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Rip Current Statement 26, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Mar 24, 2021, 1:02 AM CDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2021, 1:02 AM CDT (06:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2021, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 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 06:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Eglin AFB/Valpar, FL (KVPS), launched 00:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 106 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
- 768 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 83 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 181 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 269 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
473 WHUS42 KTAE 240602 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 202 AM EDT Wed Mar 24 2021 FLZ108-241700- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0026.210324T0602Z-210325T0600Z/ South Walton- 102 AM CDT Wed Mar 24 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton 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. && $$
9 follow-up statements
258 WHUS42 KTAE 241657 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1257 PM EDT Wed Mar 24 2021 FLZ112-250100- /O.EXA.KTAE.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-210325T0600Z/ Coastal Bay- 1157 AM CDT Wed Mar 24 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Bay County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ108-250100- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-210325T0600Z/ South Walton- 1157 AM CDT Wed Mar 24 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton 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. && $$
749 WHUS42 KTAE 241735 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 135 PM EDT Wed Mar 24 2021 FLZ114-250145- /O.EXB.KTAE.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-210327T0600Z/ Coastal Gulf- 135 PM EDT Wed Mar 24 2021 /1235 PM CDT Wed Mar 24 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Friday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ108-112-250145- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-210327T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay- 1235 PM CDT Wed Mar 24 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW 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. && $$
991 WHUS42 KTAE 241747 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 147 PM EDT Wed Mar 24 2021 FLZ108-250200- /O.NEW.KTAE.SU.Y.0002.210325T1200Z-210326T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-210327T0600Z/ South Walton- 1247 PM CDT Wed Mar 24 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4 to 6 feet expected in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton County Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, from 7 AM to 10 PM CDT Thursday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through late Friday night. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ 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. && $$
489 WHUS42 KTAE 250025 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 825 PM EDT Wed Mar 24 2021 FLZ108-252100- /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0002.210325T1200Z-210326T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-210327T0600Z/ South Walton- 725 PM CDT Wed Mar 24 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of around 6 feet expected in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton County Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, from 7 AM to 10 PM CDT Thursday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through late Friday night. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ 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. && $$ DVD
028 WHUS42 KTAE 260751 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 351 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021 FLZ108-112-114-115-270800- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-210329T0400Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 351 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021 /251 AM CDT Fri Mar 26 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
279 WHUS42 KTAE 270722 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 322 AM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021 FLZ108-112-114-115-280800- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-210329T0400Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 322 AM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021 /222 AM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Sunday 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. && $$
320 WHUS42 KTAE 280748 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 348 AM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 FLZ108-112-114-115-290400- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-210329T0400Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 348 AM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 /248 AM CDT Sun Mar 28 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 12:47 PM CDT | High Surf Advisory | TAE | Bay, Walton | 33 hr |
| Mar 24, 12:54 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 30 hr |
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.