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Rip Current Statement 10, NWS Jacksonville, FL

March 21, 2023Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia; Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Mar 21, 2023, 2:06 AM EDT for Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia; Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida. It was in force for 46 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 21, 2023, 2:06 AM EDT (06:06 UTC)
Expired
Mar 22, 2023, 11:55 PM EDT
In force
46 hr
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL

Counties Duval County, FL, Flagler County, FL, Nassau County, FL, Camden County, GA, Glynn County, GA

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 6.1 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jacksonville, FL at 00:00Z on 2023-03-21Temperature 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 2023-03-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -48 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
2404 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-48 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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342 
WHUS42 KJAX 210606
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
206 AM EDT Tue Mar 21 2023

FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-212100-
/O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0010.230321T0606Z-230322T0900Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
206 AM EDT Tue Mar 21 2023

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and rough surf of 4 to 6 feet.

* WHERE...Southeast Georgia and 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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
748 
WHUS42 KJAX 211803
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
203 PM EDT Tue Mar 21 2023

FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-220900-
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-230322T0900Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
203 PM EDT Tue Mar 21 2023

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and rough surf of 4 to 6 feet.

* WHERE...Southeast Georgia and 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.

&&

$$
475 
WHUS42 KJAX 220612
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
212 AM EDT Wed Mar 22 2023

FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-230000-
/O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-230323T0000Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
212 AM EDT Wed Mar 22 2023

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and rough surf of 3 to 5 feet.

* WHERE...Southeast Georgia and 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.

&&

$$
797 
WHUS42 KJAX 221823
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
223 PM EDT Wed Mar 22 2023

FLZ124-125-133-138-230600-
/O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-230323T0600Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
223 PM EDT Wed Mar 22 2023

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches.

* WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Thursday.

* 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.

&&

$$

GAZ154-166-230000-
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-230323T0000Z/
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
223 PM EDT Wed Mar 22 2023

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Southeast Georgia Beaches.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT 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.

&&

$$
239 
WHUS42 KJAX 230003
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
803 PM EDT Wed Mar 22 2023

GAZ154-166-230115-
/O.EXP.KJAX.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-230323T0000Z/
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
803 PM EDT Wed Mar 22 2023

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED...

$$

FLZ124-125-133-138-230600-
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-230323T0600Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
803 PM EDT Wed Mar 22 2023

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches.

* WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Thursday.

* 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.

&&

$$
208 
WHUS42 KJAX 230355
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1155 PM EDT Wed Mar 22 2023

FLZ124-125-133-138-230500-
/O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-230323T0600Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
1155 PM EDT Wed Mar 22 2023

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

$$

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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.