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Rip Current Statement 17, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Nov 28, 2011, 3:04 AM CST for 4 counties in Florida. It took effect at Nov 28, 2011, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 39 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 28, 2011, 3:04 AM CST (09:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 28, 2011, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 29, 2011, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 39 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Bay County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Walton County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 1375 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
170 WHUS42 KTAE 280904 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 404 AM EST MON NOV 28 2011 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY FOR GULF AND BAY COUNTY BEACHES... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES TODAY... .STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL GENERATE LARGE SURF AT WEST FACING BEACHES IN THE EASTERN PANHANDLE...WITH BREAKERS APPROACHING 6 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS...RESIDUAL SOUTHERLY SWELLS...AND ELEVATED SURF WILL ALSO LEAD TO THE FORMATION OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS AT ALL AREA BEACHES. FLZ112-114-290400- /O.NEW.KTAE.SU.Y.0007.111128T1200Z-111129T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0017.111128T1200Z-111129T0400Z/ COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- 404 AM EST MON NOV 28 2011 /304 AM CST MON NOV 28 2011/ ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 11 PM EST /10 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 11 PM EST /10 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. * SURF...5 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING...BREAKERS WILL BUILD THROUGH THE MORNING AND REMAIN HIGH INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG WEST 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. && $$ FLZ108-115-290400- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0017.111128T1200Z-111129T0400Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL FRANKLIN- 404 AM EST MON NOV 28 2011 /304 AM CST MON NOV 28 2011/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * SURF...4 TO 5 FEET FOR WALTON COUNTY BEACHES. 2 TO 3 FEET FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY BEACHES. * TIMING...BREAKERS WILL BUILD THROUGH THE MORNING AND REMAIN ELEVATED INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WEST WINDS AND AND RESIDUAL SOUTHERLY SWELLS WILL GENERATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT... DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ CAMP
2 follow-up statements
093 WHUS42 KTAE 282015 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 315 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY FOR GULF AND BAY COUNTY BEACHES... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES TODAY... .STRONG WESTERLY WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. THESE WINDS WILL GENERATE LARGE SURF AT WEST FACING BEACHES IN THE EASTERN PANHANDLE...WITH BREAKERS EXCEEDING 6 FEET AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS...RESIDUAL SOUTHERLY SWELLS...AND ELEVATED SURF WILL ALSO LEAD TO THE FORMATION OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS AT ALL SOUTH AND WEST FACING BEACHES WEST TO DESTIN. FLZ115-282115- /O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-111129T0400Z/ COASTAL FRANKLIN- 315 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... WITH OFFSHORE WESTERLY WINDS NOW IN PLACE...THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF FRANKLIN COUNTY. HOWEVER...A STRONG ALONG SHORE CURRENT COULD REMAIN IN PLACE AND SWIMMERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION. && $$ FLZ112-114-290515- /O.EXT.KTAE.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-111130T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-111130T0300Z/ COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- 315 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011 /215 PM CST MON NOV 28 2011/ ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ TUESDAY... ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * SURF...5 TO 7 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG WEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT... DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ FLZ108-290515- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-111130T0300Z/ SOUTH WALTON- 215 PM CST MON NOV 28 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * SURF...3 TO 4 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WEST WINDS AND AND RESIDUAL SOUTHERLY SWELLS 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. && $$ 18-WOOL
092 WHUS42 KTAE 290923 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 423 AM EST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY FOR GULF AND BAY COUNTY BEACHES... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES TODAY... .STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE LARGE SURF AT WEST FACING BEACHES IN THE EASTERN PANHANDLE TODAY...WITH BREAKERS EXCEEDING 6 FEET AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS AND ELEVATED SURF WILL ALSO LEAD TO THE FORMATION OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS AT ALL WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES WEST TO DESTIN. FLZ112-114-300300- /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-111130T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-111130T0300Z/ COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- 423 AM EST TUE NOV 29 2011 /323 AM CST TUE NOV 29 2011/ ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * SURF...5 TO 7 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG WEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT... DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ FLZ108-300300- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-111130T0300Z/ SOUTH WALTON- 323 AM CST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * SURF...3 TO 4 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WEST WINDS AND ELEVATED SURF 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. && $$ CAMP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 3:04 AM CST | High Surf Advisory | TAE | Bay, Gulf | 42 hr |
| Nov 28, 2:47 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | TAE | Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington | 13 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2011Every rip current statement in 2011
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.