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Rip Current Statement 63, NWS Tallahassee, FL

June 26, 2023Bay County, Gulf County, Walton County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Jun 26, 2023, 1:47 AM CDT for Bay County, Gulf County, Walton County, Florida. It took effect at Jun 26, 2023, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 26, 2023, 1:47 AM CDT (06:47 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 26, 2023, 9:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 27, 2023, 1:00 AM CDT
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL

Counties Bay County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Walton County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:50 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

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 134 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, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2023-06-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1070 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2023-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 47 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
1070 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1406 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
112 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.6

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The text

As transmitted.

524 
WHUS42 KTAE 260647
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
247 AM EDT Mon Jun 26 2023

FLZ114-261500-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0063.230626T1400Z-230627T0600Z/
Coastal Gulf-
247 AM EDT Mon Jun 26 2023 /147 AM CDT Mon Jun 26 2023/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ THIS
MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Gulf County Beaches.

* WHEN...From 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ this morning 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
634 
WHUS42 KTAE 261610
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1210 PM EDT Mon Jun 26 2023

FLZ108-112-270015-
/O.EXA.KTAE.RP.S.0063.000000T0000Z-230627T0600Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-
1110 AM CDT Mon Jun 26 2023

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Walton and Bay County Beaches.

* WHEN...From 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ this morning 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.

&&

$$

FLZ114-270015-
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0063.000000T0000Z-230627T0600Z/
Coastal Gulf-
1210 PM EDT Mon Jun 26 2023 /1110 AM CDT Mon Jun 26 2023/

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Gulf County Beaches.

* WHEN...From 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ this morning 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
Jun 26, 4:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEWalton, Washington74 min
Jun 26, 4:05 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE3 hr
Jun 26, 4:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Jackson16 min
Jun 26, 5:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay29 min
Jun 26, 6:05 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE55 min
Jun 26, 7:00 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE60 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.