Rip Current Statement 16, NWS Tallahassee, FL

Issued

Nov 26, 2011, 2:42 PM CST (20:42 UTC)

In effect from

Nov 27, 2011, 3:00 AM CST

Expired

Nov 27, 2011, 9:00 PM CST

In force

18 hr

Issued by

NWS Tallahassee, FL

Counties Bay County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Walton County, FL

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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880 
WHUS42 KTAE 262042
CFWTAE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
342 PM EST SAT NOV 26 2011

...HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS TO BEGIN AFFECTING PANHANDLE
BEACHES EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

.SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT
AND GENERATE ELEVATED SEAS AND A SOUTHERLY SWELL THAT WILL BEGIN
IMPACTING THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE BEACHES ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE
HIGH SURF...PARTICULARLY NEAR AND WEST OF PANAMA CITY BEACH AND
ST. ANDREWS STATE PARK. ALTHOUGH THE SURF WILL BE LOWER ALONG GULF
AND FRANKLIN COUNTY BEACHES...THERE WILL STILL BE A HIGH RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS AND STRONG RIPS ARE LIKELY ALONG ALL OF THE PANHANDLE
BEACHES.

FLZ108-112-271200-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SU.Y.0006.111127T0900Z-111128T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0016.111127T0900Z-111128T0300Z/
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-
242 PM CST SAT NOV 26 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
SURF ADVISORY AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY.

* WAVES AND SURF...5 TO 7 FEET.

* TIMING...HIGHER WAVES AND SOUTHERLY SWELLS WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT
  THE PANHANDLE BEACHES EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...AND LAST UNTIL
  SUNDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE
  STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

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. 

&&

$$

FLZ114-115-271200-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0016.111127T0900Z-111128T0300Z/
COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-
342 PM EST SAT NOV 26 2011

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

* WAVES AND SURF...2 TO 4 FEET.

* TIMING...HIGHER WAVES AND SOUTHERLY SWELLS WILL BEGIN TO ARRIVE
  AT THE BEACHES OF GULF AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES EARLY SUNDAY
  MORNING AND LAST INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...SOUTHERLY SWELLS AND STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL
  GENERATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS.

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. 

&&

$$

LAMERS

250 
WHUS42 KTAE 270918
CFWTAE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
418 AM EST SUN NOV 27 2011

...HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS TO BEGIN AFFECTING PANHANDLE
BEACHES TODAY...

.STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT WILL GENERATE
ELEVATED SEAS AND A SOUTHERLY SWELL THAT WILL IMPACT THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE BEACHES TODAY. THIS WILL CAUSE HIGH SURF...PARTICULARLY
NEAR AND WEST OF PANAMA CITY BEACH AND ST. ANDREWS STATE PARK.
ALTHOUGH THE SURF WILL BE LOWER ALONG GULF AND FRANKLIN COUNTY
BEACHES...THERE WILL STILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND
STRONG RIPS ARE LIKELY ALONG ALL OF THE PANHANDLE BEACHES.

FLZ108-112-280300-
/O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-111128T0300Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-111128T0300Z/
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-
318 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WAVES AND SURF...5 TO 7 FEET.

* TIMING...HIGHER WAVES AND SOUTHERLY SWELLS WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT
  THE PANHANDLE BEACHES EARLY THIS MORNING...AND LAST THROUGH AT
  LEAST THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL 
  PRODUCE STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

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.

&&

$$

FLZ114-115-280300-
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-111128T0300Z/
COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-
418 AM EST SUN NOV 27 2011

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WAVES AND SURF...3 TO 5 FEET.

* TIMING...HIGHER WAVES AND SOUTHERLY SWELLS WILL BEGIN TO ARRIVE
  AT THE BEACHES OF GULF AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES EARLY THIS MORNING
  AND LAST THROUGH AT LEAST THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...SOUTHERLY SWELLS AND STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL 
  GENERATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS. 

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.

&&

$$

DVD

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