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Rip Current Statement 51, NWS Tallahassee, FL

June 7, 20214 counties in Florida

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

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, 9.3 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2021-06-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 67 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 2021-06-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 5 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 4:37 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEHolmes3 hr
Jun 7, 4:44 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAECalhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Liberty3 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.