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Rip Current Statement 12, NWS Jacksonville, FL

April 10, 20254 counties in Florida; Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Apr 10, 2025, 2:15 AM EDT for 4 counties in Florida; Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia. It took effect at Apr 10, 2025, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 10, 2025, 2:15 AM EDT (06:15 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 10, 2025, 6:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 11, 2025, 2:29 AM EDT
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL

Counties Duval County, FL, Flagler County, FL, Nassau County, FL, Saint Johns County, FL, Camden County, GA, Glynn County, GA

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 18 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 2025-04-10Temperature 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 2025-04-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -38 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1046 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

202 
WHUS42 KJAX 100615
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
215 AM EDT Thu Apr 10 2025

FLZ124-125-138-233-333-GAZ154-166-110800-
/O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0012.250410T1000Z-250411T0800Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler-
Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns-
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
215 AM EDT Thu Apr 10 2025

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches.

* WHEN...From 6 AM EDT this morning 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
132 
WHUS42 KJAX 110629
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
229 AM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025

FLZ124-125-138-233-333-GAZ154-166-110730-
/O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-250411T0800Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler-
Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns-
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
229 AM EDT Fri Apr 11 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.