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Rip Current Statement 12, NWS Jacksonville, FL

March 30, 2026Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia; 4 counties in Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Mar 30, 2026, 1:16 AM EDT for Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia; 4 counties in Florida. It took effect at Mar 30, 2026, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 42 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 30, 2026, 1:16 AM EDT (05:16 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 30, 2026, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired
Mar 31, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
42 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.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jacksonville, FL at 00:00Z on 2026-03-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 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 2026-03-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -25 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1083 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

023 
WHUS42 KJAX 300516
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
116 AM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026

FLZ124-125-138-233-333-310000-
/O.CAN.KJAX.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260330T0900Z/
/O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-260331T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0012.260330T0600Z-260401T0000Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler-
Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns-
116 AM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* 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.

&&

$$

GAZ154-166-310000-
/O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-260331T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0012.260330T0600Z-260331T0000Z/
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
116 AM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* 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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
100 
WHUS42 KJAX 310013
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
813 PM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026

GAZ154-166-310115-
/O.EXP.KJAX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-260331T0000Z/
Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden-
813 PM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED...


$$

FLZ124-125-138-233-333-310900-
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-260401T0000Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler-
Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns-
813 PM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026

...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.

&&

$$
123 
WHUS42 KJAX 310630
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
230 AM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026

FLZ124-125-138-233-333-010000-
/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-260401T0000Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler-
Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns-
230 AM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* 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.

&&

$$
901 
WHUS42 KJAX 312357
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
757 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026

FLZ124-125-138-233-333-010100-
/O.EXP.KJAX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-260401T0000Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler-
Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns-
757 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

$$

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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.