUSE SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION...AND RIP CURRENTS WILL BE
  STRONG AND LIFE THREATENING TO SWIMMERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

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

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.

&&

$$

JDS

099 
WHUS42 KJAX 180244
CFWJAX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
944 PM EST SAT NOV 17 2012

FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-181400-
/O.CON.KJAX.CF.Y.0009.121118T1400Z-121118T2000Z/
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-121119T0000Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
944 PM EST SAT NOV 17 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM EST
SUNDAY...

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDES WILL REACH MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
  LEVELS SUNDAY MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON AROUND THE TIME OF
  THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE. TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH
  ABOUT ONE TO ONE AND A HALF FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS.

* TIMING...HIGH TIDES SUNDAY WILL OCCUR IN ST. SIMONS ISLAND
  AROUND 1144 AM...IN MAYPORT AROUND 1206 PM...AND IN FERNANDINA
  BEACH AROUND 1217 PM. PERSISTENT AND STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL
  CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH
  SUNDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE
  ON SUNDAY MAY LEAD TO A FEW ROAD CLOSURES. IN ADDITION...ROUGH
  AND HIGH SURF WITH BREAKER HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 6 FT WILL CAUSE SOME
  MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE STRONG
  AND LIFE THREATENING TO SWIMMERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

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

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.

&&

$$

001 
WHUS42 KJAX 180650
CFWJAX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
150 AM EST SUN NOV 18 2012

FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-182000-
/O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-121119T1100Z/
/O.CON.KJAX.CF.Y.0009.121118T1400Z-121118T2000Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
150 AM EST SUN NOV 18 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDES WILL REACH MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
  LEVELS LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AROUND THE
  TIME OF THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE. TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO
  REACH ABOUT ONE TO ONE AND A HALF FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS.

* TIMING...HIGH TIDES TODAY WILL OCCUR IN ST. SIMONS ISLAND AROUND
  1144 AM...IN MAYPORT AROUND 1206 PM...IN FERNANDINA BEACH AROUND
  1217 PM...AND IN ST AUGUSTINE BEACH AROUND 1121 AM. PERSISTENT
  AND STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
  AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE
  TODAY MAY LEAD TO A FEW ROAD CLOSURES. IN ADDITION... ROUGH SURF
  WITH BREAKER HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 6 FT WILL CAUSE SOME MINOR TO
  MODERATE BEACH EROSION. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE STRONG AND LIFE
  THREATENING TO SWIMMERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

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

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.

&&

$$

JCH

200 
WHUS42 KJAX 181423
CFWJAX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
923 AM EST SUN NOV 18 2012

FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-190000-
/O.CON.KJAX.CF.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121118T2000Z/
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-121119T1100Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
923 AM EST SUN NOV 18 2012

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDES WILL REACH MINOR COASTAL FLOODING 
  LEVELS LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AROUND THE 
  TIME OF THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE. TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED 
  TO REACH ABOUT ONE TO ONE AND A HALF FEET ABOVE PREDICTED 
  LEVELS. 

* TIMING...HIGH TIDES TODAY WILL OCCUR IN ST. SIMONS ISLAND 
  AROUND 1144 AM...IN MAYPORT AROUND 1206 PM...IN FERNANDINA 
  BEACH AROUND 1217 PM...AND IN ST AUGUSTINE BEACH AROUND 1121 
  AM. PERSISTENT AND STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK 
  OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH 
  TIDE TODAY MAY LEAD TO A FEW ROAD CLOSURES. IN ADDITION... 
  ROUGH SURF WITH BREAKER HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 6 FT WILL CAUSE SOME 
  MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE STRONG 
  AND LIFE THREATENING TO SWIMMERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

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

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.

&&

$$

124 
WHUS42 KJAX 181905
CFWJAX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
205 PM EST SUN NOV 18 2012

FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-191100-
/O.CAN.KJAX.CF.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121118T2000Z/
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-121119T1100Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
205 PM EST SUN NOV 18 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

COASTAL WATER LEVELS HAVE FALLEN...THUS THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
IS CANCELLED. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

804 
WHUS42 KJAX 190655
CFWJAX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
155 AM EST MON NOV 19 2012

FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-201100-
/O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-121120T1100Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
155 AM EST MON NOV 19 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

LARGE EAST-NORTHEAST SWELLS CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE SURF ZONE ALONG
THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTLINE. BREAKERS IN
THE 4 TO 6 FEET RANGE AND A STRONG NORTH TO SOUTH LONG-SHORE
CURRENT WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

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.

