Rip Current Statement 6, NWS Tallahassee, FL

Issued

Apr 4, 2011, 7:48 AM CDT (12:48 UTC)

In effect from

Apr 4, 2011, 4:00 PM CDT

Expired

Apr 5, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT

In force

21 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 12:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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590 
WHUS42 KTAE 041248
CFWTAE

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
848 AM EDT MON APR 4 2011

...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT /4 PM CDT/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ TUESDAY FOR THE BEACHES OF
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

...A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT /4
PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE BEACHES OF
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN BIG BEND...

.INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVEN STRONGER
SOUTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT OUT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING SQUALL LINE...
WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE WATERS 
ALONG THE BEACHES OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. ALTHOUGH THE STRONGEST
WINDS AND HIGHEST BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS WHERE FEW PEOPLE ENTER THE WATER...THE OVERALL THREAT FOR
HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS COULD RAMP UP VERY QUICKLY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND LINGER INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE
STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW BEGINS TO DAMPEN THE HIGHER SEAS. BREAKING
WAVES MAY REACH AS HIGH AS 3 TO 5 FEET WITH HIGHER SETS THIS
AFTERNOON BEFORE PEAKING AT 5 TO 7 FEET WITH HIGHER SETS TONIGHT.
AT THIS TIME...A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED DURING
THE DAY ON TUESDAY...AND THE LINGERING SWELLS AND OFFSHORE WINDS
MAY ALLOW FOR GOOD SURFING CONDITIONS FOR HIGHLY EXPERIENCED
SURFERS.


FLZ108-112-114-051200-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SU.Y.0003.110404T2100Z-110405T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0006.110404T2100Z-110405T1200Z/
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-
848 AM EDT MON APR 4 2011 /748 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011/

...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT /4 PM CDT/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ TUESDAY...

...A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT /4
PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT /4 PM CDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ TUESDAY...AS WELL AS A HIGH RISK
FOR RIP CURRENTS FOR THE SAME TIMES. 

INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVEN STRONGER
SOUTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT OUT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING SQUALL LINE...
WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE WATERS 
ALONG THE BEACHES OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. ALTHOUGH THE STRONGEST
WINDS AND HIGHEST BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS WHERE FEW PEOPLE ENTER THE WATER...THE OVERALL THREAT FOR
HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS COULD RAMP UP VERY QUICKLY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND LINGER INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE
STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW BEGINS TO DAMPEN THE HIGHER SEAS. BREAKING
WAVES MAY REACH AS HIGH AS 3 TO 5 FEET WITH HIGHER SETS ACROSS THE
PANHANDLE BEACHES THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE PEAKING AT 5 TO 7 FEET
WITH HIGHER SETS TONIGHT. AT THIS TIME...A MODERATE RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY...AND THE LINGERING
SWELLS AND OFFSHORE WINDS MAY ALLOW FOR GOOD SURFING CONDITIONS
FOR HIGHLY EXPERIENCED SURFERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND POSSIBLE 
LOCALIZED...BUT MINOR...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.

&&

$$

FLZ115-051200-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0006.110404T2100Z-110405T1200Z/
COASTAL FRANKLIN-
848 AM EDT MON APR 4 2011

...A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVEN STRONGER
SOUTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT OUT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING SQUALL LINE...
WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE WATERS 
ALONG THE BEACHES OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. ALTHOUGH THE STRONGEST
WINDS AND HIGHEST BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS WHERE FEW PEOPLE ENTER THE WATER...THE OVERALL THREAT FOR
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS COULD RAMP UP VERY QUICKLY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND LINGER INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE STRONG
OFFSHORE FLOW BEGINS TO DAMPEN THE HIGHER SEAS. BREAKING WAVES MAY
REACH AS HIGH AS 2 TO 4 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK AT 3 TO
5 FEET WITH HIGHER SETS LATE TONIGHT OVER SAINT GEORGE AND DOG
ISLANDS. AT THIS TIME...A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS 
EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY...AND THE LINGERING SWELLS AND
OFFSHORE WINDS MAY ALLOW FOR GOOD SURFING CONDITIONS FOR HIGHLY
EXPERIENCED SURFERS.

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

431 
WHUS42 KTAE 042145
CFWTAE

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
545 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TUESDAY FOR THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE BEACHES...

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FROM ST GEORGE 
ISLAND WESTWARD...

.STRONG SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL CAUSE THE SURF TO INCREASE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...AND REMAIN
ELEVATED INTO TUESDAY ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE BEACHES. THE
HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS FOR
SWIMMERS.

FLZ108-112-114-051800-
/O.EXT.KTAE.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110405T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-110405T1800Z/
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-
545 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011 /445 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011/

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/
TUESDAY FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE BEACHES...

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND BEACHES...

REPORTS FROM PANAMA CITY BEACH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON INDICATE
THAT THE SURF WAS 2 TO 3 FEET...WITH OCCASIONAL SETS UP TO 
4 FEET. THE SURF WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TONIGHT...PEAKING IN THE 3
TO 5 FEET RANGE BY DAWN TUESDAY...WITH OCCASIONAL SETS UP TO 
7 FEET POSSIBLE. STRONG ONSHORE WINDS TONIGHT WILL CHANGE TO
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT TUESDAY
MORNING...MAKING FOR VERY CHOPPY CONDITIONS. FREQUENT STRONG RIP
CURRENTS ARE LIKELY. THESE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL QUICKLY CAUSE THE
SURF TO DECREASE BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

WIND AND SURF CONDITIONS SUPPORT DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. RIP
CURRENTS ARE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER.

&&

$$

FLZ115-051800-
/O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-110405T1800Z/
COASTAL FRANKLIN-
545 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

A BEACH CAMERA ON ST GEORGE ISLAND BEACH MONDAY AFTERNOON
SHOWED THAT THE LOCAL SURF WAS ABOUT 2 TO 3 FEET. THE COMBINATION
OF RELATIVELY HIGH SURF AND STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL CREATE
FREQUENT AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THIS THREAT WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS CAUSE THE
SURF TO SUBSIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WIND AND SURF CONDITIONS SUPPORT DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. RIP
CURRENTS ARE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER.

&&

$$

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