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Rip Current Statement 26, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this rip current statement at Aug 7, 2026, 2:20 AM EDT for 4 counties in Florida; Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia. It took effect at Aug 7, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 7, 2026, 2:20 AM EDT (06:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 7, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 8, 2026, 8:21 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, Camden County, GA, Glynn County, GA
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 00:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 238 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
- 1769 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 736 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
843 WHUS42 KJAX 070620 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 220 AM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026 FLZ124-125-138-233-333-072000- /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0026.260807T1200Z-260809T0600Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- 220 AM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through late Saturday 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
291 WHUS42 KJAX 071639 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 1239 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026 FLZ124-125-138-233-333-080900- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-260809T0600Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- 1239 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Saturday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
542 WHUS42 KJAX 080555 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 155 AM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026 GAZ154-166-090600- /O.EXA.KJAX.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-260809T0600Z/ Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 155 AM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia 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. && $$ FLZ124-125-138-233-333-090600- /O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-260809T0600Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- 155 AM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
503 WHUS42 KJAX 090021 CFWJAX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 821 PM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026 FLZ124-125-138-233-333-GAZ154-166-090130- /O.CAN.KJAX.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-260809T0600Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- Coastal Glynn-Coastal Camden- 821 PM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 8:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Marion | 26 min |
| Aug 7, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Jeff Davis | 30 min |
| Aug 7, 7:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Coffee | 36 min |
Nearby
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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.