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Rip Current Statement 4, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Jan 19, 2019, 2:09 AM CST for 4 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jan 19, 2019, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 45 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 19, 2019, 2:09 AM CST (08:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 19, 2019, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2019, 3:00 AM CST
- 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 08:13 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, 8.2 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
- 82 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 647 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
415 WHUS42 KTAE 190809 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 309 AM EST Sat Jan 19 2019 FLZ108-112-114-200000- /O.NEW.KTAE.SU.Y.0002.190119T2100Z-190121T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0004.190119T1200Z-190121T0000Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 309 AM EST Sat Jan 19 2019 /209 AM CST Sat Jan 19 2019/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a High Surf Advisory, which is in effect from 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ this afternoon to 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ Sunday. A High Rip Current Risk has also been issued. This High Rip Current Risk is in effect from 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ this morning through Sunday evening. * SURF... Surf heights will build today to 6 to 7 feet. * TIMING...Surf heights will build today with the highest values overnight and through Sunday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. 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. && $$ FLZ115-200000- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0004.190119T1200Z-190121T0000Z/ Coastal Franklin- 309 AM EST Sat Jan 19 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from 7 AM EST this morning through Sunday evening. * TIMING...Today through Sunday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$
5 follow-up statements
196 WHUS42 KTAE 191419 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 919 AM EST Sat Jan 19 2019 FLZ108-112-114-201200- /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0002.190119T2100Z-190121T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-190121T0000Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 919 AM EST Sat Jan 19 2019 /819 AM CST Sat Jan 19 2019/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SUNDAY... * SURF... Surf heights will build today to 6 to 7 feet. * TIMING...Surf heights will build today with the highest values overnight and through Sunday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. 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. && $$ FLZ115-201200- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-190121T0000Z/ Coastal Franklin- 919 AM EST Sat Jan 19 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...Today through Sunday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$
895 WHUS42 KTAE 192022 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 322 PM EST Sat Jan 19 2019 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR AREA BEACHES... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR WALTON, BAY AND GULF COUNTY BEACHES... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR COASTAL FRANKLIN COUNTY EAST TO COASTAL DIXIE COUNTY... FLZ115-201200- /O.NEW.KTAE.CF.Y.0001.190119T2022Z-190120T0900Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-190121T0000Z/ Coastal Franklin- 322 PM EST Sat Jan 19 2019 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a Coastal Flood Advisory, which is in effect until 4 AM EST Sunday. * COASTAL FLOODING...minor coastal flooding with inundation values of 1 to 2.5 feet through early Sunday morning. * HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...through Sunday. 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 Coastal Flood Advisory indicates that onshore winds and tides will combine to generate flooding of low areas along the shore. && $$ FLZ118-127-128-134-200900- /O.NEW.KTAE.CF.Y.0001.190119T2022Z-190120T0900Z/ Coastal Jefferson-Coastal Wakulla-Coastal Taylor-Coastal Dixie- 322 PM EST Sat Jan 19 2019 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a Coastal Flood Advisory, which is in effect until 4 AM EST Sunday. * COASTAL FLOODING...minor coastal flooding with inundation values up to around 2.5 feet. * TIMING...Tonight PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Coastal Flood Advisory indicates that onshore winds and tides will combine to generate flooding of low areas along the shore. && $$ FLZ108-112-114-201200- /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0002.190119T2100Z-190121T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-190121T0000Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 322 PM EST Sat Jan 19 2019 /222 PM CST Sat Jan 19 2019/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SUNDAY... * SURF... 6 to 7 feet. * TIMING...through Sunday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. 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. && $$
826 WHUS42 KTAE 200943 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 443 AM EST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR AREA BEACHES... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR BAY AND GULF COUNTY BEACHES... FLZ108-210900- /O.CAN.KTAE.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-190121T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-190121T0900Z/ South Walton- 343 AM CST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has cancelled the High Surf Advisory. * SURF... 2 to 4 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ FLZ112-114-210900- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-190121T0900Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-190121T0000Z/ Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 443 AM EST Sun Jan 20 2019 /343 AM CST Sun Jan 20 2019/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... * SURF... 5 to 7 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. 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. && $$ FLZ115-210900- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-190121T0900Z/ Coastal Franklin- 443 AM EST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * SURF...2 to 3 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. A Coastal Flood Advisory indicates that onshore winds and tides will combine to generate flooding of low areas along the shore. && $$
057 WHUS42 KTAE 201537 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1037 AM EST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR AREA BEACHES... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR BAY AND GULF COUNTY BEACHES... FLZ112-114-210900- /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-190121T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-190121T0900Z/ Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 1037 AM EST Sun Jan 20 2019 /937 AM CST Sun Jan 20 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... * SURF...5 to 7 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. 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. && $$ FLZ108-115-210900- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-190121T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Franklin- 1037 AM EST Sun Jan 20 2019 /937 AM CST Sun Jan 20 2019/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * SURF...2 to 3 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. A Coastal Flood Advisory indicates that onshore winds and tides will combine to generate flooding of low areas along the shore. && $$
711 WHUS42 KTAE 210130 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 830 PM EST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR AREA BEACHES... FLZ108-112-114-115-210900- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-190121T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 830 PM EST Sun Jan 20 2019 /730 PM CST Sun Jan 20 2019/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ MONDAY... * SURF...2 to 4 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2:09 AM CST | High Surf Advisory | TAE | Bay, Gulf, Walton | 40 hr |
| Jan 19, 2:09 AM CST | Wind Advisory | TAE | Bay, Dixie, Franklin, Gulf, Jefferson, Taylor and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Jan 19, 2:10 AM CST | Gale Warning | TAE | 34 hr | |
| Jan 19, 2:10 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 13 hr | |
| Jan 19, 2:22 PM CST | Coastal Flood Advisory | TAE | Dixie, Franklin, Jefferson, Taylor, Wakulla | 13 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:24 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:27 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 63 min |
| Jan 19, 4:56 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Bay | 49 min |
| Jan 19, 5:21 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 84 min | |
| Jan 19, 5:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Walton, Washington | 66 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.