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Rip Current Statement 2, NWS Jacksonville, FL

January 21, 2024Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Jan 21, 2024, 1:19 AM EST for Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida. It took effect at Jan 21, 2024, 3:00 AM EST. It was in force for 5 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 21, 2024, 1:19 AM EST (06:19 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 21, 2024, 3:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 25, 2024, 7:51 PM EST
In force
5 days
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 06:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 6.3 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 2024-01-21Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2024-01-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -77 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
2194 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-77 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-13 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

562 
WHUS42 KJAX 210619
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
119 AM EST Sun Jan 21 2024

FLZ125-133-138-220730-
/O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0002.240121T0800Z-240122T1800Z/
Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
119 AM EST Sun Jan 21 2024

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Duval, Coastal St. Johns and Coastal Flagler 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Through Monday afternoon.

* 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
357 
WHUS42 KJAX 210626
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
126 AM EST Sun Jan 21 2024

FLZ124-220730-
/O.EXA.KJAX.RP.S.0002.240121T0800Z-240122T1800Z/
Coastal Nassau-
126 AM EST Sun Jan 21 2024

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Nassau County.

* WHEN...Through Monday afternoon.

* 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.

&&

$$

FLZ125-133-138-220730-
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0002.240121T0800Z-240122T1800Z/
Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
126 AM EST Sun Jan 21 2024

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Duval, Coastal St. Johns and Coastal Flagler 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Through Monday afternoon.

* 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.

&&

$$
849 
WHUS42 KJAX 220658
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
158 AM EST Mon Jan 22 2024

FLZ124-125-133-138-230800-
/O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-240124T0000Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
158 AM EST Mon Jan 22 2024

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches.

* WHEN...Through Tuesday 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.

&&

$$
840 
WHUS42 KJAX 230757
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
257 AM EST Tue Jan 23 2024

FLZ124-125-133-138-240900-
/O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-240124T0900Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
257 AM EST Tue Jan 23 2024

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW 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.

&&

$$
814 
WHUS42 KJAX 240805
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
305 AM EST Wed Jan 24 2024

FLZ124-125-133-138-250900-
/O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-240125T0900Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
305 AM EST Wed Jan 24 2024

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW 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.

&&

$$
576 
WHUS42 KJAX 250822
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
322 AM EST Thu Jan 25 2024

FLZ124-125-133-138-260300-
/O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-240126T0300Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
322 AM EST Thu Jan 25 2024

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches.

* WHEN...Through 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.

&&

$$
493 
WHUS42 KJAX 260051
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
751 PM EST Thu Jan 25 2024

FLZ124-125-133-138-260200-
/O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-240126T0300Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
751 PM EST Thu Jan 25 2024

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...


$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 21, 1:24 AM ESTFreeze WarningJAXBaker, Nassau, Suwannee31 hr
Jan 21, 9:12 AM ESTFrost AdvisoryJAXDuval, Gilchrist, Union23 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.