Rip Current Statement 16, NWS Jacksonville, FL

Issued

Sep 29, 2017, 3:18 AM EDT (07:18 UTC)

In effect from

Sep 29, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT

Expired

Sep 29, 2017, 8:00 PM EDT

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Jacksonville, FL

Counties Duval County, FL, Flagler County, FL, Nassau County, FL

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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832 
WHUS42 KJAX 290718
CFWJAX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
318 AM EDT FRI SEP 29 2017

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY AT NORTHEAST FLORIDA BEACHES...

FLZ033-038-125-300000-
/O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0016.170929T1200Z-170930T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KJAX.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170930T0000Z/
ST. JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL DUVAL-
318 AM EDT FRI SEP 29 2017

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
RIP CURRENT RISK, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE 
  WILL CONTINUE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE ST JOHNS RIVER AND ITS 
  TRIBUTARIES FROM JACKSONVILLE SOUTHWARD. DUE TO INCREASING 
  EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...THIS COASTAL 
  FLOOD ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED OR UPGRADED DUE TO 
  HIGHER COASTAL FLOODING LEVELS. 

* TIMING...MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TODAY... PEAKING AROUND 
  THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. 

* IMPACTS...ELEVATED TIDE LEVELS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW
  AREAS ALONG THE ST JOHNS RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. THIS WILL
  FLOOD MAINLY PARKS...CAMPGROUNDS....NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE
  ROADWAYS AND SOME DOCKS AND BOAT RAMPS. NUMEROUS RIP CURRENTS
  WILL FORM ALONG AREA BEACHES, ESPECIALLY DURING THE OUTGOING
  TIDES

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM.
DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE
SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE
FOR HELP. IF TIRED, FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP
CURRENT.

&&

$$

FLZ025-032-037-300000-
/O.EXT.KJAX.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170930T0000Z/
INLAND DUVAL-CLAY-PUTNAM-
318 AM EDT FRI SEP 29 2017

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE 
  WILL CONTINUE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE ST JOHNS RIVER AND ITS 
  TRIBUTARIES FROM JACKSONVILLE SOUTHWARD. DUE TO INCREASING 
  EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...THIS COASTAL 
  FLOOD ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED OR UPGRADED DUE TO 
  HIGHER COASTAL FLOODING LEVELS. 

* TIMING...MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TODAY... PEAKING AROUND 
  THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. 

* IMPACTS...ELEVATED TIDE LEVELS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW
  AREAS ALONG THE ST JOHNS RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. THIS WILL
  FLOOD MAINLY PARKS...CAMPGROUNDS....NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE
  ROADWAYS AND SOME DOCKS AND BOAT RAMPS. NUMEROUS RIP CURRENTS
  WILL FORM ALONG AREA BEACHES, ESPECIALLY DURING THE OUTGOING
  TIDES

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

FLZ124-300000-
/O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0016.170929T1200Z-170930T0000Z/
COASTAL NASSAU-
318 AM EDT FRI SEP 29 2017

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
RIP CURRENT RISK, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL FORM ALONG AREA BEACHES, 
  ESPECIALLY DURING THE OUTGOING TIDES

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.

SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM.
DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE
SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE
FOR HELP. IF TIRED, FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP
CURRENT.

&&

$$

893 
WHUS42 KJAX 291402
CFWJAX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1002 AM EDT FRI SEP 29 2017

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY AT NORTHEAST FLORIDA BEACHES...

FLZ033-038-125-300000-
/O.CAN.KJAX.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170930T0000Z/
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-170930T0000Z/
ST. JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL DUVAL-
1002 AM EDT FRI SEP 29 2017

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. WATER LEVELS ON THE ST JOHNS RIVER HAVE 
SUBSIDED ENOUGH FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY TO BE CANCELLED. 
HOWEVER, STRONG ONSHORE WINDS OVER THE WEEKEND AND THE POSSIBILITY
OF SOME HEAVY RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN RISING WATER LEVELS ALONG 
THE ST JOHNS RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO 
EARLY NEXT WEEK. ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES NEXT WEEK WILL ALSO BRING
HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS AND ADDITIONAL COASTAL FLOOD 
ADVISORIES ARE LIKELY.

* TIMING...STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING, ESPECIALLY 
  DURING THE OUTGOING TIDES.

* IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE PRESENT AT AREA BEACHES,
  WHICH WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING.

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.

SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM.
DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE
SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE
FOR HELP. IF TIRED, FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP
CURRENT.

&&

$$

FLZ025-032-037-291515-
/O.CAN.KJAX.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170930T0000Z/
INLAND DUVAL-CLAY-PUTNAM-
1002 AM EDT FRI SEP 29 2017

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WATER LEVELS ON THE ST JOHNS RIVER HAVE SUBSIDED ENOUGH FOR THE
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY TO BE CANCELLED. HOWEVER, STRONG ONSHORE
WINDS OVER THE WEEKEND AND THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME HEAVY RAINFALL
COULD RESULT IN RISING WATER LEVELS ALONG THE ST JOHNS RIVER AND
ITS TRIBUTARIES LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES NEXT WEEK WILL ALSO BRING HIGHER THAN
NORMAL WATER LEVELS AND ADDITIONAL COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORIES ARE
LIKELY.

$$

FLZ124-300000-
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-170930T0000Z/
COASTAL NASSAU-
1002 AM EDT FRI SEP 29 2017

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING, ESPECIALLY 
  DURING THE OUTGOING TIDES.

* IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE PRESENT AT AREA BEACHES,
  WHICH WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE.

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.

SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM.
DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE
SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE
FOR HELP. IF TIRED, FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP
CURRENT.

&&

$$

JDS

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