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Rip Current Statement 70, NWS Tallahassee, FL

June 21, 20224 counties in Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Jun 21, 2022, 2:22 AM CDT for 4 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jun 21, 2022, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 21, 2022, 2:22 AM CDT (07:22 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 21, 2022, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 21, 2022, 11:00 PM CDT
In force
16 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 07:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 360 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, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2022-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 525 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, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2022-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -8 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
525 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-55 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1725 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-16 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

220 
WHUS42 KTAE 210722
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
322 AM EDT Tue Jun 21 2022

FLZ108-112-114-115-220400-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0070.220621T1200Z-220622T0400Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
322 AM EDT Tue Jun 21 2022 /222 AM CDT Tue Jun 21 2022/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

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

* WHEN...From 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ this morning 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
124 
WHUS42 KTAE 211215
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
815 AM EDT Tue Jun 21 2022

FLZ108-112-211315-
/O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0070.000000T0000Z-220622T0400Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-
715 AM CDT Tue Jun 21 2022

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

Due to calmer beach conditions on Panhandle beaches for Walton,
and Bay counties, the high risk for rip currents has been
cancelled for today. Westward facing Gulf county beaches also are
expected to have a lower risk for rip currents today, but south
facing beaches will likely maintain a high risk for rip currents.
Surf is expected to build by this afternoon, therefore, beach
goers should still be vigilant for possible rip currents. 

$$

FLZ114-115-220400-
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0070.000000T0000Z-220622T0400Z/
Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
815 AM EDT Tue Jun 21 2022 /715 AM CDT Tue Jun 21 2022/

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

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

* WHEN...From 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ this morning 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.

&&

$$
162 
WHUS42 KTAE 211612
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1212 PM EDT Tue Jun 21 2022

FLZ115-211715-
/O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0070.000000T0000Z-220622T0400Z/
Coastal Franklin-
1212 PM EDT Tue Jun 21 2022

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

Based on coordination with beach safety officials, the high 
risk of rip currents for Franklin County has been cancelled.

$$

FLZ112-220400-
/O.EXA.KTAE.RP.S.0070.000000T0000Z-220622T0400Z/
Coastal Bay-
1112 AM CDT Tue Jun 21 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Bay 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.

&&

$$

FLZ114-220400-
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0070.000000T0000Z-220622T0400Z/
Coastal Gulf-
1212 PM EDT Tue Jun 21 2022 /1112 AM CDT Tue Jun 21 2022/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
/11 PM CDT/ TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Gulf County South-Facing 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 7:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWalton35 min
Jun 20, 8:16 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE3 hr
Jun 20, 8:21 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE29 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.