Rip Current Statement

NWS Jacksonville FL · US

Updated

Details

High Surf Advisory Remains In Effect Until 2 AM EDT Saturday... ...High Rip Current Risk Remains In Effect Through Late Saturday Night... ...Coastal Flood Advisory Has Expired

Event: Rip Current Statement
Issued: 2026-09-26 02:07:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-26 02:07:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-26 12:00:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-27 06:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Response: Avoid

Description

What

For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 5 to 8 feet. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents.

Where

Coastal Flagler, Northeast Coastal St. Johns and Southeast Coastal St. Johns Counties.

When

For the High Surf Advisory, until 2 AM EDT Saturday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through late Saturday night.

Impacts

Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

Instructions

Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. 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.

Affected areas

Coastal Flagler
Northeast Coastal St. Johns
Southeast Coastal St. Johns

Public contact

Issuer: NWS Jacksonville FL
Website: http://www.weather.gov

Message record

Received: 2026-09-26 02:07:24 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~24s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M3DQF79EBZQ51M0YPXE5THXS
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Scope: Public
CAP source: 211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes: IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office: NWS Jacksonville FL
AWIPS ID: CAPJAX
NWWS sequence: nwws_processor.2961
WMO heading: XOUS52
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 52

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Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	NWS
NationalWeatherService	RPS

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	CFWJAX
WMOidentifier	WHUS42 KJAX 260207
NWSheadline	HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
VTEC	/O.CON.KJAX.RP.S.0031.000000T0000Z-260927T0600Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-27T02:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
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Locations

Location data

Coastal Flagler
Northeast Coastal St. Johns
Southeast Coastal St. Johns

Name	Value
SAME	012035
SAME	012109
UGC	FLZ138
UGC	FLZ233
UGC	FLZ333