Alert archive / Florida / Rip Current Statements in 2021
Rip Current Statement 39, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Apr 23, 2021, 12:41 AM CDT for 4 counties in Florida. It took effect at Apr 23, 2021, 9:46 AM CDT. It was in force for 63 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2021, 12:41 AM CDT (05:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 23, 2021, 9:46 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2021, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 63 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 05:41 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
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 5.7 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
- 2562 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
121 WHUS42 KTAE 230541 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 141 AM EDT Fri Apr 23 2021 FLZ108-112-114-115-260600- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0039.210424T0600Z-210426T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 141 AM EDT Fri Apr 23 2021 /1241 AM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...From late tonight through late Sunday 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
196 WHUS42 KTAE 231446 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1046 AM EDT Fri Apr 23 2021 FLZ112-114-115-240415- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0039.210423T1446Z-210426T0600Z/ Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 1046 AM EDT Fri Apr 23 2021 /946 AM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ108-240415- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0039.210424T0600Z-210426T0600Z/ South Walton- 946 AM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...From late tonight through late Sunday 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. && $$
843 WHUS42 KTAE 231858 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 258 PM EDT Fri Apr 23 2021 FLZ112-114-115-240600- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0039.000000T0000Z-210426T0600Z/ Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 258 PM EDT Fri Apr 23 2021 /158 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ108-240600- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0039.210424T0600Z-210426T0600Z/ South Walton- 158 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...From late tonight through late Sunday 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. && $$
980 WHUS42 KTAE 240602 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 202 AM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021 FLZ108-112-114-115-260600- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0039.000000T0000Z-210426T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 202 AM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021 /102 AM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wave heights will build 3 to 5 feet for all the gulf beaches late today...decreasing to 2 to 3 feet Sunday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
601 WHUS42 KTAE 241404 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1004 AM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021 FLZ108-112-114-115-250200- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0039.000000T0000Z-210426T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 1004 AM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021 /904 AM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Sunday 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. && $$
319 WHUS42 KTAE 250638 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 238 AM EDT Sun Apr 25 2021 FLZ108-112-114-115-260600- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0039.000000T0000Z-210426T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 238 AM EDT Sun Apr 25 2021 /138 AM CDT Sun Apr 25 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wave heights decreasing to 2 to 3 feet today. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
110 WHUS42 KTAE 251435 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1035 AM EDT Sun Apr 25 2021 FLZ108-112-114-115-252245- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0039.000000T0000Z-210426T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 1035 AM EDT Sun Apr 25 2021 /935 AM CDT Sun Apr 25 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 12:44 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 48 hr |
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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.