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Rip Current Statement 14, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Jun 11, 2012, 10:37 AM CDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 32 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 11, 2012, 10:37 AM CDT (15:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 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 15:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 3.6 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
- 1839 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 713 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 194 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
688 WHUS42 KTAE 111537 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1137 AM EDT MON JUN 11 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .OBSERVATIONS AND REPORTS ESPECIALLY FROM WALTON COUNTY INDICATE THAT SURF CONDITIONS MERIT UPGRADING THE MODERATE RISK TO A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS OVER COASTAL WALTON...GULF AND BAY COUNTIES THROUGH THIS EVENING. FLZ108-112-114-120000- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0014.120611T1537Z-120612T0000Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- 1137 AM EDT MON JUN 11 2012 /1037 AM CDT MON JUN 11 2012/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. * WAVES AND SURF...2 TO 4 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER SETS. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SURF CONDITIONS AND DEVELOPING SOUTHERLY SWELL WILL SUPPORT DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE 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. && $$ BLOCK
3 follow-up statements
737 WHUS42 KTAE 111930 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 330 PM EDT MON JUN 11 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING... .OBSERVATIONS AND REPORTS TODAY FROM PANHANDLE BEACHES INDICATED DANGEROUS SURF AND RIPS MERITING A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE SOMEWHAT INTO TUESDAY...SURF WILL BE SLOWER TO DECREASE. A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS LIKELY AGAIN THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE CONDITIONS IMPROVE. THEREFORE THE HIGH RISK WAS EXTENDED THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. FLZ108-112-114-120945- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-120613T0000Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- 330 PM EDT MON JUN 11 2012 /230 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2012/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WAVES AND SURF...2 TO 4 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER SETS. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SURF CONDITIONS AND DEVELOPING SOUTHERLY SWELL WILL SUPPORT DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY AND LIKELY INTO TUESDAY. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT... DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ BLOCK
729 WHUS42 KTAE 120929 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 529 AM EDT TUE JUN 12 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK TODAY ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE BEACHES... .ALTHOUGH WINDS HAVE WEAKENED TO MORE TYPICAL SUMMERTIME LEVELS...AND THE SURF SHOULD SOON BEGIN TO FOLLOW... THE REPORTS FROM MONDAY OF FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS AND RESCUED SWIMMERS HAS PROMPTED THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR TODAY. HOWEVER...CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE LATER TODAY AND THE RISK MAY GO DOWN TO MODERATE. FLZ108-112-114-130000- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-120613T0000Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- 529 AM EDT TUE JUN 12 2012 /429 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * SURF...2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SURF CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE 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. && $$ FOURNIER
612 WHUS42 KTAE 121422 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1022 AM EDT TUE JUN 12 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK TODAY ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND BEACHES FROM COASTAL FRANKLIN COUNTY WESTWARD TO COASTAL WALTON COUNTY... .ALTHOUGH WINDS HAVE WEAKENED TO MORE TYPICAL SUMMERTIME LEVELS... AND THE SURF SHOULD SOON BEGIN TO FOLLOW...THE REPORTS FROM MONDAY OF FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS AND RESCUED SWIMMERS HAS PROMPTED THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR TODAY. IN ADDITION...REPORTS FROM SAINT GEORGE ISLAND INDICATE SINGLE RED FLAGS FLYING WITH ELEVATED SURF...INDICATING A HIGHER RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THERE AS WELL. FLZ115-130000- /O.EXA.KTAE.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-120613T0000Z/ COASTAL FRANKLIN- 1022 AM EDT TUE JUN 12 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * SURF...2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SURF CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT... DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ FLZ108-112-114-130000- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-120613T0000Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- 1022 AM EDT TUE JUN 12 2012 /922 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * SURF...2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SURF CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE 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. && $$ DVD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 11:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Walton | 54 min |
| Jun 11, 1:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jackson | 33 min |
| Jun 11, 1:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jackson | 24 min |
| Jun 11, 2:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Leon, Liberty | 35 min |
| Jun 11, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Leon | 48 min |
| Jun 11, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Madison | 52 min |
| Jun 11, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Madison | 27 min |
| Jun 11, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Madison | 36 min |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2012Every rip current statement in 2012
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.