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Rip Current Statement 14, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Apr 27, 2025, 12:05 AM EDT for Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia; 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2025, 12:05 AM EDT (04:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2025, 1:50 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 days
- 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 04:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 4.1 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 904 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -62 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1468 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted.
680 WHUS42 KJAX 270405 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 1205 AM EDT Sun Apr 27 2025 FLZ124-125-138-233-333-GAZ154-166-272100- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0014.250427T0405Z-250429T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 1205 AM EDT Sun Apr 27 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Monday 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
401 WHUS42 KJAX 271807 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 207 PM EDT Sun Apr 27 2025 FLZ124-125-138-233-333-GAZ154-166-280800- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-250429T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 207 PM EDT Sun Apr 27 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Monday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
004 WHUS42 KJAX 280559 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 159 AM EDT Mon Apr 28 2025 FLZ124-125-138-233-333-GAZ154-166-290900- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-250430T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 159 AM EDT Mon Apr 28 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Tuesday 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. && $$
922 WHUS42 KJAX 290550 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 150 AM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025 GAZ154-166-290700- /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-250430T0900Z/ Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 150 AM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... $$ FLZ124-125-138-233-333-300900- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-250430T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- 150 AM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025 ...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. && $$
181 WHUS42 KJAX 300550 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 150 AM EDT Wed Apr 30 2025 FLZ124-125-138-233-333-300700- /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-250430T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- 150 AM EDT Wed Apr 30 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Glynn | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Glynn | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Glynn | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Jeff Davis | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Pierce | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 7:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Appling, Bacon, Pierce, Wayne | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 7:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Pierce | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 7:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Wayne | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Marion | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 6:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Marion | 26 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.