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Rip Current Statement 20, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Sep 20, 2025, 1:08 AM EDT for 4 counties in Florida; Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 20, 2025, 1:08 AM EDT (05:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 24, 2025, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 5 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 05:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 5.1 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
- 578 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1098 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.6
The text
As transmitted.
430 WHUS42 KJAX 200508 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 108 AM EDT Sat Sep 20 2025 FLZ124-125-138-233-333-211000- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0020.250920T0508Z-250923T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- 108 AM EDT Sat Sep 20 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through Monday 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
155 WHUS42 KJAX 210358 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 1158 PM EDT Sat Sep 20 2025 FLZ124-125-138-233-333-221000- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-250924T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- 1158 PM EDT Sat Sep 20 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
279 WHUS42 KJAX 220528 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 128 AM EDT Mon Sep 22 2025 GAZ154-166-230900- /O.EXA.KJAX.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-250924T0000Z/ Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 128 AM EDT Mon Sep 22 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia Beaches. * WHEN...Through Tuesday 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. && $$ FLZ124-125-138-233-333-230900- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-250924T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- 128 AM EDT Mon Sep 22 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
345 WHUS42 KJAX 230542 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 142 AM EDT Tue Sep 23 2025 FLZ137-241000- /O.NEW.KJAX.CF.Y.0004.250923T0542Z-250925T0000Z/ Eastern Putnam- 142 AM EDT Tue Sep 23 2025 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Minor coastal flooding. * WHERE...Eastern Putnam County. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures expected. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. && $$ FLZ124-125-138-233-333-GAZ154-166-241000- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-250925T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 142 AM EDT Tue Sep 23 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
896 WHUS42 KJAX 240418 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 1218 AM EDT Wed Sep 24 2025 FLZ137-240530- /O.CAN.KJAX.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-250925T0000Z/ Eastern Putnam- 1218 AM EDT Wed Sep 24 2025 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... $$ FLZ124-125-GAZ154-166-240530- /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-250925T0000Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 1218 AM EDT Wed Sep 24 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... $$ FLZ138-233-333-250000- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-250925T0000Z/ Coastal Flagler-Northeast Coastal St. Johns- Southeast Coastal St. Johns- 1218 AM EDT Wed Sep 24 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Flagler, Northeast Coastal St. Johns and Southeast Coastal St. Johns Counties. * 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. && $$
379 WHUS42 KJAX 242342 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 742 PM EDT Wed Sep 24 2025 FLZ138-233-333-250045- /O.EXP.KJAX.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-250925T0000Z/ Coastal Flagler-Northeast Coastal St. Johns- Southeast Coastal St. Johns- 742 PM EDT Wed Sep 24 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 8:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Alachua | 2 hr |
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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.