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Rip Current Statement 27, NWS Jacksonville, FL

August 25, 2023Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Aug 25, 2023, 2:47 AM EDT for Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida. It took effect at Aug 25, 2023, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 25, 2023, 2:47 AM EDT (06:47 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 25, 2023, 6:00 AM EDT
Expired
Aug 26, 2023, 2:00 AM EDT
In force
20 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 06:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 6.8 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jacksonville, FL at 00:00Z on 2023-08-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 962 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 00:00Z on 2023-08-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 14 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
962 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-30 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
992 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

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. 

$$
4 follow-up statements
793 
WHUS42 KJAX 250653
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
253 AM EDT Fri Aug 25 2023

FLZ125-133-138-251500-
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0027.230825T1000Z-230826T0600Z/
Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
253 AM EDT Fri Aug 25 2023

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS 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.

&&

$$
102 
WHUS42 KJAX 250654
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
254 AM EDT Fri Aug 25 2023

FLZ124-251500-
/O.EXA.KJAX.RP.S.0027.230825T1000Z-230826T0600Z/
Coastal Nassau-
254 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 Nassau County.

* 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.

&&

$$

FLZ125-133-138-251500-
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0027.230825T1000Z-230826T0600Z/
Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
254 AM EDT Fri Aug 25 2023

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS 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.

&&

$$
638 
WHUS42 KJAX 251259
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
859 AM EDT Fri Aug 25 2023

FLZ124-125-133-138-252130-
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-230826T0600Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
859 AM EDT Fri Aug 25 2023

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...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.

&&

$$
461 
WHUS42 KJAX 251842
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
242 PM EDT Fri Aug 25 2023

FLZ124-125-133-138-260600-
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-230826T0600Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
242 PM EDT Fri Aug 25 2023

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches.

* WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Saturday.

* 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 25, 2:42 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryJAXAlachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Duval, Gilchrist and 5 more27 hr
Aug 25, 7:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSuwannee26 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.