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WHUS42 KJAX 040550
CFWJAX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1250 AM EST WED MAR 4 2026
FLZ125-138-233-333-050900-
/O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0005.260304T1500Z-260305T0900Z/
COASTAL DUVAL-COASTAL FLAGLER-NORTHEAST COASTAL ST. JOHNS-
SOUTHEAST COASTAL ST. JOHNS-
1250 AM EST WED MAR 4 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...COASTAL DUVAL, COASTAL FLAGLER, NORTHEAST COASTAL ST.
JOHNS AND SOUTHEAST COASTAL ST. JOHNS COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING 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.
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