Alert archive / Florida / Rip Current Statements in 2023
Rip Current Statement 1, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Feb 3, 2023, 1:53 AM EST for Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia; Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida. It took effect at Feb 3, 2023, 11:00 AM EST. It was in force for 59 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2023, 1:53 AM EST (06:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 3, 2023, 11:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 5, 2023, 10:00 PM EST
- In force
- 59 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
Counties Duval County, FL, Flagler County, FL, Nassau County, FL, Camden County, GA, Glynn County, GA
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 13 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1280 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
103 WHUS42 KJAX 030653 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 153 AM EST Fri Feb 3 2023 FLZ133-138-041000- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0001.230203T1600Z-230206T0000Z/ Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 153 AM EST Fri Feb 3 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal St. Johns and Coastal Flagler Counties. * WHEN...From 11 AM EST this morning through Sunday evening. * 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
532 WHUS42 KJAX 031835 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 135 PM EST Fri Feb 3 2023 FLZ133-138-040800- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-230206T0000Z/ Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 135 PM EST Fri Feb 3 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal St. Johns and Coastal Flagler Counties. * WHEN...Through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
073 WHUS42 KJAX 040850 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 350 AM EST Sat Feb 4 2023 FLZ124-125-050900- /O.EXB.KJAX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-230206T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval- 350 AM EST Sat Feb 4 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Nassau and Coastal Duval Counties. * WHEN...Through late Sunday night. * 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. && $$ GAZ154-166-050900- /O.EXB.KJAX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-230205T0900Z/ Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 350 AM EST Sat Feb 4 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ133-138-050900- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-230206T0900Z/ Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 350 AM EST Sat Feb 4 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal St. Johns and Coastal Flagler Counties. * WHEN...Through late Sunday night. * 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. && $$
547 WHUS42 KJAX 041859 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 159 PM EST Sat Feb 4 2023 FLZ124-125-133-138-050700- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-230206T0300Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 159 PM EST Sat Feb 4 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ GAZ154-166-050700- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-230205T0900Z/ Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 159 PM EST Sat Feb 4 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia 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. && $$
318 WHUS42 KJAX 050643 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 143 AM EST Sun Feb 5 2023 GAZ154-166-050745- /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-230205T0900Z/ Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 143 AM EST Sun Feb 5 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... $$ FLZ124-125-133-138-060300- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-230206T0300Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 143 AM EST Sun Feb 5 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through this evening. * 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 6:52 AM EST | River Flood Warning | JAX | Long, Wayne | 7 days |
| Feb 3, 4:18 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Suwannee | 57 min |
| Feb 3, 5:08 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Baker, Columbia | 52 min |
| Feb 3, 5:56 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Baker | 34 min |
| Feb 3, 8:00 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Saint Johns | 30 min |
| Feb 3, 8:13 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 62 min |
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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.