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Rip Current Statement 6, NWS Jacksonville, FL

March 11, 2023Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Mar 11, 2023, 9:32 AM EST for Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida. It took effect at Mar 11, 2023, 11:00 AM EST. It was in force for 40 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 11, 2023, 9:32 AM EST (14:32 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 11, 2023, 11:00 AM EST
Expired
Mar 13, 2023, 4:00 AM EDT
In force
40 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 14:34 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 12:00Z, 2.5 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 12:00Z on 2023-03-11Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2023-03-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 21 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2544 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
74 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

518 
WHUS42 KJAX 111432
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
932 AM EST Sat Mar 11 2023

FLZ124-125-133-138-120200-
/O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0006.230311T1600Z-230312T0200Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
932 AM EST Sat Mar 11 2023

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM EST 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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
627 
WHUS42 KJAX 112055
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
355 PM EST Sat Mar 11 2023

GAZ154-166-120900-
/O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0007.230312T1200Z-230313T0800Z/
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
355 PM EST Sat Mar 11 2023

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Southeast Georgia Beaches.

* WHEN...From Sunday morning through late Sunday night.

* 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.

&&

$$

FLZ124-125-133-138-120900-
/O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-230313T0800Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
355 PM EST Sat Mar 11 2023

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches.

* WHEN...Through late Sunday night.

* 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.

&&

$$
018 
WHUS42 KJAX 120647
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
147 AM EST Sun Mar 12 2023

GAZ154-166-130800-
/O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0007.230312T0647Z-230313T0800Z/
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
147 AM EST Sun Mar 12 2023

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Southeast Georgia 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.

&&

$$

FLZ124-125-133-138-130800-
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-230313T0800Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
147 AM EST Sun Mar 12 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.

&&

$$
112 
WHUS42 KJAX 121728
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
128 PM EDT Sun Mar 12 2023

FLZ124-125-133-138-130800-
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-230313T0800Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
128 PM EDT Sun Mar 12 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.

&&

$$

GAZ154-166-130800-
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-230313T0800Z/
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
128 PM EDT Sun Mar 12 2023

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Southeast Georgia 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 10, 7:28 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBradford32 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.