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Rip Current Statement 21, NWS Tallahassee, FL

February 16, 20224 counties in Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Feb 16, 2022, 12:51 AM CST for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 65 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 16, 2022, 12:51 AM CST (06:51 UTC)
Expired
Feb 18, 2022, 6:00 PM CST
In force
65 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 06:54 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, 6.9 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2022-02-16Temperature 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, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2022-02-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -1 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1949 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
98 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

623 
WHUS42 KTAE 160651
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
151 AM EST Wed Feb 16 2022

FLZ108-112-114-115-161500-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0021.220216T0651Z-220219T0000Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
151 AM EST Wed Feb 16 2022 /1251 AM CST Wed Feb 16 2022/

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

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

* WHEN...Through Friday 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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
812 
WHUS42 KTAE 170830
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
330 AM EST Thu Feb 17 2022

FLZ108-112-114-115-171630-
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-220219T0000Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
330 AM EST Thu Feb 17 2022 /230 AM CST Thu Feb 17 2022/

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

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

* WHEN...Through Friday 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.

&&

$$
304 
WHUS42 KTAE 171652
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1152 AM EST Thu Feb 17 2022

FLZ108-112-114-115-180100-
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-220219T0000Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
1152 AM EST Thu Feb 17 2022 /1052 AM CST Thu Feb 17 2022/

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

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

* WHEN...Through Friday evening.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Double red flags cannot be ruled out from
  rough surf.

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.

&&

$$
661 
WHUS42 KTAE 180055
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
755 PM EST Thu Feb 17 2022

FLZ108-112-114-115-181100-
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-220219T0000Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
755 PM EST Thu Feb 17 2022 /655 PM CST Thu Feb 17 2022/

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

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

* WHEN...Through Friday 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.

&&

$$
846 
WHUS42 KTAE 181158
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
658 AM EST Fri Feb 18 2022

FLZ108-112-114-115-190000-
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-220219T0000Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
658 AM EST Fri Feb 18 2022 /558 AM CST Fri Feb 18 2022/

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Walton, Bay, 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.

&&

$$
925 
WHUS42 KTAE 181651
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1151 AM EST Fri Feb 18 2022

FLZ108-112-114-115-190000-
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-220219T0000Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
1151 AM EST Fri Feb 18 2022 /1051 AM CST Fri Feb 18 2022/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM
CST/ THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Walton, Bay, 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.

&&

$$

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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.