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Rip Current Statement 29, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Mar 13, 2022, 10:49 AM CDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2022, 10:49 AM CDT (15:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2022, 4:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 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 15:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 3.8 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2964 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
023 WHUS42 KTAE 131549 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1149 AM EDT Sun Mar 13 2022 FLZ115-140000- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0029.220313T1549Z-220315T0300Z/ Coastal Franklin- 1149 AM EDT Sun Mar 13 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...St George Island State Park is flying red flags this morning from northeast longshore flow in place. A moderate risk of rip currents is expected at the beaches west of Franklin County where yellow flags are flying. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
635 WHUS42 KTAE 140712 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 312 AM EDT Mon Mar 14 2022 FLZ115-150300- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0029.000000T0000Z-220315T0300Z/ Coastal Franklin- 312 AM EDT Mon Mar 14 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
884 WHUS42 KTAE 141542 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1142 AM EDT Mon Mar 14 2022 FLZ114-142345- /O.EXB.KTAE.RP.S.0029.000000T0000Z-220316T0900Z/ Coastal Gulf- 1142 AM EDT Mon Mar 14 2022 /1042 AM CDT Mon Mar 14 2022/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Red flags are flying at South Cape/Indian Pass this morning, while yellow are in place for North Cape and St Joseph State Park. 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. && $$ FLZ115-142345- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0029.000000T0000Z-220316T0900Z/ Coastal Franklin- 1142 AM EDT Mon Mar 14 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
058 WHUS42 KTAE 150759 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 359 AM EDT Tue Mar 15 2022 FLZ108-112-160800- /O.EXA.KTAE.RP.S.0029.000000T0000Z-220316T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay- 259 AM CDT Tue Mar 15 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton and Bay County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Tuesday 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. && $$ FLZ114-115-160800- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0029.000000T0000Z-220316T0900Z/ Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 359 AM EDT Tue Mar 15 2022 /259 AM CDT Tue Mar 15 2022/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
352 WHUS42 KTAE 160758 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 358 AM EDT Wed Mar 16 2022 FLZ108-112-114-115-161600- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0029.000000T0000Z-220317T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 358 AM EDT Wed Mar 16 2022 /258 AM CDT Wed Mar 16 2022/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW 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. && $$
759 WHUS42 KTAE 161805 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 205 PM EDT Wed Mar 16 2022 FLZ108-112-114-115-170900- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0029.000000T0000Z-220317T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 205 PM EDT Wed Mar 16 2022 /105 PM CDT Wed Mar 16 2022/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 10:09 PM CST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Dixie, Taylor | 4 days |
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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.