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Rip Current Statement 40, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Mar 25, 2018, 8:40 AM CDT for 4 counties in Florida. It took effect at Mar 25, 2018, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 40 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2018, 8:40 AM CDT (13:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 25, 2018, 9:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2018, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 40 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 13:44 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, 1.7 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
- 12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -138 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 754 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 226 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 238 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
040 WHUS42 KTAE 251340 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 940 AM EDT Sun Mar 25 2018 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY AT FLORIDA PANHANDLE BEACHES... FLZ108-112-114-260900- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0040.180325T1400Z-180326T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 940 AM EDT Sun Mar 25 2018 /840 AM CDT Sun Mar 25 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...2 to 3 feet. * Timing...until 5 AM Monday. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
074 WHUS42 KTAE 260729 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 329 AM EDT Mon Mar 26 2018 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY AT WALTON AND FRANKLIN COUNTY BEACHES... FLZ115-261530- /O.EXB.KTAE.RP.S.0040.000000T0000Z-180327T0600Z/ Coastal Franklin- 329 AM EDT Mon Mar 26 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect through late tonight. * Surf...1 to 3 feet. * Timing...Through tonight. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ FLZ108-261530- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0040.000000T0000Z-180327T0600Z/ South Walton- 229 AM CDT Mon Mar 26 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * Surf...2 to 3 feet. * Timing...Through tonight. 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. && $$ FLZ112-114-260900- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0040.000000T0000Z-180326T0900Z/ Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 329 AM EDT Mon Mar 26 2018 /229 AM CDT Mon Mar 26 2018/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT /4 AM CDT/ EARLY THIS MORNING... * Surf...1 to 2 feet. * Timing...until 5 AM this morning. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$
025 WHUS42 KTAE 261033 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 633 AM EDT Mon Mar 26 2018 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY AT WALTON AND FRANKLIN COUNTY BEACHES... FLZ108-115-270600- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0040.000000T0000Z-180327T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Franklin- 633 AM EDT Mon Mar 26 2018 /533 AM CDT Mon Mar 26 2018/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * Surf...1 to 3 feet. * Timing...Through tonight. 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. && $$
035 WHUS42 KTAE 261457 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1057 AM EDT Mon Mar 26 2018 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE BEACHES... FLZ112-114-270600- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0041.180326T1457Z-180327T0600Z/ Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 1057 AM EDT Mon Mar 26 2018 /957 AM CDT Mon Mar 26 2018/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect through late tonight. * Surf...1 to 3 feet. * Timing...Through tonight. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ FLZ108-115-270600- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0040.000000T0000Z-180327T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Franklin- 1057 AM EDT Mon Mar 26 2018 /957 AM CDT Mon Mar 26 2018/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * Surf...1 to 3 feet. * Timing...Through tonight. 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.