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High Surf Advisory 2, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this high surf advisory at Mar 24, 2021, 12:47 PM CDT for Bay County, Walton County, Florida. It took effect at Mar 25, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2021, 12:47 PM CDT (17:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 25, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 25, 2021, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Bay County, FL, Walton County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 995 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
991 WHUS42 KTAE 241747 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 147 PM EDT Wed Mar 24 2021 FLZ108-250200- /O.NEW.KTAE.SU.Y.0002.210325T1200Z-210326T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-210327T0600Z/ South Walton- 1247 PM CDT Wed Mar 24 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4 to 6 feet expected in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton County Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, from 7 AM to 10 PM CDT Thursday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through late Friday 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. && $$ FLZ112-114-250200- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-210327T0600Z/ Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 147 PM EDT Wed Mar 24 2021 /1247 PM CDT Wed Mar 24 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Bay County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Friday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
3 follow-up statements
489 WHUS42 KTAE 250025 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 825 PM EDT Wed Mar 24 2021 FLZ108-252100- /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0002.210325T1200Z-210326T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-210327T0600Z/ South Walton- 725 PM CDT Wed Mar 24 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of around 6 feet expected in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton County Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, from 7 AM to 10 PM CDT Thursday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through late Friday 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. && $$ FLZ112-114-252100- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-210327T0600Z/ Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 825 PM EDT Wed Mar 24 2021 /725 PM CDT Wed Mar 24 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Bay and Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Friday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ DVD
552 WHUS42 KTAE 250644 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 244 AM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021 FLZ112-251445- /O.EXA.KTAE.SU.Y.0002.210325T1200Z-210326T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-210327T0600Z/ Coastal Bay- 144 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Bay County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Friday night. * IMPACTS...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. && $$ FLZ108-251445- /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0002.210325T1200Z-210326T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-210327T0600Z/ South Walton- 144 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of around 6 feet expected in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton County Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, from 7 AM to 10 PM CDT Thursday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through late Friday night. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ115-251445- /O.EXA.KTAE.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-210327T0600Z/ Coastal Franklin- 244 AM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of around 6 feet expected in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, from 7 AM to 10 PM CDT Thursday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through late Friday 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... 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. && $$ FLZ114-251445- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-210327T0600Z/ Coastal Gulf- 244 AM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021 /144 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Bay and Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Friday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
726 WHUS42 KTAE 260009 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 809 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021 FLZ108-112-261000- /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210326T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-210327T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay- 709 PM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of around 6 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton and Bay County Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 10 PM CDT this evening. For the High Rip Current Risk, through late Friday 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. && $$ FLZ114-115-261000- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-210327T0600Z/ Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 809 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021 /709 PM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Friday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ DVD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 1:02 AM CDT | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton | 5 days |
| Mar 24, 12:54 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 30 hr |
Nearby
High Surf Advisories in Florida, 2021Every high surf advisory in 2021
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.