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Rip Current Statement 15, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Feb 14, 2023, 2:42 AM CST for 4 counties in Florida. It took effect at Feb 14, 2023, 10:36 AM CST. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2023, 2:42 AM CST (08:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 14, 2023, 10:36 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2023, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 3 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 08:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2215 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 196 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
489 WHUS42 KTAE 140842 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 342 AM EST Tue Feb 14 2023 FLZ108-112-141645- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0015.230214T1800Z-230217T0300Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay- 242 AM CST Tue Feb 14 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton and Bay County Beaches. * WHEN...From noon CST today through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Light winds and moderate rip current risk will prevail this morning. Southeast winds will develop this afternoon on Emerald Coast beaches, boosting rip current risk into the high category by mid-afternoon. 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
109 WHUS42 KTAE 141636 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1136 AM EST Tue Feb 14 2023 FLZ114-151000- /O.EXB.KTAE.RP.S.0015.230214T1636Z-230217T0300Z/ Coastal Gulf- 1136 AM EST Tue Feb 14 2023 /1036 AM CST Tue Feb 14 2023/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ108-112-151000- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0015.230214T1636Z-230217T0300Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay- 1036 AM CST Tue Feb 14 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton and Bay County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Thursday 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. && $$
841 WHUS42 KTAE 150848 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 348 AM EST Wed Feb 15 2023 FLZ115-151700- /O.EXA.KTAE.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-230217T0300Z/ Coastal Franklin- 348 AM EST Wed Feb 15 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ108-112-114-151700- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-230217T0300Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 348 AM EST Wed Feb 15 2023 /248 AM CST Wed Feb 15 2023/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton and Bay County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Thursday 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. && $$
335 WHUS42 KTAE 151626 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1126 AM EST Wed Feb 15 2023 FLZ108-112-114-115-161000- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-230217T0300Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 1126 AM EST Wed Feb 15 2023 /1026 AM CST Wed Feb 15 2023/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
540 WHUS42 KTAE 160718 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 218 AM EST Thu Feb 16 2023 FLZ108-112-114-115-161530- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-230218T0300Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 218 AM EST Thu Feb 16 2023 /118 AM CST Thu Feb 16 2023/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Friday 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. && $$
479 WHUS42 KTAE 161930 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 230 PM EST Thu Feb 16 2023 FLZ108-112-114-115-170330- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-230218T0300Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 230 PM EST Thu Feb 16 2023 /130 PM CST Thu Feb 16 2023/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
223 WHUS42 KTAE 170649 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 149 AM EST Fri Feb 17 2023 FLZ108-112-114-115-171500- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-230218T0300Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 149 AM EST Fri Feb 17 2023 /1249 AM CST Fri Feb 17 2023/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Friday 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. && $$
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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.