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Rip Current Statement 11, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Jan 30, 2021, 2:02 AM CST for 4 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jan 30, 2021, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 30, 2021, 2:02 AM CST (08:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 30, 2021, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2021, 10:00 PM CST
- In force
- 4 days
- 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 08:02 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, 8.0 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
- 2307 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
288 WHUS42 KTAE 300802 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 302 AM EST Sat Jan 30 2021 FLZ108-112-114-115-310815- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0011.210130T1500Z-210203T0400Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 302 AM EST Sat Jan 30 2021 /202 AM CST Sat Jan 30 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...From 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ this morning through Tuesday 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
944 WHUS42 KTAE 301614 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1114 AM EST Sat Jan 30 2021 FLZ108-112-114-115-310200- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-210203T0400Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 1114 AM EST Sat Jan 30 2021 /1014 AM CST Sat Jan 30 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...From 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ this morning through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
197 WHUS42 KTAE 310814 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 314 AM EST Sun Jan 31 2021 FLZ108-112-114-115-010815- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-210203T0400Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 314 AM EST Sun Jan 31 2021 /214 AM CST Sun Jan 31 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Tuesday 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. && $$
490 WHUS42 KTAE 311539 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1039 AM EST Sun Jan 31 2021 FLZ108-112-114-115-312345- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-210203T0400Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 1039 AM EST Sun Jan 31 2021 /939 AM CST Sun Jan 31 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
115 WHUS42 KTAE 312015 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 315 PM EST Sun Jan 31 2021 FLZ108-112-114-115-010930- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-210203T0400Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 315 PM EST Sun Jan 31 2021 /215 PM CST Sun Jan 31 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Tuesday 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. && $$
750 WHUS42 KTAE 010728 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 228 AM EST Mon Feb 1 2021 FLZ108-112-114-115-020900- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-210203T0400Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 228 AM EST Mon Feb 1 2021 /128 AM CST Mon Feb 1 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
999 WHUS42 KTAE 020726 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 226 AM EST Tue Feb 2 2021 FLZ108-112-114-115-030400- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-210203T0400Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 226 AM EST Tue Feb 2 2021 /126 AM CST Tue Feb 2 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * 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. && $$
734 WHUS42 KTAE 021940 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 240 PM EST Tue Feb 2 2021 FLZ115-022045- /O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-210203T0400Z/ Coastal Franklin- 240 PM EST Tue Feb 2 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... Offshore flow is laying down surf heights and reducing the rip current risk for t southeast facing beaches of Franklin County including St. George Island. $$ FLZ108-112-114-030400- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-210203T0400Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 240 PM EST Tue Feb 2 2021 /140 PM CST Tue Feb 2 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST /10 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 12:58 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 4 days |
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.