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Rip Current Statement 50, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Apr 30, 2017, 10:15 AM EDT for Franklin County, Gulf County, Florida. It was in force for 40 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2017, 10:15 AM EDT (14:15 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2017, 2:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 40 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Franklin County, FL, Gulf County, FL
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 92 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
- 47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -411 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 844 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
183 WHUS42 KTAE 301415 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1015 AM EDT SUN APR 30 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR THE WALTON COUNTY BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE WALTON AND BAY COUNTY BEACHES THROUGH MONDAY... FLZ108-302215- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0049.000000T0000Z-170501T2200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170501T1000Z/ SOUTH WALTON- 915 AM CDT SUN APR 30 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT MONDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...AROUND 6 FEET. * TIMING...INCREASING SURF THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...PEAKING DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE. THEY OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR...AS WELL AS IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS...AND SIGNS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT DO NOT SWIM AGAINST IT. FACE THE SHORE AND SIGNAL FOR HELP. FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL THE CURRENT ENDS OR UNTIL RESCUED. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$ FLZ114-302215- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0050.170430T1415Z-170501T2200Z/ COASTAL GULF- 1015 AM EDT SUN APR 30 2017 /915 AM CDT SUN APR 30 2017/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY ON MONDAY WITH RESIDUAL ROUGH SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE. THEY OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR...AS WELL AS IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS...AND SIGNS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT DO NOT SWIM AGAINST IT. FACE THE SHORE AND SIGNAL FOR HELP. FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL THE CURRENT ENDS OR UNTIL RESCUED. && $$ FLZ115-302215- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0050.170501T1000Z-170501T2200Z/ COASTAL FRANKLIN- 1015 AM EDT SUN APR 30 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT ON MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...ONSHORE WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY. * IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF AND STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE. THEY OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR...AS WELL AS IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS...AND SIGNS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT DO NOT SWIM AGAINST IT. FACE THE SHORE AND SIGNAL FOR HELP. FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL THE CURRENT ENDS OR UNTIL RESCUED. && $$ FLZ112-302215- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0049.000000T0000Z-170501T2200Z/ COASTAL BAY- 1015 AM EDT SUN APR 30 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * SURF HEIGHTS...3 TO 5 FEET. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE. THEY OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR...AS WELL AS IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS...AND SIGNS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT DO NOT SWIM AGAINST IT. FACE THE SHORE AND SIGNAL FOR HELP. FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL THE CURRENT ENDS OR UNTIL RESCUED. && $$
3 follow-up statements
048 WHUS42 KTAE 010913 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 513 AM EDT MON MAY 1 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR THE WALTON COUNTY BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE WALTON AND BAY COUNTY BEACHES THROUGH MONDAY... FLZ108-011715- /O.EXT.KTAE.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170501T1500Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0049.000000T0000Z-170501T2200Z/ SOUTH WALTON- 413 AM CDT MON MAY 1 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * WAVES AND SURF...AROUND 6 FEET. * TIMING...INCREASING SURF THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...PEAKING DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE. THEY OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR...AS WELL AS IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS...AND SIGNS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT DO NOT SWIM AGAINST IT. FACE THE SHORE AND SIGNAL FOR HELP. FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL THE CURRENT ENDS OR UNTIL RESCUED. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$ FLZ115-011715- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0050.170501T0913Z-170501T2200Z/ COASTAL FRANKLIN- 513 AM EDT MON MAY 1 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...ONSHORE WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY. * IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF AND STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE. THEY OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR...AS WELL AS IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS...AND SIGNS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT DO NOT SWIM AGAINST IT. FACE THE SHORE AND SIGNAL FOR HELP. FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL THE CURRENT ENDS OR UNTIL RESCUED. && $$ FLZ112-011715- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0049.000000T0000Z-170501T2200Z/ COASTAL BAY- 513 AM EDT MON MAY 1 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * SURF HEIGHTS...3 TO 5 FEET. