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Rip Current Statement 76, NWS Tallahassee, FL

August 19, 20214 counties in Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Aug 19, 2021, 3:16 AM CDT for 4 counties in Florida. It took effect at Aug 19, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 19, 2021, 3:16 AM CDT (08:16 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 19, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired: Aug 22, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 3 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 08:15 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, 8.3 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 490 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -78 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1419 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

504 
WHUS42 KTAE 190816
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
416 AM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021

FLZ108-112-114-115-191630-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0076.210819T1500Z-210821T0800Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
416 AM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021 /316 AM CDT Thu Aug 19 2021/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/
THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches.

* WHEN...From 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ this morning through late 
  Friday night.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away 
  from shore into deeper water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Long-period swells generated by Hurricane
  Grace near the Yucatan will make for a high risk of rip currents heading
  into the weekend.

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

636 
WHUS42 KTAE 200823
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
423 AM EDT Fri Aug 20 2021

FLZ108-112-114-115-201630-
/O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0076.000000T0000Z-210823T0000Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
423 AM EDT Fri Aug 20 2021 /323 AM CDT Fri Aug 20 2021/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches.

* WHEN...Through Sunday evening.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away 
  from shore into deeper water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Long-period swells from Tropical Storm 
  Grace will continue to bring a high risk of of rip currents at 
  all local beaches this weekend.

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.

&&

$$

292 
WHUS42 KTAE 201834
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
234 PM EDT Fri Aug 20 2021

FLZ108-112-114-115-211945-
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0076.000000T0000Z-210823T0000Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
234 PM EDT Fri Aug 20 2021 /134 PM CDT Fri Aug 20 2021/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches.

* WHEN...Through Sunday evening.

* 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.

&&

$$

283 
WHUS42 KTAE 210831
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
431 AM EDT Sat Aug 21 2021

FLZ108-112-114-115-211645-
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0076.000000T0000Z-210823T0000Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
431 AM EDT Sat Aug 21 2021 /331 AM CDT Sat Aug 21 2021/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches.

* WHEN...Through Sunday evening.

* 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.

&&

$$

242 
WHUS42 KTAE 220811
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
411 AM EDT Sun Aug 22 2021

FLZ108-112-114-115-221615-
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0076.000000T0000Z-210823T0000Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
411 AM EDT Sun Aug 22 2021 /311 AM CDT Sun Aug 22 2021/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches.

* WHEN...Through Sunday evening.

* 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
Aug 19, 2:33 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 8 more	15 hr
Aug 19, 4:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Liberty	33 min
Aug 19, 5:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Jefferson	32 min
Aug 19, 5:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Gadsden	26 min
Aug 19, 5:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Gadsden	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.