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Rip Current Statement 23, NWS Jacksonville, FL

July 1, 2023Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia; Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Jul 1, 2023, 2:31 PM EDT for Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia; Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 1, 2023, 2:31 PM EDT (18:31 UTC)
Expired
Jul 3, 2023, 2:48 AM EDT
In force
36 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 18:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 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 12:00Z on 2023-07-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 585 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2023-07-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -6 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
585 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-55 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
951 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

793 
WHUS42 KJAX 011831
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
231 PM EDT Sat Jul 1 2023

FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-020800-
/O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0023.230701T1831Z-230702T0800Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
231 PM EDT Sat Jul 1 2023

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* 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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
263 
WHUS42 KJAX 020643
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
243 AM EDT Sun Jul 2 2023

FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-030900-
/O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0023.000000T0000Z-230703T0900Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
243 AM EDT Sun Jul 2 2023

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* 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.

&&

$$
742 
WHUS42 KJAX 021847
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
247 PM EDT Sun Jul 2 2023

FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-030900-
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0023.000000T0000Z-230703T0900Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
247 PM EDT Sun Jul 2 2023

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* 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.

&&

$$
674 
WHUS42 KJAX 030648
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
248 AM EDT Mon Jul 3 2023

FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-030800-
/O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0023.000000T0000Z-230703T0900Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
248 AM EDT Mon Jul 3 2023

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

Moderate Rip Current Risk is expected through July 4th.

$$

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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.