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Rip Current Statement 2, NWS Jacksonville, FL

February 13, 2025Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida; Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Feb 13, 2025, 10:59 PM EST for Duval County, Flagler County, Nassau County, Florida; Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia. It took effect at Feb 14, 2025, 3:00 AM EST. It was in force for 62 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 13, 2025, 10:59 PM EST (03:59 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 14, 2025, 3:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 16, 2025, 5:09 PM EST
In force
62 hr
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL

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

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 13 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 2025-02-14Temperature 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 2025-02-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 46 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
1218 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
112 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
159 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

522 
WHUS42 KJAX 140359
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1059 PM EST Thu Feb 13 2025

FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-142100-
/O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0002.250214T0800Z-250216T0000Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
1059 PM EST Thu Feb 13 2025

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM EST FRIDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and rough surf expected.

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

* WHEN...From 3 AM EST Friday through Saturday 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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
769 
WHUS42 KJAX 141816
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
116 PM EST Fri Feb 14 2025

FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-151000-
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250216T0000Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
116 PM EST Fri Feb 14 2025

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

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

* WHEN...Through Saturday 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.

&&

$$
298 
WHUS42 KJAX 150635
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
135 AM EST Sat Feb 15 2025

FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-152100-
/O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250216T0900Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
135 AM EST Sat Feb 15 2025

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and rough surf.

* WHERE...Southeast Georgia and 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.

&&

$$
858 
WHUS42 KJAX 151834
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
134 PM EST Sat Feb 15 2025

FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-160900-
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250216T0900Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
134 PM EST Sat Feb 15 2025

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Southeast Georgia and 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.

&&

$$
977 
WHUS42 KJAX 160550
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1250 AM EST Sun Feb 16 2025

FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-162300-
/O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250216T2300Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
1250 AM EST Sun Feb 16 2025

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and rough surf.

* WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida 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.

&&

$$
944 
WHUS42 KJAX 162209
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
509 PM EST Sun Feb 16 2025

FLZ124-125-133-138-GAZ154-166-162315-
/O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250216T2300Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal St. Johns-Coastal Flagler-
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
509 PM EST Sun Feb 16 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.