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Rip Current Statement 28, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Jul 21, 2013, 10:19 AM CDT for Bay County, Gulf County, Walton County, Florida. It took effect at Jul 21, 2013, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 21, 2013, 10:19 AM CDT (15:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 21, 2013, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 24, 2013, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Bay County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Walton County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:18 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, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 1769 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 585 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
502 WHUS42 KTAE 211519 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1119 AM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... FLZ108-112-114-220900- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0028.130721T1600Z-130722T0900Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- 1119 AM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013 /1019 AM CDT SUN JUL 21 2013/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * SURF...2 TO 3 FEET. * TIMING...TODAY AND TONIGHT * IMPACTS...IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS. RED AND DOUBLE RED FLAGS ARE FLYING AT THE BEACHES. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
747 WHUS42 KTAE 220628 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 228 AM EDT MON JUL 22 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... FLZ108-112-114-230900- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-130723T0900Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- 228 AM EDT MON JUL 22 2013 /128 AM CDT MON JUL 22 2013/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * SURF...2 TO 3 FEET. * TIMING...TODAY AND TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT... DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ DVD
132 WHUS42 KTAE 230714 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 314 AM EDT TUE JUL 23 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... FLZ108-112-114-240900- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-130724T0900Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- 314 AM EDT TUE JUL 23 2013 /214 AM CDT TUE JUL 23 2013/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * SURF...2 TO 3 FEET. * TIMING...TODAY AND TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK FOR STRONG 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. && $$ DVD
584 WHUS42 KTAE 240652 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 252 AM EDT WED JUL 24 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE PANHANDLE BEACHES... FLZ108-112-114-250000- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-130725T0000Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- 252 AM EDT WED JUL 24 2013 /152 AM CDT WED JUL 24 2013/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * SURF...2 TO 3 FEET. * TIMING...TODAY AND TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT... DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ BLOCK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 7:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Dixie, Taylor | 88 min |
| Jul 20, 8:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TAE | Dixie, Lafayette, Taylor | 86 min |
| Jul 20, 9:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TAE | Dixie | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 11:49 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TAE | Dixie, Taylor | 24 hr |
| Jul 21, 1:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Jefferson | 48 min |
| Jul 21, 1:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Madison | 48 min |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2013Every rip current statement in 2013
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.