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Rip Current Statement 27, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Apr 17, 2014, 4:01 AM CDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 39 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 17, 2014, 4:01 AM CDT (09:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 18, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 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 09:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1661 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
410 WHUS42 KTAE 170901 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 501 AM EDT THU APR 17 2014 ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE BEACHES... .STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED SURF ALONG EASTWARD FACING BEACHES TODAY. ADDITIONALLY...THE STRONG EASTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE THE LONGSHORE CURRENT ALONG PANHANDLE BEACHES. THESE EFFECTS WILL RESULT IN A HIGHER THAN USUAL CHANCE FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS. FLZ108-112-114-115-180800- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0027.140417T0901Z-140418T0800Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN- 501 AM EDT THU APR 17 2014 /401 AM CDT THU APR 17 2014/ ...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. * LOCATION...BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE BEACHES. * SURF...2 TO 4 FEET ALONG BIG BEND BEACHES...1 TO 2 FEET ELSEWHERE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM AND SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ HARRIGAN
4 follow-up statements
916 WHUS42 KTAE 171845 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 245 PM EDT THU APR 17 2014 ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING ALONG THE BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE BEACHES... .STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED SURF ALONG EASTWARD FACING BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...THE STRONG EASTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE THE LONGSHORE CURRENT ALONG PANHANDLE BEACHES. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO ONSHORE AND NOTICEABLY INCREASE ON FRIDAY. SURF HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE ESPECIALLY ACROSS WALTON AND BAY COUNTIES. ALL THESE EFFECTS WILL RESULT IN A HIGHER THAN USUAL CHANCE FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. . FLZ108-112-114-115-190000- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-140419T0000Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN- 245 PM EDT THU APR 17 2014 /145 PM CDT THU APR 17 2014/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE BEACHES. * SURF...2 TO 4 FEET ALONG BIG BEND BEACHES...1 TO 2 FEET ELSEWHERE INTO TONIGHT. SURF WILL INCREASE ON FRIDAY TO 3 TO 4 FEET WALTON AND BAY COUNTIES WITH A FEW SPOTS TO 5 FEET. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET GULF AND WALTON COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM AND SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ BLOCK
180 WHUS42 KTAE 180759 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 359 AM EDT FRI APR 18 2014 ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING ALONG THE BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE BEACHES... .INCREASING ONSHORE WINDS TODAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS IN THE GULF AND TRACKS TOWARD THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. SURF HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE ESPECIALLY ACROSS WALTON AND BAY COUNTIES. ALL THESE EFFECTS WILL RESULT IN A HIGHER THAN USUAL CHANCE FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. FLZ108-112-114-115-190000- /O.NEW.KTAE.SU.Y.0001.140418T0759Z-140419T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-140419T0000Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN- 359 AM EDT FRI APR 18 2014 /259 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2014/ ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ SATURDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ SATURDAY. * LOCATION...PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND BEACHES. * SURF...INCREASING TO 3 TO 5 FEET TODAY ALONG THE PANHANDLE BEACHES WITH A FEW SPOTS TO 6 FEET ALONG WALTON COUNTY. BIG BEND BEACHES...3 TO 5 FEET TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM AND SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ BARRY
248 WHUS42 KTAE 180832 CFWTAE URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 432 AM EDT FRI APR 18 2014 ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF COASTAL FLOODING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY AND RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH THIS EVENING ALONG THE BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE BEACHES... .WINDS WILL INCREASE AND GRADUALLY VEER FROM EAST TO SOUTH LATER TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO AND TRACKS NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. TIDES ARE LIKELY TO BE AT LEAST 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL...BUT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR EVEN HIGHER TIDES WHICH COULD LEAD TO COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MUCH WILL DEPEND ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE LOW AND JUST HOW STRONG THE ONSHORE WINDS BECOME. THIS DATA WILL BE CLOSELY ANALYZED TO SEE IF A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS NEEDED LATER TODAY. SURF HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WALTON AND BAY COUNTIES. ALL OF THESE EFFECTS WILL RESULT IN A HIGHER THAN USUAL CHANCE FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SURF THROUGH THIS EVENING. FLZ108-112-114-115-182000- /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140419T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-140419T0000Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN- 432 AM EDT FRI APR 18 2014 /332 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2014/ ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ SATURDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND BEACHES. * SURF...INCREASING TO 3 TO 5 FEET TODAY ALONG THE PANHANDLE BEACHES WITH A FEW SPOTS TO 6 FEET ALONG WALTON COUNTY. BIG BEND BEACHES...3 TO 5 FEET TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM AND SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ FLZ118-127-128-134-182000- /O.NEW.KTAE.CF.A.0001.140418T1500Z-140419T0000Z/ COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE- 432 AM EDT FRI APR 18 2014 ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * COASTAL FLOODING...HIGHEST TIDE OF 4.5 TO 6 FEET...REFERENCE NORTH AMERICAN VERTICAL DATUM 1988. * TIMING...COINCIDING WITH ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE BETWEEN 3 AND 6 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...IF TIDES ONLY REACH 5 FEET THERE COULD BE SOME FLOODING OF LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE COAST. IF TIDES REACH 6 FEET THERE COULD BE SOME INUNDATION OF STRUCTURES AND MORE FLOODED ROADS. THIS COULD NECESSITATE THE EVACUATION OF SOME PEOPLE AND PROPERTY TO HIGHER GROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY. && $$ FOURNIER/BARRY
269 WHUS42 KTAE 181521 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1121 AM EDT FRI APR 18 2014 ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY AND RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH THIS EVENING ALONG THE WESTERN BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE BEACHES... .STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SURF WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. FLZ118-127-128-134-181630- /O.CAN.KTAE.CF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-140419T0000Z/ COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE- 1121 AM EDT FRI APR 18 2014 ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH. ONSHORE WINDS AND GUSTS OVER THE MARINE AREA AND ADJACENT COASTLINE THIS MORNING HAVE BEEN NOTICEABLY LOWER THAN EXPECTED. EVEN THOUGH HIGH TIDE WILL NOT OCCUR UNTIL MID TO LATE AFTERNOON..COASTAL TIDE GAGES DO NOT REFLECT FLOODING CRITERIA. THEREFORE THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ FLZ108-112-114-115-182330- /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140419T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-140419T0000Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN- 1121 AM EDT FRI APR 18 2014 /1021 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2014/ ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ SATURDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND BEACHES. * SURF...INCREASING TO 3 TO 5 FEET TODAY ALONG THE PANHANDLE BEACHES WITH A FEW SPOTS TO 6 FEET ALONG WALTON COUNTY. BIG BEND BEACHES...3 TO 5 FEET TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM AND SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 3:42 AM CDT | Flood Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 41 hr |
| Apr 17, 3:53 AM CDT | Gale Watch | TAE | 11 hr | |
| Apr 17, 9:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Madison, Taylor | 17 days |
| Apr 17, 2:32 PM CDT | Gale Warning | TAE | 20 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2014Every rip current statement in 2014
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.