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Rip Current Statement 11, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Mar 29, 2023, 1:55 AM EDT for Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida. It took effect at Mar 29, 2023, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 64 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 29, 2023, 1:55 AM EDT (05:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 29, 2023, 4:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2023, 7:32 PM EDT
- In force
- 64 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 05:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 5.9 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 150 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -59 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 668 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -168 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.1
- Supercell composite
- -3.2
The text
As transmitted.
001 WHUS42 KJAX 290555 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 155 AM EDT Wed Mar 29 2023 FLZ124-125-133-138-300900- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0011.230329T0800Z-230331T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 155 AM EDT Wed Mar 29 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through Thursday 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
755 WHUS42 KJAX 300611 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 211 AM EDT Thu Mar 30 2023 FLZ124-125-133-138-310900- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-230401T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 211 AM EDT Thu Mar 30 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
085 WHUS42 KJAX 310651 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 251 AM EDT Fri Mar 31 2023 FLZ124-125-133-138-010300- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-230401T0300Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 251 AM EDT Fri Mar 31 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW 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. && $$
492 WHUS42 KJAX 312332 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 732 PM EDT Fri Mar 31 2023 FLZ124-125-133-138-010045- /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-230401T0300Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 732 PM EDT Fri Mar 31 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... Moderate risk of rip currents will continue through the weekend. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 8:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Flagler | 31 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.