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Rip Current Statement 2, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Jan 24, 2026, 12:51 AM EST for Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia; 4 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jan 24, 2026, 3:00 AM EST. It was in force for 46 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2026, 12:51 AM EST (05:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 24, 2026, 3:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2026, 12:40 AM EST
- In force
- 46 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 05:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 5.9 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
- 1254 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
403 WHUS42 KJAX 240551 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 1251 AM EST Sat Jan 24 2026 FLZ124-125-138-233-333-GAZ154-166-250500- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0002.260124T0800Z-260125T0500Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 1251 AM EST Sat Jan 24 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
308 WHUS42 KJAX 241426 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 926 AM EST Sat Jan 24 2026 FLZ124-125-138-233-333-GAZ154-166-250900- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-260126T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 926 AM EST Sat Jan 24 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and rough surf. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
082 WHUS42 KJAX 250546 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 1246 AM EST Sun Jan 25 2026 FLZ124-125-138-233-333-GAZ154-166-260900- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-260126T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 1246 AM EST Sun Jan 25 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * 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. && $$
797 WHUS42 KJAX 260540 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 1240 AM EST Mon Jan 26 2026 FLZ124-125-138-233-333-GAZ154-166-260645- /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-260126T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 1240 AM EST Mon Jan 26 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... $$
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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.