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Rip Current Statement 70, NWS Tallahassee, FL
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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 8:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Dixie | 43 min |
| Jul 8, 8:22 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 38 min | |
| Jul 8, 1:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Franklin | 38 min |
| Jul 8, 2:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Gulf | 40 min |
| Jul 8, 2:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Franklin, Gulf, Liberty | 18 min |
| Jul 8, 3:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Walton | 39 min |
| Jul 8, 3:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Lafayette | 38 min |
| Jul 8, 4:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Washington | 50 min |
| Jul 8, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Washington | 56 min |
| Jul 8, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jackson | 52 min |
| Jul 8, 6:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Gadsden | 51 min |
| Jul 8, 6:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Holmes | 42 min |
| Jul 8, 6:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla | 58 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.