Rip Current Statement 29, NWS Tallahassee, FL

Issued

Apr 28, 2014, 2:33 AM CDT (07:33 UTC)

In effect from

Apr 28, 2014, 7:00 AM CDT

Expired

Apr 29, 2014, 3:00 AM CDT

In force

20 hr

Issued by

NWS Tallahassee, FL

Counties Bay County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Walton County, FL

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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403 
WHUS42 KTAE 280733
CFWTAE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
333 AM EDT MON APR 28 2014

...A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT (6
AM CDT) THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

...A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IS LIKELY FOR TUESDAY AS WELL..

...THE TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM AND WEAK COLD FRONT OFF TO OUR NORTHWEST...AND A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR NORTHEAST...WILL CREATE A VERY LONG
AND ROBUST SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY FETCH OFF THE GULF OF MEXICO FOR
TODAY AND TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN ONSHORE WINDS OF 15 TO 25
MPH (WITH HIGHER GUSTS) AND SURF HEIGHTS REACHING FROM 3 TO 5
FEET...WITH A FEW SETS OF 6 TO 7 FEET POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY.


FLZ108-112-114-115-281545-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0029.140428T1200Z-140429T0800Z/
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-
333 AM EDT MON APR 28 2014 /233 AM CDT MON APR 28 2014/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ THIS
MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ THIS
MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. 

* LOCATION... THE BEACHES OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN BIG
  BEND. 

* TIMING... 6 AM EDT (5 AM CDT) THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.  

* BEACH FLAGS... EXPECT RED OR POSSIBLY DOUBLE RED.

* SURF... 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITH HIGHER SETS
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. RIP
  CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE
  WATER...SO IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU STAY OUT OF 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

562 
WHUS42 KTAE 290809
CFWTAE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
409 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR
THE BEACHES OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...


FLZ108-112-114-115-291615-
/O.EXP.KTAE.RP.S.0029.000000T0000Z-140429T0800Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0030.140429T0809Z-140501T0000Z/
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-
409 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014 /309 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2014/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATION... THE BEACHES OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN 
  BIG BEND. 

* TIMING... 6 AM EDT (5 AM CDT) THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS 
  EVENING.

* BEACH FLAGS... EXPECT RED OR POSSIBLY DOUBLE RED.

* SURF... 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITH HIGHER SETS 
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* IMPACTS... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. RIP 
  CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE 
  WATER...SO IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU STAY OUT OF 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

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