Rip Current Statement 24, NWS Tallahassee, FL

Issued

Sep 12, 2012, 3:34 AM EDT (07:34 UTC)

Expired

Sep 13, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT

In force

40 hr

Issued by

NWS Tallahassee, FL

County Franklin County, FL

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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509 
WHUS42 KTAE 120734
CFWTAE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
334 AM EDT WED SEP 12 2012

...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THURSDAY ALONG THE
FRANKLIN COUNTY BEACHES...

.A SLIGHTLY ENHANCED PRESSURE DIFFERENCE COMBINED WITH RESIDUAL
NOCTURNAL EASTERLY SURGE WINDS WILL GENERATE SURF BETWEEN 2 TO 3
FEET ALONG WESTERN BIG BEND BEACHES TODAY. THE SURF COMBINED WITH
THE ELEVATED WINDS WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE
THREATENING RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THURSDAY.

FLZ115-140000-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0024.120912T0734Z-120914T0000Z/
COASTAL FRANKLIN-
334 AM EDT WED SEP 12 2012

...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN BIG BEND BEACHES.

* SURF...2 TO 3 FEET...WITH ISOLATED BREAKERS UP TO 4 FEET.

* TIMING...TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK FOR LIFE THREATENING 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. 

&&

$$

HARRIGAN

560 
WHUS42 KTAE 130831
CFWTAE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
431 AM EDT THU SEP 13 2012

...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE FRANKLIN
COUNTY BEACHES...

.A SLIGHTLY ENHANCED PRESSURE GRADIENT COMBINED WITH RESIDUAL
NOCTURNAL EASTERLY SURGE WINDS WILL GENERATE SURF BETWEEN 2 TO
3 FEET ALONG WESTERN BIG BEND BEACHES ONCE AGAIN TODAY. THE SURF
COMBINED WITH THE ELEVATED WINDS WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR
LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS.

FLZ115-140000-
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-120914T0000Z/
COASTAL FRANKLIN-
431 AM EDT THU SEP 13 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* SURF...2 TO 3 FEET...WITH ISOLATED 4 FOOT SETS.

* TIMING...TODAY.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK FOR LIFE THREATENING 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 SAND BAR 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

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