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Rip Current Statement 6, NWS Jacksonville, FL
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.
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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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 7:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Bradford | 32 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.