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Rip Current Statement 8, NWS Jacksonville, FL

March 8, 2020Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Mar 8, 2020, 3:51 AM EDT for Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 8, 2020, 3:51 AM EDT (07:51 UTC)
Expired
Mar 10, 2020, 3:49 AM EDT
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL

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

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 42 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 2020-03-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-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 2020-03-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 13 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1431 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-20 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

560 
WHUS42 KJAX 080751
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
351 AM EDT Sun Mar 8 2020

FLZ124-125-133-138-082000-
/O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0008.200308T0751Z-200309T0800Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
351 AM EDT Sun Mar 8 2020

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches.

* WHEN...Through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away 
  from shore into deeper water.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
108 
WHUS42 KJAX 081903
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
303 PM EDT Sun Mar 8 2020

FLZ124-125-133-138-090800-
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-200309T0800Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
303 PM EDT Sun Mar 8 2020

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches.

* WHEN...Through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away 
  from shore into deeper water.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.

&&

$$
735 
WHUS42 KJAX 090734
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
334 AM EDT Mon Mar 9 2020

FLZ124-125-133-138-092115-
/O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-200310T0800Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
334 AM EDT Mon Mar 9 2020

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and rough surf.

* WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches.

* WHEN...Through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away 
  from shore into deeper water.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.

&&

$$
656 
WHUS42 KJAX 091825
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
225 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2020

FLZ124-125-133-138-100800-
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-200310T0800Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
225 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2020

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches.

* WHEN...Through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away 
  from shore into deeper water.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.

&&

$$
042 
WHUS42 KJAX 100749
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
349 AM EDT Tue Mar 10 2020

FLZ133-138-102015-
/O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-200310T0800Z/
/O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0009.200310T0800Z-200311T0700Z/
Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
349 AM EDT Tue Mar 10 2020

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and rough surf expected.

* WHERE...Coastal St. Johns and Coastal Flagler Counties.

* WHEN...Through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away 
  from shore into deeper water.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.

&&

$$

FLZ124-125-100900-
/O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-200310T0800Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-
349 AM EDT Tue Mar 10 2020

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

Moderate risk of rip currents. Life-threatening rip currents are
still possible.

$$

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Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2020Every rip current statement in 2020

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.