&&

$$

JCH

520 
WHUS42 KJAX 200230
CFWJAX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
930 PM EST MON NOV 19 2012

FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-201100-
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-121120T1100Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
930 PM EST MON NOV 19 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
TUESDAY...

EAST-NORTHEAST SWELLS AND ROUGH WIND WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT
THE SURF ZONE ALONG THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
COASTLINE. BREAKERS IN THE 3 TO 6 FEET RANGE AND A STRONG NORTH
TO SOUTH LONG-SHORE CURRENT WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE A HIGH RISK
OF RIP CURRENTS.

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.

&&

$$

999 
WHUS42 KJAX 200655
CFWJAX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
155 AM EST TUE NOV 20 2012

FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-211100-
/O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-121121T1100Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
155 AM EST TUE NOV 20 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

EAST-NORTHEAST SWELLS AND ROUGH WIND WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT
THE SURF ZONE ALONG THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
COASTLINE. BREAKERS IN THE 3 TO 6 FEET RANGE AND A STRONG NORTH
TO SOUTH LONG-SHORE CURRENT WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE A HIGH RISK
OF RIP CURRENTS.

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.

&&

$$

871 
WHUS42 KJAX 210801
CFWJAX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
301 AM EST WED NOV 21 2012

FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-221115-
/O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-121123T1100Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
301 AM EST WED NOV 21 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT...

EAST-NORTHEAST SWELLS AND ROUGH WIND WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT
THE SURF ZONE ALONG THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
COASTLINE. BREAKERS IN THE 3 TO 6 FEET RANGE AND A STRONG NORTH
TO SOUTH LONG-SHORE CURRENT WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE A HIGH RISK
OF RIP CURRENTS.

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.

&&

$$

PP

028 
WHUS42 KJAX 220934
CFWJAX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
434 AM EST THU NOV 22 2012

FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-231100-
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-121123T1100Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
434 AM EST THU NOV 22 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

EAST-NORTHEAST SWELLS AND ROUGH WIND WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT
THE SURF ZONE ALONG THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
COASTLINE. BREAKERS IN THE 3 TO 6 FEET RANGE AND A STRONG NORTH
TO SOUTH LONG-SHORE CURRENT WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE A HIGH RISK
OF RIP CURRENTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PP

567 
WHUS42 KJAX 230737
CFWJAX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
237 AM EST FRI NOV 23 2012

GAZ154-166-230845-
/O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-121123T1100Z/
COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
237 AM EST FRI NOV 23 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. 


$$

FLZ024-025-033-038-241000-
/O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-121124T1000Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-
237 AM EST FRI NOV 23 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

EAST-NORTHEAST SWELLS AND ROUGH WIND WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO
IMPACT THE SURF ZONE ALONG THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COASTLINE.
BREAKERS IN THE 3 TO 6 FEET RANGE AND A STRONG NORTH TO SOUTH
LONG-SHORE CURRENT WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE A HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

335 
WHUS42 KJAX 240805
CFWJAX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
305 AM EST SAT NOV 24 2012


FLZ024-025-033-038-240915-
/O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-121124T1000Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-
305 AM EST SAT NOV 24 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. HOWEVER...DUE TO PERSISTE EAST TO NORTHEAST
SWELL...A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL EXIST TODAY.
 
&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
233 PM EST THU NOV 15 2012

...ROUGH SURF AND ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE EACH DAY DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLE
INTO THE WEEKEND...

.SHORT TERM...NOW THROUGH SUNDAY...

THIS AFTERNOON...SHORTWAVE HAS DEPARTED AND ACTUALLY SOME BREAKS IN
THE LOW OVERCAST HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE COOL/DAMP NORTH FLOW. HIGHS
WILL TOP OUT IN THE 50S ACROSS SE GA AND LOWER 60S ACROSS NE FL.

TONIGHT...COOL/DAMP NORTH FLOW WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT AND
EXPECT LOW OVERCAST DECK TO SOLIDIFY ONCE AGAIN WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE
AND FOG TO DEVELOP BY LATE EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPS
EXPECTED IN THE 40S INLAND AND 50S COAST.

FRI-SUN...CUT OFF LOW STILL EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE SERN U.S.
BY LATE FRIDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL SERVE TO
TIGHTEN THE NORTH-NORTHEAST FLOW AND INCREASE THE THREAT OF SHOWERS
OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND COASTAL COUNTIES FRIDAY NIGHT INTO THE
WEEKEND. MAX TEMPS WILL STRUGGLE INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 60S EACH
DAY WITH LOWS IN THE 40S INLAND/50S COAST. BREEZY/WINDY CONDITIONS
WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST WITH LAKE WIND ADVISORY HEADLINES
POSSIBLE AT TIMES. ALSO MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH
DAY DURING THE LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS WHEN THE HIGHER OF
THE HIGH TIDAL CYCLES IMPACT THE COAST. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORIES
WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE ISSUED BY THE EVENING/MID SHIFT AFTER
REVIEWING TRENDS FROM THE EVENING HIGH TIDE CYCLE.

