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Rip Current Statement 9, NWS Jacksonville, FL

March 29, 20254 counties in Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Mar 29, 2025, 1:49 AM EDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 29, 2025, 1:49 AM EDT (05:49 UTC)
Expired
Mar 31, 2025, 1:43 AM EDT
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL

Counties Duval County, FL, Flagler County, FL, Nassau County, FL, Saint Johns County, FL

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 49 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 2025-03-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2025-03-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -15 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1214 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-16 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

597 
WHUS42 KJAX 290549
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
149 AM EDT Sat Mar 29 2025

FLZ138-233-333-301000-
/O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0009.250329T0549Z-250330T1000Z/
Coastal Flagler-Northeast Coastal St. Johns-
Southeast Coastal St. Johns-
149 AM EDT Sat Mar 29 2025

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Coastal Flagler, Northeast Coastal St. Johns and 
  Southeast Coastal St. Johns Counties.

* 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
299 
WHUS42 KJAX 300610
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
210 AM EDT Sun Mar 30 2025

FLZ124-125-311000-
/O.EXB.KJAX.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-250331T1000Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-
210 AM EDT Sun Mar 30 2025

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Coastal Nassau and Coastal Duval Counties.

* 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.

&&

$$

FLZ138-233-333-311000-
/O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-250331T1000Z/
Coastal Flagler-Northeast Coastal St. Johns-
Southeast Coastal St. Johns-
210 AM EDT Sun Mar 30 2025

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Coastal Flagler, Northeast Coastal St. Johns and 
  Southeast Coastal St. Johns Counties.

* 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.

&&

$$
742 
WHUS42 KJAX 310543
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
143 AM EDT Mon Mar 31 2025

FLZ124-125-138-233-333-310645-
/O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-250331T1000Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler-
Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns-
143 AM EDT Mon Mar 31 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.