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Rip Current Statement 19, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Aug 7, 2012, 2:35 PM CDT for 4 counties in Florida. It took effect at Aug 8, 2012, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 7, 2012, 2:35 PM CDT (19:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 8, 2012, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 10, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Bay County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Walton County, FL
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 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
- 1301 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 755 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
472 WHUS42 KTAE 071935 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 335 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR EASTERN PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND BEACHES... ...INCREASING SOUTHERLY SWELLS FROM HURRICANE ERNESTO IN THE SOUTHERN GULF ARE FORECAST TO REACH THE LOCAL COASTLINES BY EARLY WEDNESDAY. SURF SHOULD INCREASE TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY LATE IN THE DAY. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE A HIGH RISK FOR HIGH RIP CURRENTS. THEREFORE THIS PRODUCT WAS ISSUED FOR THIS AREA EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY MORNING. FLZ108-112-114-115-080345- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0019.120808T1200Z-120809T1200Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN- 335 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 /235 PM CDT TUE AUG 7 2012/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS OF 2 TO 4 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL BEACH PATROLS. 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. && $$ BLOCK
6 follow-up statements
044 WHUS42 KTAE 080747 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 347 AM EDT WED AUG 8 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR PANHANDLE BEACHES... ...INCREASING SOUTHERLY SWELLS FROM HURRICANE ERNESTO IN THE SOUTHERN GULF ARE FORECAST TO REACH THE LOCAL COASTLINES TODAY. SURF SHOULD INCREASE TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY LATE IN THE DAY. THIS WARRANTS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS. FLZ115-080900- /O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0019.120808T1200Z-120809T1200Z/ COASTAL FRANKLIN- 347 AM EDT WED AUG 8 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. $$ FLZ108-112-114-090000- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0019.120808T1200Z-120809T0000Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- 347 AM EDT WED AUG 8 2012 /247 AM CDT WED AUG 8 2012/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS OF 2 TO 4 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THREAT INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL BEACH PATROLS. 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. && $$ HARRIGAN
620 WHUS42 KTAE 080758 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 358 AM EDT WED AUG 8 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR PANHANDLE BEACHES... .INCREASING SOUTHERLY SWELLS FROM HURRICANE ERNESTO IN THE SOUTHERN GULF ARE FORECAST TO REACH THE LOCAL COASTLINES TODAY. SURF SHOULD INCREASE TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY LATE IN THE DAY. THIS WARRANTS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS. FLZ108-112-114-090000- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0019.120808T1200Z-120809T0000Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- 358 AM EDT WED AUG 8 2012 /258 AM CDT WED AUG 8 2012/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS OF 2 TO 4 FEET. * TIMING...THREAT INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL BEACH PATROLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT... DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ HARRIGAN
169 WHUS42 KTAE 082133 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 533 PM EDT WED AUG 8 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR PANHANDLE BEACHES... .INCREASING SOUTHERLY SWELLS STILL PROPAGATING TOWARDS THE AREA FROM TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE BEACHES OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. ADDITIONALLY...BREEZY WEST-SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL GENERATE WIND-WAVES OF ABOUT 2 TO 3 FEET THAT WILL BE PUSHING EAST TOWARDS THE BEACHES. THE COMBINATION OF THESE MULTIPLE WAVE GROUPS...IN ADDITION TO 10 TO 15 MPH ONSHORE FLOW TOMORROW...IS EXPECTED TO LEAD TO DANGEROUS RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. FLZ108-112-114-091000- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-120810T0000Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- 533 PM EDT WED AUG 8 2012 /433 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2012/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS OF 2 TO 3 FEET. * TIMING...RIP CURRENTS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE IN FREQUENCY AND STRENGTH TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL BEACH PATROLS. 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. && $$ 08-LAMERS
139 WHUS42 KTAE 091014 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 614 AM EDT THU AUG 9 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT TODAY FOR PANHANDLE BEACHES... .INCREASING SOUTHERLY SWELLS STILL PROPAGATING TOWARDS THE AREA FROM TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE BEACHES OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. ADDITIONALLY...BREEZY WEST-SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL GENERATE WIND-WAVES OF ABOUT 2 TO 4 FEET THAT WILL BE PUSHING EAST TOWARDS THE BEACHES. THE COMBINATION OF THESE MULTIPLE WAVE GROUPS...IN ADDITION TO 10 TO 15 MPH ONSHORE FLOW TODAY...IS EXPECTED TO LEAD TO DANGEROUS RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. FLZ108-112-114-100000- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-120810T0000Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- 614 AM EDT THU AUG 9 2012 /514 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2012/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS OF 2 TO 4 FEET. * TIMING...TODAY. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL BEACH PATROLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT... DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ WALSH/GOULD
606 WHUS42 KTAE 091942 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 342 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE PANHANDLE BEACHES... .INCREASING SOUTHERLY SWELLS STILL PROPAGATING TOWARDS THE AREA FROM ERNESTO WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE BEACHES OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. ADDITIONALLY...BREEZY WEST-SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL GENERATE WIND-WAVES OF ABOUT 2 TO 4 FEET THAT WILL BE PUSHING EAST TOWARDS THE BEACHES. THE COMBINATION OF THESE MULTIPLE WAVE GROUPS...IN ADDITION TO 10 TO 15 MPH ONSHORE FLOW...IS EXPECTED TO LEAD TO DANGEROUS RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. FLZ108-112-114-110000- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-120811T0000Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- 342 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012 /242 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2012/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS OF 2 TO 4 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL BEACH PATROLS. 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. && $$ DVD
133 WHUS42 KTAE 101208 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 808 AM EDT FRI AUG 10 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE PANHANDLE BEACHES... .SOUTHERLY SWELLS STILL PROPAGATING TOWARDS THE AREA FROM ERNESTO WILL LINGER INTO TODAY ALONG THE BEACHES OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. ADDITIONALLY...BREEZY WEST-SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL GENERATE WIND-WAVES OF ABOUT 2 TO 4 FEET THAT WILL BE PUSHING EAST TOWARDS THE BEACHES. THE COMBINATION OF THESE MULTIPLE WAVE GROUPS...IN ADDITION TO 10 TO 15 MPH ONSHORE FLOW...IS EXPECTED TO LEAD TO DANGEROUS RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. FLZ108-112-114-110000- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-120811T0000Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- 808 AM EDT FRI AUG 10 2012 /708 AM CDT FRI AUG 10 2012/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS OF 2 TO 3 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL BEACH PATROLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT... DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 24 hr |
| Aug 7, 7:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Holmes | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 8:38 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 67 min | |
| Aug 7, 9:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Holmes, Washington | 87 min |
| Aug 7, 10:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Washington | 28 min |
| Aug 7, 10:07 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | TAE | Wakulla | 6 days |
| Aug 7, 10:19 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | TAE | Holmes, Washington | 21 days |
| Aug 7, 11:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Leon | 41 min |
| Aug 7, 11:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Leon | 92 min |
| Aug 7, 1:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Walton | 62 min |
| Aug 7, 1:53 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 67 min | |
| Aug 7, 4:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Lafayette, Taylor | 3 hr |
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.