Alert archive / Florida / Rip Current Statements in 2018
Rip Current Statement 112, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Dec 8, 2018, 1:57 AM CST for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 52 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2018, 1:57 AM CST (07:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 10, 2018, 6:00 AM CST
- In force
- 52 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 08:02 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, 8.0 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
- 2045 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
834 WHUS42 KTAE 080757 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 257 AM EST Sat Dec 8 2018 ...HIGH SURF AND FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND BEACHES THROUGH SUNDAY... FLZ108-112-100000- /O.NEW.KTAE.SU.Y.0007.181209T0000Z-181209T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0112.181208T0757Z-181210T0000Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay- 257 AM EST Sat Dec 8 2018 /157 AM CST Sat Dec 8 2018/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a High Surf Advisory, which is in effect from 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ this evening to 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ Sunday. A High Rip Current Risk has also been issued. This High Rip Current Risk is in effect through Sunday evening. * WAVES AND SURF...Building up to 6 feet. * TIMING...Highest surf conditions tonight. High risk of rip currents expected to linger through Sunday. * IMPACTS...The surf is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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, 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. && $$ FLZ114-115-100000- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0112.181208T0757Z-181210T0000Z/ Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 257 AM EST Sat Dec 8 2018 /157 AM CST Sat Dec 8 2018/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect through Sunday evening. * TIMING...Through Sunday. * IMPACTS...The surf is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ DVD
4 follow-up statements
251 WHUS42 KTAE 091150 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 650 AM EST Sun Dec 9 2018 ...HIGH SURF AND FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND BEACHES THROUGH SUNDAY... FLZ108-112-092000- /O.EXP.KTAE.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-181209T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0112.000000T0000Z-181210T0000Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay- 650 AM EST Sun Dec 9 2018 /550 AM CST Sun Dec 9 2018/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING... The high risk of rip currents will continue through this evening. 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. && $$ FLZ114-115-092000- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0112.000000T0000Z-181210T0000Z/ Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 650 AM EST Sun Dec 9 2018 /550 AM CST Sun Dec 9 2018/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Through Sunday. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$
494 WHUS42 KTAE 091608 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1108 AM EST Sun Dec 9 2018 ...HIGH SURF AND FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND BEACHES THROUGH SUNDAY... FLZ108-112-114-115-101200- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0112.000000T0000Z-181210T1200Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 1108 AM EST Sun Dec 9 2018 /1008 AM CST Sun Dec 9 2018/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... 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. && $$
369 WHUS42 KTAE 100711 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 211 AM EST Mon Dec 10 2018 FLZ108-112-114-115-101200- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0112.000000T0000Z-181210T1200Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 211 AM EST Mon Dec 10 2018 /111 AM CST Mon Dec 10 2018/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$
299 WHUS42 KTAE 101133 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 633 AM EST Mon Dec 10 2018 FLZ108-112-114-115-101245- /O.EXP.KTAE.RP.S.0112.000000T0000Z-181210T1200Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 633 AM EST Mon Dec 10 2018 /533 AM CST Mon Dec 10 2018/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING... As winds remain offshore and surf continues to subside, the high rip current risk will be allowed to expire. There remains a moderate risk of rip currents at area beaches today, with strong and frequent rip currents possible, and a moderate risk is also outlooked for Tuesday. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 1:48 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 49 hr | |
| Dec 8, 1:57 AM CST | High Surf Advisory | TAE | Bay, Walton | 28 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:09 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington | 28 hr |
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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.