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Rip Current Statement 8, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Mar 14, 2023, 2:32 AM EDT for Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida; Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia. It was in force for 47 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2023, 2:32 AM EDT (06:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2023, 1:48 AM EDT
- In force
- 47 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 06:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 6.5 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1571 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
432 WHUS42 KJAX 140632 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 232 AM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023 FLZ124-125-133-138-150800- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0008.230314T0632Z-230316T0600Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 232 AM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Wednesday 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
370 WHUS42 KJAX 141820 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 220 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023 FLZ124-125-133-138-150700- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-230316T0600Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 220 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Wednesday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
560 WHUS42 KJAX 150623 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 223 AM EDT Wed Mar 15 2023 FLZ124-125-133-138-160800- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-230317T0600Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 223 AM EDT Wed Mar 15 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Thursday 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. && $$
824 WHUS42 KJAX 151304 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 904 AM EDT Wed Mar 15 2023 GAZ154-166-160600- /O.EXB.KJAX.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-230316T0600Z/ Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 904 AM EDT Wed Mar 15 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ124-125-133-138-160600- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-230317T0800Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 904 AM EDT Wed Mar 15 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Thursday 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. && $$
241 WHUS42 KJAX 151804 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 204 PM EDT Wed Mar 15 2023 FLZ124-125-133-138-160215- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-230317T0800Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 204 PM EDT Wed Mar 15 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ GAZ154-166-160215- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-230316T0600Z/ Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 204 PM EDT Wed Mar 15 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia Beaches. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Thursday. * 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. && $$
483 WHUS42 KJAX 160041 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 841 PM EDT Wed Mar 15 2023 FLZ124-125-133-138-160845- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-230317T0800Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 841 PM EDT Wed Mar 15 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ GAZ154-166-160600- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-230316T0600Z/ Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 841 PM EDT Wed Mar 15 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia Beaches. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Thursday. * 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. && $$
276 WHUS42 KJAX 160548 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 148 AM EDT Thu Mar 16 2023 FLZ124-125-133-138-170100- /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-230317T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0009.230316T0600Z-230317T0600Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler- 148 AM EDT Thu Mar 16 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ GAZ154-166-160700- /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-230316T0600Z/ Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 148 AM EDT Thu Mar 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2:22 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | JAX | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Camden, Charlton and 8 more | 19 hr |
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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.