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Rip Current Statement 8, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Dec 12, 2010, 2:47 AM CST for Bay County, Gulf County, Walton County, Florida. It took effect at Dec 12, 2010, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 27 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 12, 2010, 2:47 AM CST (08:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 12, 2010, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 13, 2010, 9:00 AM CST
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Bay County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Walton County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 988 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
180 WHUS42 KTAE 120847 CFWTAE URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 347 AM EST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE BEACHES OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET WITH HIGHER SETS POSSIBLE... COMBINED WITH GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE BEACHES OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. FLZ108-112-114-130000- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0008.101212T1200Z-101213T0000Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- 347 AM EST SUN DEC 12 2010 /247 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010/ ...A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... WIND AND SURF CONDITIONS SUPPORT DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 17-GOULD
2 follow-up statements
867 WHUS42 KTAE 122224 CFWTAE URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 524 PM EST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...THERE IS A HIGH SURF ADVISORY AND ASSOCIATED HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT ALONG THE BEACHES OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING... FLZ108-112-114-131500- /O.NEW.KTAE.SU.Y.0010.101212T2224Z-101213T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-101213T1500Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- 524 PM EST SUN DEC 12 2010 /424 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010/ ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ MONDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... SURF HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 7 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST FACING BEACHES OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL ALSO MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS DURING THIS TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ 18-WOOL
248 WHUS42 KTAE 130937 CFWTAE URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 437 AM EST MON DEC 13 2010 ...THERE IS A HIGH SURF ADVISORY AND ASSOCIATED HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT ALONG THE BEACHES OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING... FLZ108-112-114-131500- /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-101213T1500Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-101213T1500Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- 437 AM EST MON DEC 13 2010 /337 AM CST MON DEC 13 2010/ ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THIS MORNING... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THIS MORNING... *SURF AND RIP CURRENTS: LARGE SEAS OUT OF THE WEST WILL MAINTAIN STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND MODERATE TO LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE BEACHES FACING WEST AND SOUTHWEST...ESPECIALLY FROM PANAMA CITY TO CAPE SAN BLAS. *TIMING: SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TODAY...THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ GIBBS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 7:51 PM CST | Gale Warning | TAE | 39 hr | |
| Dec 11, 8:00 PM CST | Hard Freeze Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes and 7 more | 8 hr |
| Dec 12, 1:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton, Washington | 41 min |
| Dec 12, 1:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Walton | 35 min |
| Dec 12, 1:37 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 68 min | |
| Dec 12, 2:01 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Walton, Washington | 44 min |
| Dec 12, 2:35 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 85 min | |
| Dec 12, 2:45 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Gulf | 45 min |
| Dec 12, 3:54 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 96 min | |
| Dec 12, 4:02 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 54 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:14 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 27 hr |
| Dec 12, 4:35 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 30 hr |
| Dec 12, 5:01 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 74 min | |
| Dec 12, 1:18 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 29 hr |
| Dec 12, 4:13 PM CST | Hard Freeze Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 22 hr |
| Dec 12, 4:24 PM CST | High Surf Advisory | TAE | Bay, Gulf, Walton | 17 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2010Every rip current statement in 2010
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.