Alert archive / Florida / Rip Current Statements in 2019
Rip Current Statement 83, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Oct 25, 2019, 1:48 AM CDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 68 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2019, 1:48 AM CDT (06:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 27, 2019, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 68 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 06:48 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, 6.8 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
- 25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -142 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 984 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
585 WHUS42 KTAE 250648 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 248 AM EDT Fri Oct 25 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .Strong southeast winds ahead of a cold front will produce 3 to 5 foot surf and a high risk of rip currents through at least Saturday.. FLZ108-112-114-115-252000- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0083.191025T0648Z-191027T0000Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 248 AM EDT Fri Oct 25 2019 /148 AM CDT Fri Oct 25 2019/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect through Saturday evening. * TIMING...Through Saturday. * SURF...3 to 5 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
258 WHUS42 KTAE 260700 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 300 AM EDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR BEACHES WEST OF FRANKLIN COUNTY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH 4 PM EDT TODAY FOR BEACHES OF FRANKLIN COUNTY... .Strong onshore winds ahead of a cold front will produce 3 to 5 foot surf and a high risk of rip currents. FLZ108-112-114-262000- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0083.000000T0000Z-191028T0000Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 300 AM EDT Sat Oct 26 2019 /200 AM CDT Sat Oct 26 2019/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...Through Sunday evening. * SURF...3 to 5 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ FLZ115-262000- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0083.000000T0000Z-191026T2000Z/ Coastal Franklin- 300 AM EDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...Through 4 PM EDT today. * 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. && $$
200 WHUS42 KTAE 261915 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 315 PM EDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... FLZ108-112-114-115-271200- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0083.000000T0000Z-191028T0300Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 315 PM EDT Sat Oct 26 2019 /215 PM CDT Sat Oct 26 2019/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...Through Sunday evening. * SURF...2 to 5 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$
066 WHUS42 KTAE 270710 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 310 AM EDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... FLZ108-112-114-115-280300- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0083.000000T0000Z-191028T0300Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 310 AM EDT Sun Oct 27 2019 /210 AM CDT Sun Oct 27 2019/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Through this evening. * 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. && $$ DVD
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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.