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Rip Current Statement 36, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Mar 19, 2018, 3:48 AM CDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 45 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 19, 2018, 3:48 AM CDT (08:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2018, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 45 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 08:47 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, 8.8 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
- 30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -52 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 645 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
975 WHUS42 KTAE 190848 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 448 AM EDT Mon Mar 19 2018 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY AND TUESDAY FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE BEACHES... FLZ108-112-114-115-200600- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0036.180319T0848Z-180321T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 448 AM EDT Mon Mar 19 2018 /348 AM CDT Mon Mar 19 2018/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect through late Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Frequent and life threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
834 WHUS42 KTAE 191956 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 356 PM EDT Mon Mar 19 2018 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY AND TUESDAY FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE BEACHES... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR COASTAL GULF AND BAY COUNTIES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT... FLZ112-114-200800- /O.NEW.KTAE.SU.Y.0001.180320T1800Z-180321T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0036.000000T0000Z-180321T0600Z/ Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 356 PM EDT Mon Mar 19 2018 /256 PM CDT Mon Mar 19 2018/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TUESDAY TO 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ WEDNESDAY... The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a High Surf Advisory, which is in effect from 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ Tuesday to 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ Wednesday. * SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET * Impacts...Frequent and life threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. && $$ FLZ108-115-200800- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0036.000000T0000Z-180321T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Franklin- 356 PM EDT Mon Mar 19 2018 /256 PM CDT Mon Mar 19 2018/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... * SURF HEIGHT...2 TO 5 FEET * IMPACTS...Frequent and life threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. 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. && $$
993 WHUS42 KTAE 200747 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 347 AM EDT Tue Mar 20 2018 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE BEACHES... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR COASTAL GULF AND BAY COUNTIES FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ WEDNESDAY... FLZ112-114-211200- /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0001.180320T1800Z-180321T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0036.000000T0000Z-180321T0600Z/ Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 347 AM EDT Tue Mar 20 2018 /247 AM CDT Tue Mar 20 2018/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ WEDNESDAY... * SURF HEIGHT...5 to 7 feet. * Impacts...Frequent and life threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. Minor beach erosion is possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. && $$ FLZ108-115-210600- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0036.000000T0000Z-180321T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Franklin- 347 AM EDT Tue Mar 20 2018 /247 AM CDT Tue Mar 20 2018/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * SURF HEIGHT...2 to 5 feet. * IMPACTS...Frequent and life threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 1:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Holmes | 41 min |
| Mar 19, 1:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Bay | 40 min |
| Mar 19, 1:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Washington | 63 min |
| Mar 19, 2:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Calhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Liberty | 58 min |
| Mar 19, 2:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Liberty | 49 min |
| Mar 19, 3:05 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Liberty, Wakulla | 25 min |
| Mar 19, 3:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Jefferson, Leon | 48 min |
| Mar 19, 3:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Wakulla | 23 min |
| Mar 19, 3:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Liberty, Wakulla | 12 min |
| Mar 19, 3:37 AM CDT | Gale Watch | TAE | 11 hr | |
| Mar 19, 3:37 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 33 hr | |
| Mar 19, 3:37 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 3 days | |
| Mar 19, 3:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Franklin, Jefferson, Leon, Taylor, Wakulla | 32 min |
| Mar 19, 3:58 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 62 min | |
| Mar 19, 4:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Lafayette, Taylor, Wakulla | 54 min |
| Mar 19, 4:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dixie, Lafayette, Taylor | 63 min |
| Mar 19, 4:57 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 33 min | |
| Mar 19, 5:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Dixie | 41 min |
| Mar 19, 5:28 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 62 min | |
| Mar 19, 6:26 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 49 min | |
| Mar 19, 11:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Walton | 52 min |
| Mar 19, 11:12 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 48 min | |
| Mar 19, 11:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Bay | 50 min |
| Mar 19, 11:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Calhoun | 48 min |
| Mar 19, 12:05 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 40 min | |
| Mar 19, 12:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Washington | 52 min |
| Mar 19, 12:38 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 37 min | |
| Mar 19, 12:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Washington | 25 min |
| Mar 19, 2:40 PM CDT | Gale Warning | TAE | 37 hr | |
| Mar 19, 2:56 PM CDT | High Surf Advisory | TAE | Bay, Gulf | 40 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Gadsden | 40 min |
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.