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Rip Current Statement 72, NWS Tallahassee, FL

July 10, 2023Walton County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Jul 10, 2023, 10:21 AM CDT for Walton County, Florida. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 10, 2023, 10:21 AM CDT (15:21 UTC)
Expired
Jul 11, 2023, 2:27 AM CDT
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL

County Walton County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 181 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 12:00Z on 2023-07-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1489 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2023-07-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 107 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1489 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
597 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
107 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
118 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.7
Supercell composite
5.4

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The text

As transmitted.

821 
WHUS42 KTAE 101521
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1121 AM EDT Mon Jul 10 2023

FLZ108-110800-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0072.230710T1521Z-230711T0800Z/
South Walton-
1021 AM CDT Mon Jul 10 2023

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Walton 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.

&&

$$

FLZ112-114-110800-
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0071.000000T0000Z-230711T0800Z/
Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-
1121 AM EDT Mon Jul 10 2023 /1021 AM CDT Mon Jul 10 2023/

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Bay and Gulf County Beaches.

* WHEN...Through late Monday 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
622 
WHUS42 KTAE 110727
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
327 AM EDT Tue Jul 11 2023

FLZ108-110830-
/O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0072.000000T0000Z-230711T0800Z/
South Walton-
227 AM CDT Tue Jul 11 2023

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

Then risk is now moderate.

$$

FLZ112-110830-
/O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0071.000000T0000Z-230711T0800Z/
Coastal Bay-
227 AM CDT Tue Jul 11 2023

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

Then risk is now moderate.

$$

FLZ114-120800-
/O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0071.000000T0000Z-230712T0800Z/
Coastal Gulf-
327 AM EDT Tue Jul 11 2023 /227 AM CDT Tue Jul 11 2023/

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...West facing 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 7:32 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE67 min
Jul 9, 7:56 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE58 min
Jul 10, 12:36 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE54 min
Jul 10, 3:09 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Jul 10, 3:23 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEBay, Walton3 hr
Jul 10, 4:28 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEBay, Calhoun3 hr
Jul 10, 4:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWalton, Washington42 min
Jul 10, 4:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECalhoun38 min
Jul 10, 5:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay, Calhoun, Washington46 min
Jul 10, 5:48 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE87 min
Jul 10, 6:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay, Calhoun, Liberty52 min
Jul 10, 6:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGadsden, Leon, Liberty46 min
Jul 10, 7:13 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Jul 10, 7:19 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE116 min
Jul 10, 7:48 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE27 min
Jul 10, 8:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECalhoun, Gadsden, Gulf, Liberty41 min
Jul 10, 8:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELafayette52 min
Jul 10, 8:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEFranklin, Gulf64 min
Jul 10, 8:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEMadison47 min
Jul 10, 8:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGadsden, Leon, Liberty52 min
Jul 10, 8:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELafayette33 min
Jul 10, 9:08 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Jul 10, 9:46 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE3 hr
Jul 10, 9:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELafayette, Taylor50 min
Jul 10, 10:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDixie, Lafayette, Taylor73 min
Jul 10, 10:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGadsden40 min
Jul 10, 11:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGadsden, Leon57 min
Jul 10, 12:00 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE60 min
Jul 10, 1:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELeon41 min
Jul 10, 2:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELeon39 min
Jul 10, 2:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJefferson42 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.