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Rip Current Statement 16, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Jul 5, 2025, 1:17 AM EDT for 4 counties in Florida; Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia. It was in force for 19 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 5, 2025, 1:17 AM EDT (05:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2025, 7:53 PM EDT
- In force
- 19 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 05:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 5.3 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1231 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 843 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
754 WHUS42 KJAX 050517 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 117 AM EDT Sat Jul 5 2025 GAZ154-166-051800- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0016.250705T0517Z-250705T1800Z/ Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 117 AM EDT Sat Jul 5 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia Beaches. * WHEN...Through this 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
204 WHUS42 KJAX 051344 AAA CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 944 AM EDT Sat Jul 5 2025 FLZ124-125-138-233-333-060200- /O.EXB.KJAX.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-250706T0200Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- 944 AM EDT Sat Jul 5 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and rough surf. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ GAZ154-166-060200- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-250706T0200Z/ Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 944 AM EDT Sat Jul 5 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and rough surf. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia 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. && $$
826 WHUS42 KJAX 051634 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 1234 PM EDT Sat Jul 5 2025 FLZ124-125-138-233-333-GAZ154-166-060200- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-250706T0200Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 1234 PM EDT Sat Jul 5 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and rough surf. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Until 10 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
014 WHUS42 KJAX 052353 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 753 PM EDT Sat Jul 5 2025 FLZ124-125-138-233-333-GAZ154-166-060100- /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-250706T0200Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 753 PM EDT Sat Jul 5 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.