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Rip Current Statement 11, NWS Jacksonville, FL

April 3, 20254 counties in Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Apr 3, 2025, 2:00 AM EDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 3, 2025, 2:00 AM EDT (06:00 UTC)
Expired
Apr 7, 2025, 3:00 AM EDT
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL

Counties Duval County, FL, Flagler County, FL, Nassau County, FL, Saint Johns County, FL

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 49 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 2025-04-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 37 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 2025-04-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 24 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
37 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-227 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1413 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

574 
WHUS42 KJAX 030600
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
200 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

FLZ124-125-138-233-333-040900-
/O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-250403T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0011.250403T0600Z-250404T0900Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler-
Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns-
200 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...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.

&&

$$

GAZ154-166-030700-
/O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-250403T1000Z/
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
200 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

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


$$
4 follow-up statements
079 
WHUS42 KJAX 040611
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
211 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

FLZ124-125-138-233-333-050900-
/O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-250405T0900Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler-
Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns-
211 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

...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.

&&

$$
783 
WHUS42 KJAX 050616
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
216 AM EDT Sat Apr 5 2025

FLZ124-125-138-233-333-060900-
/O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-250406T0900Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler-
Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns-
216 AM EDT Sat Apr 5 2025

...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.

&&

$$
747 
WHUS42 KJAX 060617
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
217 AM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025

FLZ124-125-138-233-333-070900-
/O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-250407T0900Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler-
Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns-
217 AM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025

...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.

&&

$$
987 
WHUS42 KJAX 070700
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
300 AM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025

FLZ124-125-138-233-333-070800-
/O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-250407T0900Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler-
Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns-
300 AM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025

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

$$

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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.