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Rip Current Statement 52, NWS Tallahassee, FL

May 17, 2023Gulf County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at May 17, 2023, 1:35 AM CDT for Gulf County, Florida. It was in force for 17 hr.

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The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 17, 2023, 1:35 AM CDT (06:35 UTC)
Expired
May 17, 2023, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL

County Gulf County, FL

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 348 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, Jacksonville, FL at 00:00Z on 2023-05-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 570 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jacksonville, FL at 00:00Z on 2023-05-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 88 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
570 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-26 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1267 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
88 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
112 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

306 
WHUS42 KTAE 170635
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
235 AM EDT Wed May 17 2023

FLZ114-180000-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0052.230517T0635Z-230518T0000Z/
Coastal Gulf-
235 AM EDT Wed May 17 2023 /135 AM CDT Wed May 17 2023/

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Gulf 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 16, 7:33 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEHolmes117 min
May 17, 10:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELiberty47 min
May 17, 10:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELiberty47 min
May 17, 10:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGadsden48 min
May 17, 10:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECalhoun50 min
May 17, 10:58 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE52 min
May 17, 11:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWakulla33 min
May 17, 11:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGadsden, Leon36 min
May 17, 11:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWakulla53 min
May 17, 11:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEWakulla26 min
May 17, 11:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELiberty49 min
May 17, 11:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELeon46 min
May 17, 11:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELafayette24 min
May 17, 11:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJefferson49 min
May 17, 12:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWashington45 min
May 17, 12:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJefferson41 min
May 17, 12:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELeon50 min
May 17, 12:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELeon25 min
May 17, 12:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Leon47 min
May 17, 12:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWakulla51 min
May 17, 12:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEMadison32 min
May 17, 12:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Madison36 min
May 17, 1:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWashington41 min
May 17, 1:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEMadison40 min
May 17, 2:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEFranklin38 min
May 17, 3:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay40 min
May 17, 4:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHolmes52 min
May 17, 4:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEWalton29 min
May 17, 5:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEWalton2 hr
May 17, 5:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHolmes31 min

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Sources

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