&&

.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH THANKSGIVING DAY...

CUT-OFF LOW OVER THE REGION KICKS OUT TO THE NORTHEAST ON MONDAY
DECREASING THE RAINFALL THREAT TO 20% OR LESS WHILE ZONAL FLOW ALOFT
KICKS IN PLACE WITH ONE WEAK SHORTWAVE PUSHING ACROSS THE REGION ON
WEDNESDAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MORE AMPLIFIED RIDGING
BUILDS OVER THE REGION BY THANKSGIVING WITH A DRY AND SEASONABLE
TEMP FORECAST EXPECTED. OVERALL TEMPS WILL RETURN TO MORE SEASONABLE
LEVELS WITH HIGHS NEAR 70 EARLY IN THE WEEK AND INTO THE 70 TO 75
RANGE BY THANKSGIVING. LOWS WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 40S INLAND AND
50S COAST.

&&

.AVIATION...
THE CURRENT REPRIEVE FROM IFR CEILINGS WILL COME TO AN END BY THIS
EVENING AS CEILING HEIGHTS ONCE AGAIN LOWER INTO THE IFR AND
EVENTUALLY LIFR CATEGORIES FOR TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO LOWER INTO THE MVFR AND EVENTUALLY IFR
CATEGORIES OVERNIGHT IN DRIZZLE AND PATCHY FOG. AN IMPROVEMENT TO
MVFR CONDITIONS SHOULD COME BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING AS CEILING
HEIGHTS BEGIN TO CLIMB.

&&

.MARINE...
TIGHT GRADIENT BETWEEN A SPRAWLING HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE
NORTHEAST UNITED STATES AND LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC
WILL MAINTAIN A MODERATELY STRONG ONSHORE FLOW RIGHT THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN PLACE FOR ALL WATERS
THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND TO ACCOUNT FOR ADDITIONAL WIND SURGES
AND LINGERING HIGH SEAS.

RIP CURRENTS: MODERATE RISK EXPECTED AGAIN ON FRIDAY WITH AN
INCREASE TO A HIGH RISK ANTICIPATED FOR THE WEEKEND.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  41  62  46  60 /  10  10  10  10
SSI  47  62  51  62 /  10  20  20  20
JAX  46  64  50  64 /  10  20  30  40
SGJ  53  67  58  68 /  10  40  50  60
GNV  49  68  50  67 /   0  10  10  20
OCF  51  71  52  70 /   0  10  10  30

&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA
     TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-FERNANDINA
     BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-ST
     AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EST SUNDAY FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND
     GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST
     AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM-ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT
     20 NM.

&&

HESS/SHULER/

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1220 PM EST THU NOV 15 2012

AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-
GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-160945-
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM-
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-HAMILTON-
SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY-ST JOHNS-
GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-MARION-COFFEE-JEFF DAVIS-BACON-
APPLING-WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-PIERCE-BRANTLEY-INLAND GLYNN-
COASTAL GLYNN-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-INLAND CAMDEN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
1220 PM EST THU NOV 15 2012

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO THE WEEKEND...

...ROUGH SURF AND ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUE INTO THE
WEEKEND...

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

ONSHORE WINDS AND EASTERLY OCEAN SWELLS WILL CREATE A MODERATE RISK
FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MORNINGS AND
EARLY AFTERNOONS DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE ALONG THE ATLANTIC
COASTAL AREAS AS PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW COMBINES WITH
ASTRONOMICALLY HIGH TIDES.

ONSHORE WINDS AND PERSISTENT OCEAN SWELLS WILL MAINTAIN AN ELEVATED
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX.

NELSON/JCH

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1254 PM EST THU NOV 15 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1200 PM     HIGH ASTR TIDES  5 NNW DOWNTOWN JACKSONV 30.39N 81.68W
11/15/2012                   DUVAL              FL   PUBLIC

            HIGH TIDAL LEVELS ALONG RIBAULT CREEK HAVE RISEN IN
            SEVERAL YARDS OF HOMES ALONG RIBAULT SCENIC DRIVE. NO
            FLOODING OF HOMES WAS REPORTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

JHESS