Rip Current Statement 12, NWS Tallahassee, FL

Issued

Jun 7, 2012, 8:19 AM CDT (13:19 UTC)

Expired

Jun 8, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT

In force

35 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 13:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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887 
WHUS42 KTAE 071319
CFWTAE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
919 AM EDT THU JUN 7 2012

...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS CONTINUING TODAY WITH STRONG RIP
CURRENTS LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.THE RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO HIGH RISK ALONG THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE BEACHES FROM WALTON COUNTY EAST TO FRANKLIN
COUNTY IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROLS. ALTHOUGH WINDS
OVER THE WATERS AND COASTAL AREAS ARE WEAKER TODAY...LONGER
SOUTHERLY SWELL WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET ARE STILL IMPACTING THE
BEACHES TODAY. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THIS SWELL WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAYLIGHT HOURS TODAY...AND THEN SLOWLY ABATE
TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE GREATER SPACING BETWEEN WAVES
AND THE CONTINUED ELEVATED WAVE HEIGHTS WILL SUPPORT SURF HEIGHTS
OF 3 TO 5 FEET TODAY...AND 2 TO 3 FEET WITH A FEW 4 FOOT SETS
OVERNIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY MORNING. BEACH PATROLS HAVE REPORTED
THAT SOME RESCUES HAVE OCCURRED AND THAT RIP CURRENTS ARE BEING
OBSERVED AS OF 9 AM THURSDAY MORNING.

FLZ108-112-114-115-080900-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0012.120607T1319Z-120608T1400Z/
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-
919 AM EDT THU JUN 7 2012 /819 AM CDT THU JUN 7 2012/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

* WAVES AND SURF...3 TO 5 FOOT BREAKERS.

* TIMING...DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS LASTING INTO
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WIND AND SURF CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT DANGEROUS RIP
  CURRENTS TODAY. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE
  ENTERING THE WATER. ALTHOUGH SURF MAY SLOWLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT
  AND INTO FRIDAY MORNING...EXISTING RIP CHANNELS IN THE SANDBAR
  MAY KEEP STRONG RIP CURRENTS PERSISTING TO MID MORNING FRIDAY.

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. 

&&

$$

08-LAMERS

394 
WHUS42 KTAE 081350
CFWTAE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
950 AM EDT FRI JUN 8 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CONTINUES TODAY...

.CALLS TO LOCAL BEACH PATROLS INDICATE THAT RED FLAGS ARE STILL
FLYING AROUND THE PANAMA CITY BEACH AND DESTIN AREAS WITH THE
STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF AROUND PANAMA CITY BEACH.
AS A RESULT...THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS HAS BEEN EXTENDED
THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF
WALTON...BAY...AND GULF COUNTIES. FARTHER TO THE EAST...ST GEORGE
ISLAND STATE PARK REPORTS CALMER CONDITIONS...SO THE HIGH RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED THERE...ALTHOUGH A MODERATE
RISK STILL REMAINS.

FLZ115-081500-
/O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-120608T1400Z/
COASTAL FRANKLIN-
950 AM EDT FRI JUN 8 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. SAINT GEORGE ISLAND STATE PARK REPORTS
CALMER CONDITIONS TODAY...SO THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS HAS
BEEN DISCONTINUED THERE...ALTHOUGH A MODERATE RISK STILL
REMAINS.

$$

FLZ108-112-114-090000-
/O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-120609T0000Z/
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-
950 AM EDT FRI JUN 8 2012 /850 AM CDT FRI JUN 8 2012/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...

* WAVES AND SURF...3 TO 5 FOOT BREAKERS.

* TIMING...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS LASTING THROUGH TODAY. 

* IMPACTS...SURF CONDITIONS AND SOUTHERLY SWELL WILL 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.

&&

$$

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