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Rip Current Statement 112, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Dec 23, 2020, 3:35 AM CST for 4 counties in Florida. It took effect at Dec 23, 2020, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 64 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 23, 2020, 3:35 AM CST (09:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 23, 2020, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2020, 10:00 PM CST
- In force
- 64 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 09:38 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, 9.6 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
- 2561 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
921 WHUS42 KTAE 230935 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 435 AM EST Wed Dec 23 2020 FLZ108-112-114-115-240900- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0112.201223T1200Z-201226T0400Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 435 AM EST Wed Dec 23 2020 /335 AM CST Wed Dec 23 2020/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
017 WHUS42 KTAE 231933 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 233 PM EST Wed Dec 23 2020 FLZ108-112-114-115-241945- /O.NEW.KTAE.SU.Y.0010.201224T1200Z-201225T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0112.000000T0000Z-201226T0400Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 233 PM EST Wed Dec 23 2020 /133 PM CST Wed Dec 23 2020/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 3 to 8 feet expected in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, from 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ Thursday to 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ Friday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
006 WHUS42 KTAE 240908 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 408 AM EST Thu Dec 24 2020 FLZ108-112-114-115-251000- /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0010.201224T1200Z-201225T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0112.000000T0000Z-201226T0400Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 408 AM EST Thu Dec 24 2020 /308 AM CST Thu Dec 24 2020/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 3 to 8 feet expected in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, from 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ Thursday to 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ Friday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through Friday evening. * 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. && $$
887 WHUS42 KTAE 250853 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 353 AM EST Fri Dec 25 2020 FLZ108-112-114-115-251530- /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-201225T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0112.000000T0000Z-201226T0400Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 353 AM EST Fri Dec 25 2020 /253 AM CST Fri Dec 25 2020/ ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 3 to 7 feet expected in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, from 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ Thursday to 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ Friday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
927 WHUS42 KTAE 250905 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 405 AM EST Fri Dec 25 2020 FLZ108-112-114-115-260400- /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-201225T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0112.000000T0000Z-201226T0400Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 405 AM EST Fri Dec 25 2020 /305 AM CST Fri Dec 25 2020/ ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 3 to 6 feet expected in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, from 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ Thursday to 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ Friday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through Friday evening. * 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. && $$
650 WHUS42 KTAE 251305 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 805 AM EST Fri Dec 25 2020 FLZ108-112-114-115-260400- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0112.000000T0000Z-201226T0400Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 805 AM EST Fri Dec 25 2020 /705 AM CST Fri Dec 25 2020/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2:39 AM CST | Gale Watch | TAE | 11 hr | |
| Dec 23, 2:39 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 27 hr | |
| Dec 23, 2:39 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 69 hr | |
| Dec 23, 1:31 PM CST | Gale Warning | TAE | 40 hr | |
| Dec 23, 1:33 PM CST | High Surf 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.