Rip Current Statement 6, NWS Jacksonville, FL

Issued

Jun 2, 2013, 4:20 AM EDT (08:20 UTC)

In effect from

Jun 2, 2013, 5:00 AM EDT

Expired

Jun 2, 2013, 7:45 PM EDT

In force

15 hr

Issued by

NWS Jacksonville, FL

Counties Flagler County, FL, Nassau County, FL

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WHUS42 KJAX 020820
CFWJAX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
420 AM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013

FLZ024-025-033-038-030000-
/O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0006.130602T0900Z-130603T0000Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-
420 AM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS....RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO SWIMMERS. IN
  ADDITION SURF BREAKERS UP TO 3 TO 4 FEET AT TIMES WILL CREATE
  DANGEROUS WATER CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

840 
WHUS42 KJAX 022345 AAA
CFWJAX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
745 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013

FLZ024-025-033-038-030045-
/O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-130603T0000Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-
745 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013

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

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

A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THIS WEEK.

$$

Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2013Every rip current statement in 2013

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.