Alert archive / Florida / Rip Current Statements in 2023
Rip Current Statement 32, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Apr 3, 2023, 10:23 AM CDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2023, 10:23 AM CDT (15:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2023, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 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 15:25 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, 3.4 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -384 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1151 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
416 WHUS42 KTAE 031523 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1123 AM EDT Mon Apr 3 2023 FLZ108-112-040800- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0032.230403T1523Z-230404T0800Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay- 1023 AM CDT Mon Apr 3 2023 ...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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
823 WHUS42 KTAE 040732 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 332 AM EDT Tue Apr 4 2023 FLZ108-112-040845- /O.EXP.KTAE.RP.S.0032.000000T0000Z-230404T0800Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay- 232 AM CDT Tue Apr 4 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... Surf around 2 feet with a period of 4 to 5 seconds will result in a moderate rip current risk for Bay and Walton County beaches today. $$ FLZ114-041545- /O.EXB.KTAE.RP.S.0032.000000T0000Z-230405T0900Z/ Coastal Gulf- 332 AM EDT Tue Apr 4 2023 /232 AM CDT Tue Apr 4 2023/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...St. Joseph Peninsula State Park 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. && $$
407 WHUS42 KTAE 041528 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1128 AM EDT Tue Apr 4 2023 FLZ108-112-050900- /O.EXA.KTAE.RP.S.0032.000000T0000Z-230405T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay- 1028 AM CDT Tue Apr 4 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton and Bay County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ114-050900- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0032.000000T0000Z-230405T0900Z/ Coastal Gulf- 1128 AM EDT Tue Apr 4 2023 /1028 AM CDT Tue Apr 4 2023/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...St. Joseph Peninsula State Park 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. && $$
302 WHUS42 KTAE 050632 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 232 AM EDT Wed Apr 5 2023 FLZ115-051800- /O.EXB.KTAE.RP.S.0032.000000T0000Z-230406T0900Z/ Coastal Franklin- 232 AM EDT Wed Apr 5 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ108-112-114-051800- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0032.000000T0000Z-230406T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 232 AM EDT Wed Apr 5 2023 /132 AM CDT Wed Apr 5 2023/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW 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. && $$
240 WHUS42 KTAE 051834 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 234 PM EDT Wed Apr 5 2023 FLZ108-112-114-115-060600- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0032.000000T0000Z-230406T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 234 PM EDT Wed Apr 5 2023 /134 PM CDT Wed Apr 5 2023/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
548 WHUS42 KTAE 060627 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 227 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023 FLZ108-112-114-115-061430- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0032.000000T0000Z-230407T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 227 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023 /127 AM CDT Thu Apr 6 2023/ ...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. && $$
121 WHUS42 KTAE 061543 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1143 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023 FLZ108-112-114-115-062345- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0032.000000T0000Z-230407T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 1143 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023 /1043 AM CDT Thu Apr 6 2023/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
008 WHUS42 KTAE 070800 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 400 AM EDT Fri Apr 7 2023 FLZ108-112-114-115-072000- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0032.000000T0000Z-230408T0400Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 400 AM EDT Fri Apr 7 2023 /300 AM CDT Fri Apr 7 2023/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 5:04 AM CDT | Flood Watch | TAE | Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson | 9 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson | 60 min |
| Apr 3, 12:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Jackson | 74 min |
| Apr 3, 1:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon | 60 min |
| Apr 3, 1:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Leon, Madison | 62 min |
| Apr 3, 2:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Jefferson, Leon, Madison | 43 min |
| Apr 3, 2:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Madison | 59 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.