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Rip Current Statement 47, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Apr 16, 2018, 10:01 AM EDT for Franklin County, Walton County, Florida. It was in force for 19 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2018, 10:01 AM EDT (14:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 17, 2018, 5:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Franklin County, FL, Walton County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:04 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, 2.0 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
- 1168 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -128 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -30 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
904 WHUS42 KTAE 161401 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1001 AM EDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE BEACHES... FLZ114-170900- /O.CAN.KTAE.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180416T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0046.000000T0000Z-180417T0900Z/ Coastal Gulf- 1001 AM EDT Mon Apr 16 2018 /901 AM CDT Mon Apr 16 2018/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has cancelled the High Surf Advisory. * SURF HEIGHTS...4 to 5 feet. * IMPACTS...Minor beach erosion around the time of high tide. Dangerous and life threatening rip currents 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. && $$ FLZ108-115-170900- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0047.180416T1401Z-180417T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Franklin- 1001 AM EDT Mon Apr 16 2018 /901 AM CDT Mon Apr 16 2018/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect through late tonight. * SURF HEIGHTS...1 to 3 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ FLZ112-170900- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0046.000000T0000Z-180417T0900Z/ Coastal Bay- 1001 AM EDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * SURF HEIGHTS...4 to 5 feet. * IMPACTS...Minor beach erosion around the time of high tide. Dangerous and life threatening rip currents 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
100 WHUS42 KTAE 170005 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 805 PM EDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TONIGHT ALONG THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE BEACHES... FLZ112-114-170900- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0046.000000T0000Z-180417T0900Z/ Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 805 PM EDT Mon Apr 16 2018 /705 PM CDT Mon Apr 16 2018/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT /4 AM CDT/ TUESDAY... * SURF HEIGHTS...3 to 5 feet. * IMPACTS...Minor beach erosion around the time of high tide. Dangerous and life threatening rip currents through tonight. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ FLZ108-115-170900- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0047.000000T0000Z-180417T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Franklin- 805 PM EDT Mon Apr 16 2018 /705 PM CDT Mon Apr 16 2018/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT /4 AM CDT/ TUESDAY... * SURF HEIGHTS...1 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.