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Rip Current Statement 13, NWS Jacksonville, FL

April 2, 20264 counties in Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Apr 2, 2026, 2:30 AM EDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 2, 2026, 2:30 AM EDT (06:30 UTC)
Expired
Apr 2, 2026, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
20 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 06:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 6.5 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 2026-04-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 6 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jacksonville, FL at 00:00Z on 2026-04-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -33 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
6 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-106 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1316 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-23 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

454 
WHUS42 KJAX 020630
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
230 AM EDT Thu Apr 2 2026

FLZ124-125-138-233-333-030000-
/O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0013.260402T0630Z-260403T0200Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler-
Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns-
230 AM EDT Thu Apr 2 2026

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
152 
WHUS42 KJAX 030134
CFWJAX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
934 PM EDT Thu Apr 2 2026

FLZ124-125-138-233-333-030245-
/O.EXP.KJAX.RP.S.0013.000000T0000Z-260403T0200Z/
Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler-
Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns-
934 PM EDT Thu Apr 2 2026

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 10 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.