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Rip Current Statement 18, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Apr 27, 2026, 1:16 AM EDT for 4 counties in Florida. It took effect at Apr 27, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2026, 1:16 AM EDT (05:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 27, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2026, 8:11 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 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 05:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 5.3 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 864 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1156 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
541 WHUS42 KJAX 270516 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 116 AM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026 FLZ124-125-138-233-333-280700- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0018.260427T1200Z-260428T0700Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- 116 AM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
989 WHUS42 KJAX 271503 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 1103 AM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026 FLZ124-125-138-233-333-280900- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0018.000000T0000Z-260429T0200Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- 1103 AM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
286 WHUS42 KJAX 280623 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 223 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026 FLZ124-125-138-233-333-290200- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0018.000000T0000Z-260429T0200Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- 223 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 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. && $$
599 WHUS42 KJAX 290011 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 811 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026 FLZ124-125-138-233-333-290115- /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0018.000000T0000Z-260429T0200Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- 811 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... $$
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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.