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Rip Current Statement 102, NWS Tallahassee, FL

December 27, 20244 counties in Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Dec 27, 2024, 2:52 AM CST for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 27, 2024, 2:52 AM CST (08:52 UTC)
Expired
Dec 31, 2024, 4:00 AM CST
In force
4 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 08:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2024-12-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2024-12-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 244 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
623 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
244 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
305 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

743 
WHUS42 KTAE 270852
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
352 AM EST Fri Dec 27 2024

FLZ108-112-115-281000-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0102.241227T0852Z-241228T1000Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Franklin-
352 AM EST Fri Dec 27 2024 /252 AM CST Fri Dec 27 2024/

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Walton, Bay, and Franklin 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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
873 
WHUS42 KTAE 280741
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
241 AM EST Sat Dec 28 2024

FLZ114-300900-
/O.EXB.KTAE.RP.S.0102.000000T0000Z-241230T1000Z/
Coastal Gulf-
241 AM EST Sat Dec 28 2024 /141 AM CST Sat Dec 28 2024/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...All Gulf County Beaches.

* WHEN...Through late Sunday 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.

&&

$$

FLZ108-112-115-300900-
/O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0102.000000T0000Z-241230T1000Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Franklin-
241 AM EST Sat Dec 28 2024 /141 AM CST Sat Dec 28 2024/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Walton, Bay, and Franklin County Beaches.

* WHEN...Through late Sunday 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.

&&

$$
831 
WHUS42 KTAE 290707
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
207 AM EST Sun Dec 29 2024

FLZ108-112-114-115-301315-
/O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0102.000000T0000Z-241231T1000Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
207 AM EST Sun Dec 29 2024 /107 AM CST Sun Dec 29 2024/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin 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.

&&

$$
053 
WHUS42 KTAE 300826
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
326 AM EST Mon Dec 30 2024

FLZ108-112-114-115-311000-
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0102.000000T0000Z-241231T1000Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
326 AM EST Mon Dec 30 2024 /226 AM CST Mon Dec 30 2024/

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin 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.

&&

$$
295 
WHUS42 KTAE 311002
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
502 AM EST Tue Dec 31 2024

FLZ108-112-114-115-010900-
/O.EXP.KTAE.RP.S.0102.000000T0000Z-241231T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0103.241231T1002Z-250101T0900Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
502 AM EST Tue Dec 31 2024 /402 AM CST Tue Dec 31 2024/

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin 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
Dec 26, 10:59 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryTAE10 hr
Dec 27, 9:53 AM CSTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryTAE34 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.