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Rip Current Statement 26, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Aug 23, 2023, 4:26 AM EDT for Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida; Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia. It took effect at Aug 23, 2023, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 37 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 23, 2023, 4:26 AM EDT (08:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 23, 2023, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 25, 2023, 2:47 AM EDT
- In force
- 37 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 08:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2164 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1352 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 4.1
The text
As transmitted.
688 WHUS42 KJAX 230826 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 426 AM EDT Wed Aug 23 2023 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-240800- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0026.230823T1800Z-230825T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 426 AM EDT Wed Aug 23 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...From 2 PM EDT this afternoon 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
960 WHUS42 KJAX 240659 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 259 AM EDT Thu Aug 24 2023 FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-250800- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-230825T0800Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 259 AM EDT Thu Aug 24 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
274 WHUS42 KJAX 250647 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 247 AM EDT Fri Aug 25 2023 FLZ125-133-138-251500- /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-230825T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0027.230825T1000Z-230826T0600Z/ Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 247 AM EDT Fri Aug 25 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Duval, Coastal St. Johns and Coastal Flagler Counties. * WHEN...From 6 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. && $$ FLZ124-GAZ154-166-250800- /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-230825T0800Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 247 AM EDT Fri Aug 25 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... Moderate rip current risk expected at southeast Georgia beaches Friday. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clinch | 36 min |
| Aug 23, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Echols | 49 min |
| Aug 23, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Echols | 46 min |
| Aug 23, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson | 46 min |
Nearby
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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.