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Rip Current Statement 125, NWS Tallahassee, FL

October 25, 20224 counties in Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Oct 25, 2022, 3:20 AM CDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 25, 2022, 3:20 AM CDT (08:20 UTC)
Expired
Oct 25, 2022, 11:00 PM CDT
In force
20 hr
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 08:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 360 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, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2022-10-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2022-10-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 64 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1756 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
93 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

639 
WHUS42 KTAE 250820
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
420 AM EDT Tue Oct 25 2022

FLZ108-114-115-260400-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0125.221025T0820Z-221026T0400Z/
South Walton-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
420 AM EDT Tue Oct 25 2022 /320 AM CDT Tue Oct 25 2022/

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

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

* WHEN...Through this 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
913 
WHUS42 KTAE 251537
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1137 AM EDT Tue Oct 25 2022

FLZ114-251645-
/O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0125.000000T0000Z-221026T0400Z/
Coastal Gulf-
1137 AM EDT Tue Oct 25 2022 /1037 AM CDT Tue Oct 25 2022/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

Gulf County beaches have a moderate risk for rip currents today,
although the risk could increase by the evening hours.

$$

FLZ112-260400-
/O.EXA.KTAE.RP.S.0125.000000T0000Z-221026T0400Z/
Coastal Bay-
1037 AM CDT Tue Oct 25 2022

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Bay County Beaches.

* WHEN...Through this 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.

&&

$$

FLZ108-115-260400-
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0125.000000T0000Z-221026T0400Z/
South Walton-Coastal Franklin-
1137 AM EDT Tue Oct 25 2022 /1037 AM CDT Tue Oct 25 2022/

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Walton and Franklin County Beaches.

* WHEN...Through this 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.

&&

$$

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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.