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CFWJAX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1055 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2025
FLZ124-125-138-233-333-GAZ154-166-210300-
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COASTAL NASSAU-COASTAL DUVAL-COASTAL FLAGLER-
NORTHEAST COASTAL ST. JOHNS-SOUTHEAST COASTAL ST. JOHNS-
COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
1055 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2025
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT FRIDAY
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TO 11 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 5 TO 9 FEET,
AS HIGH AS 11 FEET. FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY, MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED AROUND THE EVENING HIGH TIDE.
* WHERE...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA BEACHES.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, UNTIL 2 AM EDT FRIDAY. FOR THE
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY, FROM 5 PM TO 11 PM EDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF LOTS, PARKS, AND ROADS WITH ONLY ISOLATED
ROAD CLOSURES EXPECTED. DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING
CONDITIONS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP
EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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