Alert archive / Florida / Rip Current Statements in 2019
Rip Current Statement 103, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Dec 21, 2019, 2:27 AM CST for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 70 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 21, 2019, 2:27 AM CST (08:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2019, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 70 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 08:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 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
- 1713 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 223 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
124 WHUS42 KTAE 210827 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 327 AM EST Sat Dec 21 2019 FLZ108-112-114-115-220930- /O.NEW.KTAE.SU.Y.0008.191222T0600Z-191223T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0103.191221T0827Z-191223T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 327 AM EST Sat Dec 21 2019 /227 AM CST Sat Dec 21 2019/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SUNDAY... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 5 to 7 feet. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, from 1 AM EST /midnight CST/ to 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ Sunday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ DVD
4 follow-up statements
111 WHUS42 KTAE 211941 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 241 PM EST Sat Dec 21 2019 FLZ108-112-114-115-220345- /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0008.191222T0600Z-191223T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0103.000000T0000Z-191223T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 241 PM EST Sat Dec 21 2019 /141 PM CST Sat Dec 21 2019/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SUNDAY... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 5 to 7 feet. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, from 1 AM EST /midnight CST/ to 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ Sunday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
280 WHUS42 KTAE 220116 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 816 PM EST Sat Dec 21 2019 FLZ108-112-114-115-221045- /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0008.191222T0600Z-191223T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0103.000000T0000Z-191223T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 816 PM EST Sat Dec 21 2019 /716 PM CST Sat Dec 21 2019/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SUNDAY... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 5 to 7 feet. For the High Rip Current Risk, frequent and life- threatening rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, from 1 AM EST /midnight CST/ to 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ Sunday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
169 WHUS42 KTAE 220750 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 250 AM EST Sun Dec 22 2019 FLZ108-112-114-115-230900- /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-191223T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0103.000000T0000Z-191223T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 250 AM EST Sun Dec 22 2019 /150 AM CST Sun Dec 22 2019/ ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 6 to 8 feet. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ this evening. For the High Rip Current Risk, through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ DVD
818 WHUS42 KTAE 230725 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 225 AM EST Mon Dec 23 2019 FLZ108-112-114-115-240600- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0103.000000T0000Z-191224T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 225 AM EST Mon Dec 23 2019 /125 AM CST Mon Dec 23 2019/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2:24 AM CST | Gale Warning | TAE | 40 hr | |
| Dec 21, 2:27 AM CST | High Surf Advisory | TAE | Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton | 40 hr |
| Dec 21, 2:31 AM CST | Wind Advisory | TAE | Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton | 40 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.