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Rip Current Statement 62, NWS Tallahassee, FL

June 9, 20224 counties in Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Jun 9, 2022, 11:37 AM CDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 9, 2022, 11:37 AM CDT (16:37 UTC)
Expired
Jun 13, 2022, 1:00 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 16:38 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, 4.6 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 2022-06-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1539 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2022-06-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 75 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
1539 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
649 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

577 
WHUS42 KTAE 091637
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1237 PM EDT Thu Jun 9 2022

FLZ108-112-114-120600-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0062.220609T1637Z-220612T0600Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-
1237 PM EDT Thu Jun 9 2022 /1137 AM CDT Thu Jun 9 2022/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

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

* WHEN...Through late Saturday 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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
035 
WHUS42 KTAE 100657
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
257 AM EDT Fri Jun 10 2022

FLZ108-112-114-111000-
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0062.000000T0000Z-220612T0600Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-
257 AM EDT Fri Jun 10 2022 /157 AM CDT Fri Jun 10 2022/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

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

* WHEN...Through late Saturday 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.

&&

$$
607 
WHUS42 KTAE 110600
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
200 AM EDT Sat Jun 11 2022

FLZ115-121000-
/O.EXB.KTAE.RP.S.0062.000000T0000Z-220613T0600Z/
Coastal Franklin-
200 AM EDT Sat Jun 11 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Franklin County Beaches.

* WHEN...Through late Sunday 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.

&&

$$

FLZ108-112-114-121000-
/O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0062.000000T0000Z-220613T0600Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-
200 AM EDT Sat Jun 11 2022 /100 AM CDT Sat Jun 11 2022/

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

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

* WHEN...Through late Sunday 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.

&&

$$
240 
WHUS42 KTAE 120550
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
150 AM EDT Sun Jun 12 2022

FLZ108-112-114-115-130600-
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0062.000000T0000Z-220613T0600Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
150 AM EDT Sun Jun 12 2022 /1250 AM CDT Sun Jun 12 2022/

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 11:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay38 min
Jun 9, 11:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEMadison52 min
Jun 9, 12:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHolmes48 min
Jun 9, 12:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECalhoun52 min
Jun 9, 12:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Walton40 min
Jun 9, 12:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEMadison49 min
Jun 9, 12:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington47 min
Jun 9, 1:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWashington38 min
Jun 9, 1:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWalton48 min
Jun 9, 1:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAETaylor46 min
Jun 9, 1:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECalhoun, Jackson47 min
Jun 9, 2:10 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE95 min
Jun 9, 2:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay47 min
Jun 9, 2:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJefferson40 min
Jun 9, 3:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAETaylor50 min
Jun 9, 3:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJefferson47 min
Jun 9, 3:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWakulla31 min
Jun 9, 4:29 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE46 min
Jun 9, 5:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEMadison48 min
Jun 9, 5:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAETaylor44 min

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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.