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Rip Current Statement 27, NWS Tallahassee, FL

March 8, 20224 counties in Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Mar 8, 2022, 6:10 AM CST for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 42 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 8, 2022, 6:10 AM CST (12:10 UTC)
Expired
Mar 10, 2022, 12:00 AM CST
In force
42 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL

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

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 0.2 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 12:00Z on 2022-03-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 79 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2022-03-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 38 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
79 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-103 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
545 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

126
WHUS42 KTAE 081210
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
710 AM EST Tue Mar 8 2022

FLZ108-112-114-115-090600-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0027.220308T1210Z-220309T0600Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
710 AM EST Tue Mar 8 2022 /610 AM CST Tue Mar 8 2022/

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

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

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
328 
WHUS42 KTAE 090155
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
855 PM EST Tue Mar 8 2022

FLZ108-112-114-115-091000-
/O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-220310T0600Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
855 PM EST Tue Mar 8 2022 /755 PM CST Tue Mar 8 2022/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

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

* WHEN...Through late Wednesday 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.

&&

$$
446 
WHUS42 KTAE 090721
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
221 AM EST Wed Mar 9 2022

FLZ108-112-114-115-100600-
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-220310T0600Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
221 AM EST Wed Mar 9 2022 /121 AM CST Wed Mar 9 2022/

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

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

&&

$$

DVD

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 7, 7:49 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more16 hr
Mar 7, 7:49 PM CSTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryTAE16 hr
Mar 8, 5:41 PM CSTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryTAE12 hr

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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.