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Rip Current Statement 61, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Jul 1, 2021, 1:41 AM CDT for 4 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jul 1, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 1, 2021, 1:41 AM CDT (06:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 1, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2021, 2:00 AM 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 06:43 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, 6.7 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
- 92 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -91 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 905 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 3 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
919 WHUS42 KTAE 010641 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 241 AM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021 FLZ114-115-020700- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0061.210701T1200Z-210702T0700Z/ Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 241 AM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021 /141 AM CDT Thu Jul 1 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...South-facing Beaches of Gulf County and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ this morning 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
673 WHUS42 KTAE 020640 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 240 AM EDT Fri Jul 2 2021 FLZ108-112-040900- /O.EXB.KTAE.RP.S.0061.000000T0000Z-210705T0700Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay- 140 AM CDT Fri Jul 2 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton and Bay County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ114-040900- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0061.000000T0000Z-210705T0700Z/ Coastal Gulf- 240 AM EDT Fri Jul 2 2021 /140 AM CDT Fri Jul 2 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf 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. && $$ FLZ115-040700- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0061.000000T0000Z-210704T0700Z/ Coastal Franklin- 240 AM EDT Fri Jul 2 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Saturday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
459 WHUS42 KTAE 030613 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 213 AM EDT Sat Jul 3 2021 FLZ108-112-114-040900- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0061.000000T0000Z-210705T0700Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 213 AM EDT Sat Jul 3 2021 /113 AM CDT Sat Jul 3 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and Gulf 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. && $$ FLZ115-040700- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0061.000000T0000Z-210704T0700Z/ Coastal Franklin- 213 AM EDT Sat Jul 3 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
447 WHUS42 KTAE 040827 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 427 AM EDT Sun Jul 4 2021 FLZ108-112-114-060700- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0061.000000T0000Z-210706T0700Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 427 AM EDT Sun Jul 4 2021 /327 AM CDT Sun Jul 4 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Monday 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. && $$
861 WHUS42 KTAE 050748 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 348 AM EDT Mon Jul 5 2021 FLZ108-112-114-060700- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0061.000000T0000Z-210706T0700Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 348 AM EDT Mon Jul 5 2021 /248 AM CDT Mon Jul 5 2021/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 7:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Calhoun | 43 min |
| Jul 1, 2:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Franklin, Wakulla | 114 min |
| Jul 1, 4:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Dixie | 43 min |
| Jul 1, 4:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Lafayette | 45 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.