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Rip Current Statement 25, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Aug 20, 2023, 3:56 AM EDT for Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida. It took effect at Aug 20, 2023, 7:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 38 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2023, 3:56 AM EDT (07:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 20, 2023, 7:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 21, 2023, 8:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 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 07:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 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
- 1651 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -42 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1042 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
The text
As transmitted.
648 WHUS42 KJAX 200756 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 356 AM EDT Sun Aug 20 2023 FLZ124-125-133-138-202200- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0025.230820T1100Z-230821T0800Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 356 AM EDT Sun Aug 20 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...From 7 AM EDT this morning 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
208 WHUS42 KJAX 210025 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 825 PM EDT Sun Aug 20 2023 FLZ124-125-133-138-210800- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-230821T0800Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 825 PM EDT Sun Aug 20 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Until 4 AM EDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
914 WHUS42 KJAX 210752 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 352 AM EDT Mon Aug 21 2023 FLZ124-125-210900- /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-230821T0800Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval- 352 AM EDT Mon Aug 21 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... $$ FLZ133-138-212200- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-230822T0800Z/ Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 352 AM EDT Mon Aug 21 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal St. Johns and Coastal Flagler Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
485 WHUS42 KJAX 211824 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 224 PM EDT Mon Aug 21 2023 FLZ133-138-220800- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-230822T0800Z/ Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 224 PM EDT Mon Aug 21 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal St. Johns and Coastal Flagler Counties. * 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. && $$
928 WHUS42 KJAX 220030 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 830 PM EDT Mon Aug 21 2023 FLZ133-138-220130- /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-230822T0800Z/ Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 830 PM EDT Mon Aug 21 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 8:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Citrus | 25 min |
| Aug 20, 12:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Alachua, Bradford, Union | 29 min |
| Aug 20, 1:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Marion | 30 min |
| Aug 20, 2:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Marion | 33 min |
| Aug 20, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Hamilton | 45 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.