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Rip Current Statement 22, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Apr 19, 2015, 3:09 AM CDT for 4 counties in Florida. It took effect at Apr 19, 2015, 6:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 37 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2015, 3:09 AM CDT (08:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 19, 2015, 6:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 20, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 37 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
- 851 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 888 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
530 WHUS42 KTAE 190809 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 409 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2015 ...STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS LIKELY TODAY ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE BEACHES... .INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW TO AROUND 15 MPH TODAY AND BUILDING SURF TO AROUND 3 FEET WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG AND SHIFTING WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS COULD TEMPORARILY LEAD TO STRONGER RIP CURRENTS LATER THIS MORNING OR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. FLZ108-112-114-200900- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0022.150419T1100Z-150420T0900Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- 409 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2015 ...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...BAY...AND GULF COUNTY BEACHES. * SURF: BUILDING TO AROUND 3 FEET TODAY. * IMPACTS: STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY TODAY...WHICH COULD BE HAZARDOUS TO THOSE ENTERING 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...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
3 follow-up statements
724 WHUS42 KTAE 191536 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1136 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2015 ...STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS LIKELY TODAY ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE BEACHES... .INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW TO AROUND 15 MPH TODAY AND BUILDING SURF TO AROUND 3 FEET WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG AND SHIFTING WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS COULD TEMPORARILY LEAD TO STRONGER RIP CURRENTS. FLZ115-200900- /O.EXA.KTAE.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-150420T0900Z/ COASTAL FRANKLIN- 1136 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * LOCATION: WALTON...BAY...GULF AND FRANKLIN COUNTY BEACHES. * SURF: BUILDING TO AROUND 3 FEET TODAY. * IMPACTS: STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY TODAY...WHICH COULD BE HAZARDOUS TO THOSE ENTERING THE WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ FLZ108-112-114-200900- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-150420T0900Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- 1136 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * LOCATION: WALTON...BAY...GULF AND FRANKLIN COUNTY BEACHES. * SURF: BUILDING TO AROUND 3 FEET TODAY. * IMPACTS: STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY TODAY...WHICH COULD BE HAZARDOUS TO THOSE ENTERING 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...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
902 WHUS42 KTAE 200820 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 420 AM EDT MON APR 20 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CONTINUES TODAY ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE BEACHES WEST OF CAPE SAN BLAS... .ELEVATED WINDS AND SURF CONDITIONS WILL MAINTAIN THE HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG MOST OF THE COASTLINE TODAY WITH CONDITIONS EASING ON TUESDAY. SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. FLZ115-200930- /O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-150420T0900Z/ COASTAL FRANKLIN- 420 AM EDT MON APR 20 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. SURF HEIGHTS AND THE ASSOCIATED RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE LOWER TODAY THAN YESTERDAY. $$ FLZ108-112-114-210800- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-150421T0800Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- 420 AM EDT MON APR 20 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * LOCATION: WALTON...BAY AND GULF COUNTY BEACHES. * SURF: AROUND 3 FEET. * IMPACTS: STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS THAN A TYPICAL DAY ARE LIKELY TODAY...WHICH WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO THOSE ENTERING 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...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
298 WHUS42 KTAE 201613 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1213 PM EDT MON APR 20 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CONTINUES TODAY ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE BEACHES WEST OF CAPE SAN BLAS... .ELEVATED WINDS AND SURF CONDITIONS WILL MAINTAIN THE HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG MOST OF THE COASTLINE TODAY WITH CONDITIONS EASING ON TUESDAY. SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. FLZ112-201715- /O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-150421T0800Z/ COASTAL BAY- 1213 PM EDT MON APR 20 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. $$ FLZ115-210000- /O.EXB.KTAE.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-150421T0000Z/ COASTAL FRANKLIN- 1213 PM EDT MON APR 20 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION: WALTON...BAY AND GULF COUNTY BEACHES. * SURF: AROUND 3 FEET. * IMPACTS: STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS THAN A TYPICAL DAY ARE LIKELY TODAY...WHICH WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO THOSE ENTERING 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...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ FLZ108-114-210000- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-150421T0000Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL GULF- 1213 PM EDT MON APR 20 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * LOCATION: WALTON...BAY AND GULF COUNTY BEACHES. * SURF: AROUND 3 FEET. * IMPACTS: STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS THAN A TYPICAL DAY ARE LIKELY TODAY...WHICH WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO THOSE ENTERING THE WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 6:46 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 89 min | |
| Apr 19, 7:20 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 115 min | |
| Apr 19, 7:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 31 min |
| Apr 19, 8:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Walton, Washington | 29 min |
| Apr 19, 8:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton, Washington | 24 min |
| Apr 19, 9:07 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 83 min | |
| Apr 19, 10:21 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 114 min | |
| Apr 19, 10:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla | 12 min |
| Apr 19, 11:19 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 116 min | |
| Apr 19, 11:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Leon | 35 min |
| Apr 19, 11:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Leon | 13 min |
| Apr 19, 12:31 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Liberty | 9 days |
| Apr 19, 12:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Madison | 46 min |
| Apr 19, 12:48 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 117 min | |
| Apr 19, 1:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Lafayette, Madison, Taylor | 60 min |
| Apr 19, 1:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dixie, Lafayette, Madison, Taylor | 64 min |
| Apr 19, 2:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Madison | 29 min |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2015Every rip current statement in 2015
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.