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Rip Current Statement 99, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Nov 17, 2015, 2:51 AM CST for 4 counties in Florida. It took effect at Nov 17, 2015, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2015, 2:51 AM CST (08:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 17, 2015, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 18, 2015, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 36 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 08:56 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, 8.9 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1384 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
289 WHUS42 KTAE 170851 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 351 AM EST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT WALTON AND FRANKLIN COUNTY BEACHES... .PERSISTENT EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 KNOTS TODAY AND WEDNESDAY WILL CAUSE THE SURF TO BE AROUND 3 TO OCCASIONALLY 4 FEET...MAINLY IN SOUTH WALTON AND NEAR ST. GERORGE ISLAND. FLZ108-115-171700- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0099.151117T1200Z-151119T0000Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL FRANKLIN- 351 AM EST TUE NOV 17 2015 /251 AM CST TUE NOV 17 2015/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SURF HEIGHTS...3 TO 4 FEET...WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER SETS NEAR DESTIN. * LOCATIONS...BEACHES OF WALTON AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. 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. && $$ MOORE
2 follow-up statements
786 WHUS42 KTAE 172149 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 449 PM EST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT WALTON AND FRANKLIN COUNTY BEACHES... PERSISTENT EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 KNOTS TODAY AND WEDNESDAY WILL CAUSE THE SURF TO BE AROUND 3 TO 5 FEET...MAINLY IN SOUTH WALTON AND NEAR ST. GERORGE ISLAND. THE SURF CONDITIONS...ALONG WITH RATHER STRONG ALONGSHORE CURRENTS...WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG BAY AND GULF COUNTY BEACHES...WITH A HIGH RISK AT WALTON AND FRANKLIN COUNTY BEACHES. FLZ108-115-180900- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0099.000000T0000Z-151119T0000Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL FRANKLIN- 449 PM EST TUE NOV 17 2015 /349 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * SURF HEIGHTS...3 TO 5 FEET...WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER SETS NEAR DESTIN. * LOCATIONS...BEACHES OF WALTON AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
121 WHUS42 KTAE 180904 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 404 AM EST WED NOV 18 2015 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG FLORIDA AND PANHANDLE BEACHES... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY AT WALTON COUNTY BEACHES... FLZ108-190000- /O.NEW.KTAE.SU.Y.0004.151118T0904Z-151119T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0099.000000T0000Z-151119T0000Z/ SOUTH WALTON- 304 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SURF HEIGHTS...4 TO 6 FEET...WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER SETS NEAR DESTIN. * LOCATIONS...WALTON COUNTY BEACHES. 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$ FLZ112-114-190000- /O.EXA.KTAE.RP.S.0099.000000T0000Z-151119T0000Z/ COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF- 404 AM EST WED NOV 18 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SURF HEIGHTS...3 TO 5 FEET. * LOCATIONS...BAY AND GULF COUNTY BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ FLZ115-190000- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0099.000000T0000Z-151119T0000Z/ COASTAL FRANKLIN- 404 AM EST WED NOV 18 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * SURF HEIGHTS...3 TO 5 FEET...WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER SETS NEAR DESTIN. * LOCATIONS...FRANKLIN COUNTY BEACHES. 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. && $$ MOORE
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.