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Rip Current Statement 21, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at May 15, 2026, 12:01 AM EDT for 4 counties in Florida; Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 15, 2026, 12:01 AM EDT (04:01 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2026, 10:47 PM EDT
- In force
- 5 days
- 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 04:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 312 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
- 1781 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
302 WHUS42 KJAX 150401 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 1201 AM EDT Fri May 15 2026 FLZ124-125-138-233-333-GAZ154-166-160900- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0021.260515T0401Z-260518T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 1201 AM EDT Fri May 15 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
707 WHUS42 KJAX 151820 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 220 PM EDT Fri May 15 2026 FLZ124-125-138-233-333-GAZ154-166-160915- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-260518T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 220 PM EDT Fri May 15 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
649 WHUS42 KJAX 160417 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 1217 AM EDT Sat May 16 2026 FLZ124-125-138-233-333-GAZ154-166-170900- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-260518T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 1217 AM EDT Sat May 16 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * 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. && $$
518 WHUS42 KJAX 170329 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 1129 PM EDT Sat May 16 2026 FLZ124-125-138-233-333-GAZ154-166-180900- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-260519T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 1129 PM EDT Sat May 16 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Monday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
325 WHUS42 KJAX 180328 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 1128 PM EDT Sun May 17 2026 FLZ124-125-138-233-333-GAZ154-166-190900- /O.EXT.KJAX.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-260520T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 1128 PM EDT Sun May 17 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Tuesday 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. && $$
011 WHUS42 KJAX 190224 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 1024 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026 FLZ124-125-138-233-333-GAZ154-166-200900- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-260520T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 1024 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
850 WHUS42 KJAX 200247 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 1047 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 FLZ124-125-138-233-333-GAZ154-166-200400- /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-260520T0900Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 1047 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... Solid Moderate Risk of rip currents is expected the rest of the week. $$
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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.