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Rip Current Statement 60, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Jun 27, 2021, 3:40 AM CDT for Bay County, Franklin County, Walton County, Florida. It took effect at Jun 27, 2021, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 27, 2021, 3:40 AM CDT (08:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 27, 2021, 4:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 28, 2021, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Bay County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Walton County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:43 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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 1273 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1224 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
378 WHUS42 KTAE 270840 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 440 AM EDT Sun Jun 27 2021 FLZ108-115-280600- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0060.210627T0900Z-210628T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Franklin- 440 AM EDT Sun Jun 27 2021 /340 AM CDT Sun Jun 27 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
055 WHUS42 KTAE 271550 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1150 AM EDT Sun Jun 27 2021 FLZ112-280000- /O.EXA.KTAE.RP.S.0060.000000T0000Z-210628T0600Z/ Coastal Bay- 1050 AM CDT Sun Jun 27 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Bay County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...After speaking with local beach officials about flying red flags this morning and expected trends this afternoon, it was determined that the rip current risk is high today. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ108-115-280000- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0060.000000T0000Z-210628T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Franklin- 1150 AM EDT Sun Jun 27 2021 /1050 AM CDT Sun Jun 27 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 11:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Washington | 51 min |
| Jun 27, 12:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Holmes, Walton, Washington | 44 min |
| Jun 27, 12:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Holmes | 55 min |
| Jun 27, 3:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Leon | 30 min |
| Jun 27, 3:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Gadsden | 32 min |
| Jun 27, 3:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Jefferson | 31 min |
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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.