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Rip Current Statement 96, NWS Tallahassee, FL

November 18, 2020Franklin County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Nov 18, 2020, 4:28 AM EST for Franklin County, Florida. It was in force for 68 hr.

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The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 18, 2020, 4:28 AM EST (09:28 UTC)
Expired
Nov 21, 2020, 12:00 AM EST
In force
68 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL

County Franklin County, FL

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:29 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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 81 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2020-11-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2020-11-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -78 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2929 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-78 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-52 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

172 
WHUS42 KTAE 180928
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
428 AM EST Wed Nov 18 2020

FLZ115-181730-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0096.201118T0928Z-201120T0000Z/
Coastal Franklin-
428 AM EST Wed Nov 18 2020

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Franklin County Beaches.

* WHEN...Through Thursday 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
056 
WHUS42 KTAE 181405
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
905 AM EST Wed Nov 18 2020

FLZ115-200000-
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0096.000000T0000Z-201120T0000Z/
Coastal Franklin-
905 AM EST Wed Nov 18 2020

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Franklin County Beaches.

* WHEN...Through Thursday 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.

&&

$$
652 
WHUS42 KTAE 190127
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
827 PM EST Wed Nov 18 2020

FLZ115-200000-
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0096.000000T0000Z-201120T0000Z/
Coastal Franklin-
827 PM EST Wed Nov 18 2020

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Franklin County Beaches.

* WHEN...Through Thursday 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.

&&

$$
721 
WHUS42 KTAE 190930
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
430 AM EST Thu Nov 19 2020

FLZ115-191730-
/O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0096.000000T0000Z-201120T1200Z/
Coastal Franklin-
430 AM EST Thu Nov 19 2020

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Franklin County Beaches.

* WHEN...Through Friday morning.

* 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.

&&

$$
902 
WHUS42 KTAE 191636
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1136 AM EST Thu Nov 19 2020

FLZ115-201200-
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0096.000000T0000Z-201120T1200Z/
Coastal Franklin-
1136 AM EST Thu Nov 19 2020

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Franklin County Beaches.

* WHEN...Through Friday morning.

* 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.

&&

$$
708 
WHUS42 KTAE 200841
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
341 AM EST Fri Nov 20 2020

FLZ115-210500-
/O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0096.000000T0000Z-201121T0500Z/
Coastal Franklin-
341 AM EST Fri Nov 20 2020

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...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.

&&

$$

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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.