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Rip Current Statement 15, NWS Tallahassee, FL

January 30, 2022Bay County, Gulf County, Walton County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Jan 30, 2022, 3:52 AM CST for Bay County, Gulf County, Walton County, Florida. It took effect at Jan 30, 2022, 10:27 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 30, 2022, 3:52 AM CST (09:52 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 30, 2022, 10:27 AM CST
Expired
Jan 30, 2022, 6:47 PM CST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL

Counties Bay County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Walton County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:53 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

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 134 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 2022-01-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 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 2022-01-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -77 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
2739 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-77 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-80 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

161 
WHUS42 KTAE 300952
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
452 AM EST Sun Jan 30 2022

FLZ108-112-114-310600-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0015.220130T1900Z-220131T0600Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-
452 AM EST Sun Jan 30 2022 /352 AM CST Sun Jan 30 2022/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EST /1 PM CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

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

* WHEN...From 2 PM EST /1 PM CST/ this afternoon through late 
  tonight.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Southwest wind near 15 mph will develop at
  the beaches this afternoon. This will kick up enough wind-driven
  surf for a high rip current risk starting this afternoon.

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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
256 
WHUS42 KTAE 301627
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1127 AM EST Sun Jan 30 2022

FLZ108-112-114-310030-
/O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0015.220130T1627Z-220131T0600Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-
1127 AM EST Sun Jan 30 2022 /1027 AM CST Sun Jan 30 2022/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* 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.

&&

$$
353 
WHUS42 KTAE 310047
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
747 PM EST Sun Jan 30 2022

FLZ108-112-114-310200-
/O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-220131T0600Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-
747 PM EST Sun Jan 30 2022 /647 PM CST Sun Jan 30 2022/

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

The rip current risk will decrease tonight thus the high rip
current risk is cancelled. 

$$

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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.