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Rip Current Statement 2, NWS Jacksonville, FL

February 9, 2023Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia; Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Feb 9, 2023, 3:01 AM EST for Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia; Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida. It was in force for 42 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 9, 2023, 3:01 AM EST (08:01 UTC)
Expired
Feb 10, 2023, 8:44 PM EST
In force
42 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, 8.0 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 2023-02-09Temperature 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 2023-02-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 82 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1293 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
82 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
101 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

322 
WHUS42 KJAX 090801
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
301 AM EST Thu Feb 9 2023

FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-100900-
/O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0002.230209T0801Z-230211T0300Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
301 AM EST Thu Feb 9 2023

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Southeast Georgia and 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
315 
WHUS42 KJAX 100638
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
138 AM EST Fri Feb 10 2023

FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-110300-
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-230211T0300Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
138 AM EST Fri Feb 10 2023

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* 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.

&&

$$
290 
WHUS42 KJAX 110144
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
844 PM EST Fri Feb 10 2023

FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-110245-
/O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-230211T0300Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
844 PM EST Fri Feb 10 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.