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE. THEY OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR...AS WELL AS IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS...AND SIGNS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT DO NOT SWIM AGAINST IT. FACE THE SHORE AND SIGNAL FOR HELP. FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL THE CURRENT ENDS OR UNTIL RESCUED. && $$ FLZ114-011715- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0050.000000T0000Z-170501T2200Z/ COASTAL GULF- 513 AM EDT MON MAY 1 2017 /413 AM CDT MON MAY 1 2017/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY ON MONDAY WITH RESIDUAL ROUGH SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE. THEY OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR...AS WELL AS IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS...AND SIGNS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT DO NOT SWIM AGAINST IT. FACE THE SHORE AND SIGNAL FOR HELP. FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL THE CURRENT ENDS OR UNTIL RESCUED. && $$
654 WHUS42 KTAE 010919 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 519 AM EDT MON MAY 1 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR THE WALTON COUNTY BEACHES THROUGH THIS MORNING... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE WALTON AND BAY COUNTY BEACHES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... FLZ108-012200- /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170501T1500Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0049.000000T0000Z-170501T2200Z/ SOUTH WALTON- 419 AM CDT MON MAY 1 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * WAVES AND SURF...AROUND 6 FEET. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE. THEY OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR...AS WELL AS IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS...AND SIGNS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT DO NOT SWIM AGAINST IT. FACE THE SHORE AND SIGNAL FOR HELP. FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL THE CURRENT ENDS OR UNTIL RESCUED. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$ FLZ112-012200- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0049.000000T0000Z-170501T2200Z/ COASTAL BAY- 519 AM EDT MON MAY 1 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * SURF HEIGHTS...3 TO 5 FEET. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE. THEY OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR...AS WELL AS IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS...AND SIGNS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT DO NOT SWIM AGAINST IT. FACE THE SHORE AND SIGNAL FOR HELP. FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL THE CURRENT ENDS OR UNTIL RESCUED. && $$ FLZ114-115-012200- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0050.000000T0000Z-170501T2200Z/ COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN- 519 AM EDT MON MAY 1 2017 /419 AM CDT MON MAY 1 2017/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY ON MONDAY WITH RESIDUAL ROUGH SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE. THEY OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR...AS WELL AS IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS...AND SIGNS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT DO NOT SWIM AGAINST IT. FACE THE SHORE AND SIGNAL FOR HELP. FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL THE CURRENT ENDS OR UNTIL RESCUED. && $$
878 WHUS42 KTAE 011524 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1124 AM EDT MON MAY 1 2017 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT ALL BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING... FLZ108-020600- /O.EXP.KTAE.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170501T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0049.000000T0000Z-170502T0600Z/ SOUTH WALTON- 1024 AM CDT MON MAY 1 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * SURF...3 TO 5 FEET. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE. THEY OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR...AS WELL AS IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS...AND SIGNS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT DO NOT SWIM AGAINST IT. FACE THE SHORE AND SIGNAL FOR HELP. FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL THE CURRENT ENDS OR UNTIL RESCUED. && $$ FLZ112-020600- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0049.000000T0000Z-170502T0600Z/ COASTAL BAY- 1124 AM EDT MON MAY 1 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * SURF HEIGHTS...3 TO 5 FEET. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE. THEY OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR...AS WELL AS IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS...AND SIGNS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT DO NOT SWIM AGAINST IT. FACE THE SHORE AND SIGNAL FOR HELP. FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL THE CURRENT ENDS OR UNTIL RESCUED. && $$ FLZ114-115-020600- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0050.000000T0000Z-170502T0600Z/ COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN- 1124 AM EDT MON MAY 1 2017 /1024 AM CDT MON MAY 1 2017/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE. THEY OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR...AS WELL AS IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS...AND SIGNS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT DO NOT SWIM AGAINST IT. FACE THE SHORE AND SIGNAL FOR HELP. FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL THE CURRENT ENDS OR UNTIL RESCUED. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2:47 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | TAE | Walton | 32 hr |
Nearby
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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.