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Rip Current Statement 28, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Dec 14, 2025, 12:49 PM EST for 4 counties in Florida; Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia. It took effect at Dec 15, 2025, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 45 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 14, 2025, 12:49 PM EST (17:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 15, 2025, 1:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2025, 10:00 PM EST
- In force
- 45 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 17:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KNIP), launched 12:00Z, 5.8 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 865 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
545 WHUS42 KJAX 141749 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 1249 PM EST Sun Dec 14 2025 FLZ138-233-333-150600- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0028.251215T0600Z-251216T0300Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.SU.Y.0007.251215T0600Z-251216T0000Z/ Coastal Flagler-Northeast Coastal St. Johns- Southeast Coastal St. Johns- 1249 PM EST Sun Dec 14 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... * WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 7 to 10 feet. * WHERE...Coastal Flagler, Northeast Coastal St. Johns and Southeast Coastal St. Johns Counties. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, from late tonight through Monday evening. For the High Surf Advisory, from 1 AM to 7 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. 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. && $$ FLZ124-125-GAZ154-166-150600- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0028.251215T0600Z-251216T0300Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 1249 PM EST Sun Dec 14 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia Beaches. * WHEN...From late tonight through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
4 follow-up statements
770 WHUS42 KJAX 150637 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 137 AM EST Mon Dec 15 2025 FLZ138-233-333-160000- /O.CON.KJAX.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-251216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-251216T0300Z/ Coastal Flagler-Northeast Coastal St. Johns- Southeast Coastal St. Johns- 137 AM EST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 5 to 7 feet. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Flagler, Northeast Coastal St. Johns and Southeast Coastal St. Johns Counties. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 7 PM EST this evening. For the High Rip Current Risk, through this evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. 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. && $$ FLZ124-125-GAZ154-166-160000- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-251216T0300Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 137 AM EST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia Beaches. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
015 WHUS42 KJAX 160004 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 704 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025 FLZ138-233-333-160900- /O.EXP.KJAX.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-251216T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-251217T0300Z/ Coastal Flagler-Northeast Coastal St. Johns- Southeast Coastal St. Johns- 704 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Flagler, Northeast Coastal St. Johns and Southeast Coastal St. Johns Counties. * 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. && $$ FLZ124-125-GAZ154-166-160900- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-251217T0300Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 704 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia Beaches. * WHEN...Through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
622 WHUS42 KJAX 160635 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 135 AM EST Tue Dec 16 2025 FLZ124-125-138-233-333-GAZ154-166-170300- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-251217T0300Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 135 AM EST Tue Dec 16 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and 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. && $$
211 WHUS42 KJAX 170255 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 955 PM EST Tue Dec 16 2025 FLZ124-125-138-233-333-GAZ154-166-170400- /O.EXP.KJAX.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-251217T0300Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 955 PM EST Tue Dec 16 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 11:49 PM EST | Freeze Warning | JAX | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Duval and 5 more | 34 hr |
| Dec 13, 11:49 PM EST | Wind Advisory | JAX | Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Saint Johns | 33 hr |
| Dec 14, 12:03 AM EST | Freeze Watch | JAX | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Duval and 5 more | 25 hr |
| Dec 14, 12:58 AM EST | Gale Warning | JAX | 30 hr | |
| Dec 14, 12:58 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | JAX | 15 hr | |
| Dec 14, 2:42 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | JAX | Flagler, Saint Johns | 40 hr |
| Dec 14, 12:50 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | JAX | 45 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.