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Rip Current Statement 99, NWS Tallahassee, FL

August 10, 20224 counties in Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Aug 10, 2022, 1:45 AM CDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 23 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 10, 2022, 1:45 AM CDT (06:45 UTC)
Expired
Aug 11, 2022, 1:00 AM CDT
In force
23 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 06:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 6.8 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 2022-08-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1134 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 2022-08-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 24 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
1134 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1331 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
2 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
11 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

280 
WHUS42 KTAE 100645
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
245 AM EDT Wed Aug 10 2022

FLZ108-112-114-115-101445-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0099.220810T0645Z-220811T0600Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
245 AM EDT Wed Aug 10 2022 /145 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 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
442 
WHUS42 KTAE 101623
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1223 PM EDT Wed Aug 10 2022

FLZ108-112-101730-
/O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0099.000000T0000Z-220811T0600Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-
1123 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022

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


$$

FLZ114-115-110030-
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0099.000000T0000Z-220811T0600Z/
Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
1223 PM EDT Wed Aug 10 2022 /1123 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022/

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...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.

&&

$$
757 
WHUS42 KTAE 110625
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
225 AM EDT Thu Aug 11 2022

FLZ114-115-111430-
/O.EXP.KTAE.RP.S.0099.000000T0000Z-220811T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0100.220811T0625Z-220812T0600Z/
Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
225 AM EDT Thu Aug 11 2022 /125 AM CDT Thu Aug 11 2022/

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...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.

&&

$$

FLZ108-112-111430-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0100.220811T0625Z-220812T0600Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-
125 AM CDT Thu Aug 11 2022

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Walton and Bay 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
Aug 10, 4:03 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE27 min
Aug 10, 4:30 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE17 min
Aug 10, 6:20 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE25 min
Aug 10, 6:41 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE71 min
Aug 10, 7:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWakulla41 min
Aug 10, 7:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEFranklin47 min
Aug 10, 8:31 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE44 min
Aug 10, 9:10 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE50 min
Aug 10, 9:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAETaylor37 min
Aug 10, 9:59 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE91 min
Aug 10, 10:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAETaylor26 min
Aug 10, 11:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWashington26 min
Aug 10, 11:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWashington33 min
Aug 10, 12:06 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE84 min
Aug 10, 12:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELafayette35 min
Aug 10, 12:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHolmes, Walton, Washington34 min
Aug 10, 12:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDixie26 min
Aug 10, 12:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEWalton31 min
Aug 10, 1:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHolmes29 min
Aug 10, 1:11 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE34 min
Aug 10, 1:13 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE70 min
Aug 10, 1:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWalton30 min
Aug 10, 1:19 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEHolmes, Walton, Washington116 min
Aug 10, 1:28 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE47 min
Aug 10, 1:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELafayette26 min
Aug 10, 1:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWalton35 min
Aug 10, 1:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWakulla32 min
Aug 10, 1:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay24 min
Aug 10, 2:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWakulla33 min
Aug 10, 2:15 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE60 min
Aug 10, 2:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWakulla40 min
Aug 10, 2:27 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE63 min
Aug 10, 2:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEFranklin, Gulf31 min
Aug 10, 2:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELeon25 min
Aug 10, 2:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJefferson28 min
Aug 10, 2:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGadsden, Gulf, Liberty37 min
Aug 10, 3:29 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE46 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.