Rip Current Statement 98, NWS Tallahassee, FL

Issued

Oct 8, 2017, 10:02 AM CDT (15:02 UTC)

Expired

Oct 9, 2017, 1:00 AM CDT

In force

15 hr

Issued by

NWS Tallahassee, FL

Counties Bay County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Walton County, FL

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WHUS42 KTAE 081502
CFWTAE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1102 AM EDT SUN OCT 8 2017

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FROM THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO THE WALTON-
OKALOOSA COUNTY LINE THROUGH TONIGHT...

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY AND HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FROM FRANKLIN
COUNTY WEST TO THE WALTON-OKALOOSA COUNTY LINE THROUGH TONIGHT...


.STRONG ONSHORE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION NATE
WILL GRADUALLY ABATE LATER TODAY. HOWEVER...THE HIGH WATERS AND 
WAVES THAT WERE GENERATED EARLIER WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE HAZARDOUS
COASTAL CONDITIONS ALONG MUCH OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA COAST... 
INCLUDING HIGH SURF...FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS...AND MINOR COASTAL 
FLOODING OF UP TO 2 FEET INUNDATION. THESE CONDITIONS WILL 
GRADUALLY BEGIN TO IMPROVE LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. 


FLZ108-112-114-090600-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SU.Y.0009.171008T1502Z-171009T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0098.171008T1502Z-171009T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KTAE.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-171009T0600Z/
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-
1102 AM EDT SUN OCT 8 2017 /1002 AM CDT SUN OCT 8 2017/

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/
MONDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
SURF ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/
MONDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/
MONDAY. IN ADDITION, A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THIS HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. 

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING
  LOCATIONS. 

* WAVES AND SURF...6 TO 9 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER SETS WEST OF
  PANAMA CITY. SURF SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...COASTAL FLOODING NEAR TIME OF HIGH TIDE
  TONIGHT...AROUND 10 PM CDT. HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH AT LEAST LATE TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...WATER DEPTH OF UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND IN LOW 
  LYING AREAS AT THE COAST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE 
SHORE.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

FLZ115-090600-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SU.Y.0009.171008T1502Z-171009T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0098.171008T1502Z-171009T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KTAE.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-171009T0600Z/
COASTAL FRANKLIN-
1102 AM EDT SUN OCT 8 2017

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT MONDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
SURF ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT MONDAY. A HIGH
RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK
IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. 

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING
  LOCATIONS. 

* WAVES AND SURF...2 TO 4 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER SETS. 

* TIMING...COASTAL FLOODING NEAR TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE THIS
  EVENING...AROUND 730 PM EDT. HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP 
  CURRENTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WATER DEPTH OF UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND IN LOW 
  LYING AREAS AT THE COAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

FLZ118-127-128-134-090600-
/O.EXT.KTAE.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-171009T0600Z/
COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-
1102 AM EDT SUN OCT 8 2017

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT MONDAY...

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING
  LOCATIONS ALONG APALACHEE BAY. 

* TIMING...COASTAL FLOODING NEAR TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON...AROUND 5 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...WATER DEPTH OF UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND IN LOW 
  LYING AREAS AT THE COAST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$

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