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Rip Current Statement 15, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Jan 28, 2018, 8:29 AM CST for Bay County, Gulf County, Walton County, Florida. It was in force for 25 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 28, 2018, 8:29 AM CST (14:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2018, 9:21 AM CST
- In force
- 25 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 14:31 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, 2.5 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
- 643 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
112 WHUS42 KTAE 281429 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 929 AM EST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR WALTON COUNTY BEACHES TODAY... .Surf and longshore current contributions will result in a high risk for rip currents along Walton county beaches today. FLZ108-290900- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0015.180128T1429Z-180130T0900Z/ South Walton- 829 AM CST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect through late Monday night. * SURF HEIGHT...2 to 3 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, 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
132 WHUS42 KTAE 290805 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 305 AM EST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR WALTON, BAY, AND GULF COUNTY BEACHES TODAY... .Surf and longshore current contributions will result in a high risk for rip currents today. FLZ112-114-300900- /O.EXA.KTAE.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-180130T0900Z/ Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 305 AM EST Mon Jan 29 2018 /205 AM CST Mon Jan 29 2018/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect through late tonight. * SURF HEIGHT...2 to 3 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ FLZ108-300900- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-180130T0900Z/ South Walton- 205 AM CST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * SURF HEIGHT...2 to 3 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, 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. && $$
969 WHUS42 KTAE 291521 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1021 AM EST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... .Local beaches are flying yellow flags today indicating a moderate risk for rip currents. FLZ108-112-114-291630- /O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-180130T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 1021 AM EST Mon Jan 29 2018 /921 AM CST Mon Jan 29 2018/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has cancelled the High Rip Current Risk. SURF HEIGHT...2 to 3 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$
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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.