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Rip Current Statement 59, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Jun 19, 2023, 12:19 AM CDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 19, 2023, 12:19 AM CDT (05:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2023, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 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 05:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 5.3 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
- 56 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -282 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1478 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 194 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
266 WHUS42 KTAE 190519 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 119 AM EDT Mon Jun 19 2023 FLZ108-112-114-191330- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0059.230619T0519Z-230620T1200Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 119 AM EDT Mon Jun 19 2023 /1219 AM CDT Mon Jun 19 2023/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Tuesday morning. * 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
722 WHUS42 KTAE 191711 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 111 PM EDT Mon Jun 19 2023 FLZ108-112-114-201200- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0059.000000T0000Z-230620T1200Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 111 PM EDT Mon Jun 19 2023 /1211 PM CDT Mon Jun 19 2023/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
014 WHUS42 KTAE 200908 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 508 AM EDT Tue Jun 20 2023 FLZ108-112-114-211200- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0059.000000T0000Z-230621T1200Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 508 AM EDT Tue Jun 20 2023 /408 AM CDT Tue Jun 20 2023/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Wednesday morning. * 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. && $$
849 WHUS42 KTAE 200917 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 517 AM EDT Tue Jun 20 2023 FLZ115-211200- /O.EXA.KTAE.RP.S.0059.000000T0000Z-230621T1200Z/ Coastal Franklin- 517 AM EDT Tue Jun 20 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ108-112-114-211200- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0059.000000T0000Z-230621T1200Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 517 AM EDT Tue Jun 20 2023 /417 AM CDT Tue Jun 20 2023/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Wednesday morning. * 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. && $$
993 WHUS42 KTAE 202344 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 744 PM EDT Tue Jun 20 2023 FLZ108-112-114-115-220900- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0059.000000T0000Z-230622T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 744 PM EDT Tue Jun 20 2023 /644 PM CDT Tue Jun 20 2023/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Wednesday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
711 WHUS42 KTAE 220902 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 502 AM EDT Thu Jun 22 2023 FLZ108-112-114-115-230900- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0059.000000T0000Z-230623T1200Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 502 AM EDT Thu Jun 22 2023 /402 AM CDT Thu Jun 22 2023/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Surf heights are forecast to be around 2 to 3 feet today. Thunderstorm activity along the coast may create areas of larger surf. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 6:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Walton | 23 min |
| Jun 19, 6:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington | 65 min |
| Jun 19, 6:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Holmes, Walton, Washington | 42 min |
| Jun 19, 7:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Jackson, Washington | 44 min |
| Jun 19, 7:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jackson | 58 min |
| Jun 19, 8:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla | 58 min |
| Jun 19, 8:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Madison | 63 min |
| Jun 19, 9:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Liberty, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 9:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Leon, Wakulla | 25 min |
| Jun 19, 10:28 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Jun 19, 10:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Washington | 60 min |
| Jun 19, 10:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Franklin, Liberty, Wakulla | 48 min |
| Jun 19, 11:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 58 min |
| Jun 19, 11:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jackson | 27 min |
| Jun 19, 11:13 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 62 min | |
| Jun 19, 11:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Walton | 105 min |
| Jun 19, 11:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Leon | 67 hr |
| Jun 19, 11:39 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 96 min | |
| Jun 19, 11:52 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 113 min | |
| Jun 19, 12:07 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Jun 19, 1:17 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 3 hr | |
| Jun 19, 1:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Franklin, Gulf | 57 min |
| Jun 19, 1:34 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 35 min | |
| Jun 19, 1:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Bay | 112 min |
| Jun 19, 2:27 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Jun 19, 2:41 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 3 hr | |
| Jun 19, 3:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Walton | 24 min |
| Jun 19, 3:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Washington | 31 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.