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Rip Current Statement 10, NWS Tallahassee, FL

January 26, 20214 counties in Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Jan 26, 2021, 3:30 AM CST for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 69 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 26, 2021, 3:30 AM CST (09:30 UTC)
Expired
Jan 29, 2021, 12:00 AM CST
In force
69 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 09:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 00:00Z, 9.5 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2021-01-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-01-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 122 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
4 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
671 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
122 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
204 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

212 
WHUS42 KTAE 260930
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
430 AM EST Tue Jan 26 2021

FLZ108-112-114-115-270900-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0010.210126T0930Z-210127T0900Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
430 AM EST Tue Jan 26 2021 /330 AM CST Tue Jan 26 2021/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches.

* WHEN...Through late tonight.

* 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
876 
WHUS42 KTAE 270730
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
230 AM EST Wed Jan 27 2021

FLZ108-112-114-115-271530-
/O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-210129T0600Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
230 AM EST Wed Jan 27 2021 /130 AM CST Wed Jan 27 2021/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches.

* WHEN...Through late Thursday 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.

&&

$$
659 
WHUS42 KTAE 281110
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
610 AM EST Thu Jan 28 2021

FLZ108-112-114-115-281915-
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-210129T0600Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
610 AM EST Thu Jan 28 2021 /510 AM CST Thu Jan 28 2021/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches.

* WHEN...Through late Thursday 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 26, 6:46 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE59 min
Jan 26, 7:47 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE58 min
Jan 26, 7:59 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEWalton3 hr
Jan 26, 8:48 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWashington57 min
Jan 26, 9:46 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJackson, Washington59 min
Jan 26, 11:55 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE3 hr
Jan 26, 2:53 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Jan 26, 3:18 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEFranklin, Gulf57 min
Jan 26, 4:13 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGulf, Wakulla47 min
Jan 26, 4:54 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE96 min
Jan 26, 5:01 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEFranklin, Gulf, Wakulla44 min
Jan 26, 5:48 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGulf, Wakulla57 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.