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Rip Current Statement 32, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Dec 25, 2012, 2:48 AM CST for 4 counties in Florida. It took effect at Dec 25, 2012, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 25, 2012, 2:48 AM CST (08:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 25, 2012, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 36 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 08:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 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
- 220 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 601 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 190 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
647 WHUS42 KTAE 250848 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 348 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR ALL BEACHES IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN BIG BEND... ...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY FOR THE BEACHES OF WALTON...BAY...AND GULF COUNTIES... .INCREASING ONSHORE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS OUT AHEAD OF A VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO OUR WEST...WILL GENERATE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AT OUR AREA BEACHES TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN SURF HEIGHTS PEAKING AT 7 TO 9 FEET (WITH HIGHER SETS) AT THE PANHANDLE BEACHES ON WEDNESDAY...WHICH MAY CAUSE SOME BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. FLZ108-112-114-270000- /O.NEW.KTAE.SU.Y.0007.121226T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0032.121225T1200Z-121227T0000Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- 348 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 /248 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012/ ...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY... * BEACH WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTY TODAY...AND WEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY ON WEDNESDAY. * SURF...2 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHER SETS TODAY...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET WITH HIGHER SETS ON WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...SURF HEIGHTS OF 7 TO 9 FEET (WITH HIGHER SETS) MAY CAUSE SOME BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ON WEDNESDAY. THIS SURF WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS AND WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED 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. && $$ FLZ115-270000- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0032.121225T1200Z-121227T0000Z/ COASTAL FRANKLIN- 348 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * BEACH WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTY TODAY...AND SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY ON WEDNESDAY. * SURF...2 TO 4 FEET TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG ONSHORE WINDS AND HIGHER SURF WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT... DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 17-GOULD
3 follow-up statements
965 WHUS42 KTAE 252026 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 326 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR ALL BEACHES IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN BIG BEND... ...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY FOR THE BEACHES OF WALTON...BAY...AND GULF COUNTIES... .INCREASING ONSHORE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS OUT AHEAD OF A VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO OUR WEST...WILL GENERATE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AT OUR AREA BEACHES THIS EVENING AND WEDNESDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN SURF HEIGHTS PEAKING AT 7 TO 9 FEET (WITH HIGHER SETS) AT THE PANHANDLE BEACHES ON WEDNESDAY...WHICH MAY CAUSE SOME BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. FLZ108-112-114-261200- /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0007.121226T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0032.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- 326 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 /226 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY... * BEACH WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTY TODAY...AND WEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY ON WEDNESDAY. * SURF...3 TO 5 FEET WITH HIGHER SETS TODAY...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET WITH HIGHER SETS ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...SURF HEIGHTS OF 7 TO 9 FEET (WITH HIGHER SETS) MAY CAUSE SOME BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ON WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY ON WEST FACING BEACHES. THIS SURF WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS AND WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED 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. && $$ FLZ115-261200- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0032.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ COASTAL FRANKLIN- 326 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * BEACH WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTY TODAY...AND SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY ON WEDNESDAY. * SURF...2 TO 4 FEET TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG ONSHORE WINDS AND HIGHER SURF WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT... DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ GODSEY
112 WHUS42 KTAE 261222 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 722 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR ALL BEACHES IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN BIG BEND... ...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY FOR THE BEACHES OF WALTON...BAY...AND GULF COUNTIES... .STRONG WESTERLY WINDS BEHIND A POWERFUL COLD FRONT WILL GENERATE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AT OUR AREA BEACHES TODAY. THIS IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN SURF HEIGHTS PEAKING AT 7 TO 9 FEET (WITH HIGHER SETS) AT THE PANHANDLE BEACHES...WHICH MAY CAUSE SOME BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. FLZ108-112-114-270000- /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0032.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- 722 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 /622 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012/ ...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... ...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... * BEACH WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY...BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * SURF...7 TO 9 FEET WITH HIGHER SETS TODAY. * IMPACTS...SURF HEIGHTS OF 7 TO 9 FEET (WITH HIGHER SETS) MAY CAUSE SOME BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...ESPECIALLY ON WEST FACING BEACHES. THIS SURF WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS AND WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED 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. && $$ FLZ115-270000- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0032.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ COASTAL FRANKLIN- 722 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * BEACH WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY...BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * SURF...2 TO 3 FEET. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG ONSHORE WINDS AND HIGHER SURF WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT... DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 17-GOULD
001 WHUS42 KTAE 261920 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 220 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR ALL BEACHES IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN BIG BEND... ...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY FOR THE BEACHES OF BAY AND GULF COUNTIES... .HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS DIMINISH AND SHIFT TO MORE OF AN OFFSHORE DIRECTION. FLZ108-270000- /O.CAN.KTAE.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0032.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ SOUTH WALTON- 120 PM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. * BEACH WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. * SURF...3 TO 5 FEET SURF THEN DIMINISHING AFTER SUNSET. * IMPACTS...THIS SURF WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS AND 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. && $$ FLZ112-114-270000- /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0032.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- 220 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 /120 PM CST WED DEC 26 2012/ ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... * BEACH WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. * SURF...4 TO 6 FEET SURF THEN DIMINISHING AFTER SUNSET. * IMPACTS...THESE SURF HEIGHTS MAY CAUSE SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ON WEST FACING BEACHES. THIS SURF WILL ALSO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS AND WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT... DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ FLZ115-270000- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0032.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ COASTAL FRANKLIN- 220 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * BEACH WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH. * SURF...2 TO 3 FEET. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG ONSHORE WINDS AND HIGHER SURF WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS THAT 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. && $$ GODSEY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 9:22 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes and 7 more | 12 hr |
| Dec 25, 2:48 AM CST | High Surf Advisory | TAE | Bay, Gulf, Walton | 39 hr |
| Dec 25, 4:47 AM CST | Gale Warning | TAE | 31 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:47 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 45 hr | |
| Dec 25, 1:54 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 66 min | |
| Dec 25, 2:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 46 min |
| Dec 25, 4:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 26 min |
| Dec 25, 5:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 38 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.