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Rip Current Statement 5, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Jan 26, 2015, 3:44 AM CST for Bay County, Gulf County, Walton County, Florida. It was in force for 47 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 26, 2015, 3:44 AM CST (09:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2015, 3:00 AM CST
- In force
- 47 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Bay County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Walton County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:43 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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 1100 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 269 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 330 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
830 WHUS42 KTAE 260944 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 444 AM EST MON JAN 26 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY FOR BAY AND GULF COUNTY BEACHES... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENT TODAY FOR WALTON...BAY...AND GULF COUNTY BEACHES... FLZ112-114-271200- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0005.150126T0944Z-150127T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150127T1200Z/ COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- 444 AM EST MON JAN 26 2015 /344 AM CST MON JAN 26 2015/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * PEAK SURF...5 TO 7 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. 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. && $$ FLZ108-271200- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0005.150126T0944Z-150127T1200Z/ SOUTH WALTON- 344 AM CST MON JAN 26 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * LOCATION...WALTON COUNTY BEACHES * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT * PEAK SURF...3 TO 4 FEET PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT... DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
3 follow-up statements
623 WHUS42 KTAE 261631 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1131 AM EST MON JAN 26 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY FOR BAY AND GULF COUNTY BEACHES... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENT TODAY FOR WALTON...BAY...AND GULF COUNTY BEACHES... FLZ112-271200- /O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-150127T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150127T1200Z/ COASTAL BAY- 1031 AM CST MON JAN 26 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... ...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE RIP CURRENT RISK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ FLZ114-271200- /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150127T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-150127T1200Z/ COASTAL GULF- 1131 AM EST MON JAN 26 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * PEAK SURF...5 TO 7 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT... DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ FLZ108-271200- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-150127T1200Z/ SOUTH WALTON- 1031 AM CST MON JAN 26 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * LOCATION...WALTON COUNTY BEACHES * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT * PEAK SURF...3 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. && $$
104 WHUS42 KTAE 270855 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 355 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENT TODAY FOR BAY AND GULF COUNTY BEACHES... FLZ112-281000- /O.CAN.KTAE.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150127T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KTAE.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-150128T1000Z/ COASTAL BAY- 255 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * PEAK SURF...3 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT... DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ FLZ114-281000- /O.CAN.KTAE.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150127T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-150128T1000Z/ COASTAL GULF- 355 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. * PEAK SURF...3 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. && $$ FLZ108-271000- /O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-150127T1200Z/ SOUTH WALTON- 255 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE RIP CURRENT RISK. $$ CAMP
972 WHUS42 KTAE 271519 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1019 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENT TODAY FOR WALTON AND GULF COUNTY BEACHES... FLZ112-271630- /O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-150128T1000Z/ COASTAL BAY- 919 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE RIP CURRENT RISK. $$ FLZ108-280900- /O.EXB.KTAE.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-150128T0900Z/ SOUTH WALTON- 919 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * PEAK SURF...3 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT... DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ FLZ114-280900- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-150128T0900Z/ COASTAL GULF- 1019 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * PEAK SURF...3 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. && $$
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.