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Rip Current Statement 30, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Apr 29, 2014, 3:09 AM CDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 40 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2014, 3:09 AM CDT (08:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 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 08:12 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, 8.2 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
- 1899 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 861 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 2.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$ 17-GOULD
3 follow-up statements
594 WHUS42 KTAE 291541 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1141 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE BEACHES OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE... FLZ108-112-114-115-292345- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-140501T0000Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN- 1141 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014 /1041 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2014/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * LOCATION... THE BEACHES OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN BIG BEND. * TIMING... 6 AM EDT (5 AM CDT) THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * BEACH FLAGS... EXPECT RED OR POSSIBLY DOUBLE RED. * SURF... 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITH HIGHER SETS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER...SO IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU STAY OUT OF THE WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT... DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
494 WHUS42 KTAE 292300 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 700 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE BEACHES OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE... FLZ108-112-114-115-300900- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-140501T0000Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN- 700 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014 /600 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * LOCATION... THE BEACHES OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN BIG BEND. * TIMING... THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * BEACH FLAGS... EXPECT RED OR POSSIBLY DOUBLE RED. * SURF... 3 TO 5 FEET...HIGHEST WALTON AND BAY COUNTIES. * IMPACTS... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ BLOCK
482 WHUS42 KTAE 300708 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 308 AM EDT WED APR 30 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE BEACHES OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE... FLZ108-112-114-115-301515- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-140501T0000Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN- 308 AM EDT WED APR 30 2014 /208 AM CDT WED APR 30 2014/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATION... THE BEACHES OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN BIG BEND. * TIMING... THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * BEACH FLAGS... EXPECT RED OR POSSIBLY DOUBLE RED. * SURF... 3 TO 5 FEET...HIGHEST WALTON AND BAY COUNTIES. * IMPACTS... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER...SO IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU STAY OUT OF THE WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT... DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 4:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 51 min |
| Apr 29, 4:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 35 min |
| Apr 29, 5:11 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Apr 29, 8:24 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 66 min | |
| Apr 29, 8:55 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Bay | 80 min |
| Apr 29, 9:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Franklin, Gulf, Liberty | 44 min |
| Apr 29, 10:01 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 59 min | |
| Apr 29, 10:59 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 61 min | |
| Apr 29, 11:57 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 63 min | |
| Apr 29, 1:54 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 66 min | |
| Apr 29, 4:35 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 14 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.