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Rip Current Statement 70, NWS Tallahassee, FL

July 8, 2023Bay County, Gulf County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Jul 8, 2023, 2:06 AM CDT for Bay County, Gulf County, Florida. It was in force for 22 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 8, 2023, 2:06 AM CDT (07:06 UTC)
Expired
Jul 9, 2023, 12:00 AM CDT
In force
22 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL

Counties Bay County, FL, Gulf County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

As transmitted.

851 
WHUS42 KTAE 080706
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
306 AM EDT Sat Jul 8 2023

FLZ112-114-090500-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0070.230708T0706Z-230709T0500Z/
Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-
306 AM EDT Sat Jul 8 2023 /206 AM CDT Sat Jul 8 2023/

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...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.

&&

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 8:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDixie43 min
Jul 8, 8:22 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE38 min
Jul 8, 1:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEFranklin38 min
Jul 8, 2:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGulf40 min
Jul 8, 2:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEFranklin, Gulf, Liberty18 min
Jul 8, 3:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWalton39 min
Jul 8, 3:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELafayette38 min
Jul 8, 4:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWashington50 min
Jul 8, 4:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Jackson, Washington56 min
Jul 8, 5:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJackson52 min
Jul 8, 6:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGadsden51 min
Jul 8, 6:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHolmes42 min
Jul 8, 6:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGadsden, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla58 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.