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Rip Current Statement 75, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Oct 13, 2014, 1:52 AM CDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 49 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2014, 1:52 AM CDT (06:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 15, 2014, 3:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 49 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 06:50 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, 6.9 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
- 386 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1277 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
417 WHUS42 KTAE 130652 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 252 AM EDT MON OCT 13 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FOR BAY AND WALTON COUNTIES... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE WATERS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD THE FRONT AND HELP BUILD SURF HEIGHTS TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN BAY COUNTY AND 5 TO 7 FEET IN WALTON COUNTY BY LATE TONIGHT. THE INCREASING SURF THROUGH THE DAY TODAY WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AND THIS HIGH RISK WILL LIKELY EXTEND FURTHER EAST ON TUESDAY. FLZ108-112-140800- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0075.141013T0652Z-141014T0800Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY- 152 AM CDT MON OCT 13 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...WALTON AND BAY COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. * TIMING...TODAY AND TONIGHT. * SURF...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN BAY COUNTY AND 5 TO 7 FEET IN WALTON COUNTY BY LATE TONIGHT. 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. && $$ 18-WOOL
3 follow-up statements
522 WHUS42 KTAE 131408 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1008 AM EDT MON OCT 13 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FOR BAY...WALTON AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE WATERS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD THE FRONT AND HELP BUILD SURF HEIGHTS TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN BAY AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES AND 5 TO 7 FEET IN WALTON COUNTY BY LATE TONIGHT. THE INCREASING SURF TODAY WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS WHICH WILL EXTEND INTO TUESDAY. FLZ115-132215- /O.EXA.KTAE.RP.S.0075.000000T0000Z-141014T0800Z/ COASTAL FRANKLIN- 1008 AM EDT MON OCT 13 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * LOCATION...WALTON AND BAY COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. * TIMING...TODAY AND TONIGHT. * SURF...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN BAY COUNTY AND 5 TO 7 FEET IN WALTON COUNTY BY LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT... DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ FLZ108-112-132215- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0075.000000T0000Z-141014T0800Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY- 908 AM CDT MON OCT 13 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * LOCATION...WALTON AND BAY COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. * TIMING...TODAY AND TONIGHT. * SURF...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN BAY COUNTY AND 5 TO 7 FEET IN WALTON COUNTY BY LATE TONIGHT. 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. && $$
267 WHUS42 KTAE 131953 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 353 PM EDT MON OCT 13 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR THE PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND BEACHES THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... FLZ114-150000- /O.EXB.KTAE.RP.S.0075.000000T0000Z-141015T0000Z/ COASTAL GULF- 353 PM EDT MON OCT 13 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SURF...2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT... DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ FLZ108-112-115-150000- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0075.000000T0000Z-141015T0000Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL FRANKLIN- 353 PM EDT MON OCT 13 2014 /253 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * SURF...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN BAY COUNTY AND 5 TO 7 FEET IN WALTON COUNTY BY LATE TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE...2 TO 4 FEET IS EXPECTED. 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. && $$ DVD
548 WHUS42 KTAE 140647 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 247 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR THE PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND BEACHES THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... FLZ108-112-114-115-150800- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0075.000000T0000Z-141015T0800Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN- 247 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 /147 AM CDT TUE OCT 14 2014/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * SURF...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN WALTON AND BAY COUNTIES...3 TO 5 FEET IN GULF COUNTY... AND 2 TO 4 FEET IN FRANKLIN COUNTY. SURF HEIGHTS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT... DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 18-WOOL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 1:47 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 13 hr | |
| Oct 13, 9:00 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 60 min | |
| Oct 13, 9:07 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 53 min | |
| Oct 13, 9:51 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 54 min | |
| Oct 13, 10:06 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 54 min | |
| Oct 13, 10:39 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 66 min | |
| Oct 13, 11:09 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 66 min | |
| Oct 13, 11:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Walton | 35 min |
| Oct 13, 1:16 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 119 min | |
| Oct 13, 2:41 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Oct 13, 2:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes and 6 more | 22 hr |
| Oct 13, 3:14 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Oct 13, 3:15 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 25 hr | |
| Oct 13, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Gulf, Jackson | 43 min |
| Oct 13, 4:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Calhoun | 22 min |
| Oct 13, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Walton | 16 min |
| Oct 13, 6:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Franklin | 31 min |
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.