Alert archive / Florida / Rip Current Statements in 2023
Rip Current Statement 9, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Jan 24, 2023, 3:00 AM CST for 4 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jan 24, 2023, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2023, 3:00 AM CST (09:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 24, 2023, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2023, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 3 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 09:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1492 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -34 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
529 WHUS42 KTAE 240900 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 400 AM EST Tue Jan 24 2023 FLZ108-112-114-115-242100- /O.NEW.KTAE.SU.Y.0002.230125T0600Z-230126T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0009.230125T0000Z-230128T0000Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 400 AM EST Tue Jan 24 2023 /300 AM CST Tue Jan 24 2023/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THURSDAY... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 3 to 7 feet expected in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, from 1 AM EST /midnight CST/ Wednesday to 1 AM EST /midnight CST/ Thursday. For the High Rip Current Risk, from this evening through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
907 WHUS42 KTAE 241926 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 226 PM EST Tue Jan 24 2023 FLZ108-112-114-115-250330- /O.EXT.KTAE.SU.Y.0002.230125T0900Z-230126T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0009.230125T0000Z-230128T0000Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 226 PM EST Tue Jan 24 2023 /126 PM CST Tue Jan 24 2023/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THURSDAY... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 3 to 7 feet expected in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, from 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ Wednesday to 1 AM EST /midnight CST/ Thursday. For the High Rip Current Risk, from 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ this evening through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
130 WHUS42 KTAE 250140 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 840 PM EST Tue Jan 24 2023 FLZ108-112-114-115-250945- /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0002.230125T0900Z-230126T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-230128T0000Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 840 PM EST Tue Jan 24 2023 /740 PM CST Tue Jan 24 2023/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THURSDAY... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 3 to 7 feet expected in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, from 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ Wednesday to 1 AM EST /midnight CST/ Thursday. For the High Rip Current Risk, from 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ this evening through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. 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. && $$
543 WHUS42 KTAE 250606 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 106 AM EST Wed Jan 25 2023 FLZ108-112-114-115-261100- /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0002.230125T0900Z-230126T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-230128T0000Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 106 AM EST Wed Jan 25 2023 /1206 AM CST Wed Jan 25 2023/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THURSDAY... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 5 to 7 feet expected in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 1 AM EST /midnight CST/ Thursday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ DVD
241 WHUS42 KTAE 260715 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 215 AM EST Thu Jan 26 2023 FLZ108-112-114-115-262030- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-230128T0000Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 215 AM EST Thu Jan 26 2023 /115 AM CST Thu Jan 26 2023/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions. 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. && $$
044 WHUS42 KTAE 270753 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 253 AM EST Fri Jan 27 2023 FLZ108-112-115-270900- /O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-230128T0000Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Franklin- 253 AM EST Fri Jan 27 2023 /153 AM CST Fri Jan 27 2023/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... $$ FLZ114-271600- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-230128T0000Z/ Coastal Gulf- 253 AM EST Fri Jan 27 2023 /153 AM CST Fri Jan 27 2023/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...West-Facing Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2:18 AM CST | Wind Advisory | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 40 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:00 AM CST | High Surf Advisory | TAE | Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton | 45 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:02 AM CST | Gale Warning | TAE | 30 hr |
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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.