Alert archive / Florida / Rip Current Statements in 2021
Rip Current Statement 51, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Jun 7, 2021, 4:15 AM CDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 7, 2021, 4:15 AM CDT (09:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2021, 3:00 AM CDT
- 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 09:15 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, 9.3 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
- 67 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -83 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1338 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
073 WHUS42 KTAE 070915 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 515 AM EDT Mon Jun 7 2021 FLZ108-112-114-115-080700- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0051.210607T0915Z-210608T0700Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 515 AM EDT Mon Jun 7 2021 /415 AM CDT Mon Jun 7 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
407 WHUS42 KTAE 080647 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 247 AM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021 FLZ108-112-114-115-090700- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0051.000000T0000Z-210609T0700Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 247 AM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021 /147 AM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
029 WHUS42 KTAE 090623 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 223 AM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021 FLZ108-112-114-115-100800- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0051.000000T0000Z-210610T0800Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 223 AM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021 /123 AM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW 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. && $$
606 WHUS42 KTAE 091538 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1138 AM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021 FLZ108-112-114-115-092345- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0051.000000T0000Z-210610T0800Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 1138 AM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021 /1038 AM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...North-Cape and South-Cape/Indian Pass beaches in Gulf County are flying yellow flags as of this morning, but St Joseph State Park remains red. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
400 WHUS42 KTAE 100658 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 258 AM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021 FLZ108-112-114-115-110800- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0051.000000T0000Z-210611T0800Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 258 AM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021 /158 AM CDT Thu Jun 10 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW 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. && $$
021 WHUS42 KTAE 101611 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1211 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021 FLZ112-115-101715- /O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0051.000000T0000Z-210611T0800Z/ Coastal Bay-Coastal Franklin- 1211 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021 /1111 AM CDT Thu Jun 10 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED FOR BAY AND FRANKLIN COUNTY BEACHES... Local beach officials at Bay County are flying yellow flags this morning, while St George Island State Park intends to downgrade to yellow flags in the afternoon. $$ FLZ108-114-110015- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0051.000000T0000Z-210611T0800Z/ South Walton-Coastal Gulf- 1211 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021 /1111 AM CDT Thu Jun 10 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, and Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...St George Island State Park intends to fly yellow flags this afternoon as observations show flat surf. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 4:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Holmes | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 4:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Calhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Liberty | 3 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.