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Rip Current Statement 43, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at May 8, 2024, 2:28 AM CDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 8, 2024, 2:28 AM CDT (07:28 UTC)
- Expired
- May 13, 2024, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 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 07:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 7.5 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
- 1913 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1045 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 5.7
The text
As transmitted.
539 WHUS42 KTAE 080728 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 328 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024 FLZ108-112-114-115-081530- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0043.240508T0728Z-240509T1200Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 328 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024 /228 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Thursday morning. * 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
548 WHUS42 KTAE 081543 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1143 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024 FLZ108-112-114-115-090345- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0043.000000T0000Z-240509T1200Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 1143 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024 /1043 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
705 WHUS42 KTAE 090744 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 344 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024 FLZ108-112-114-115-092000- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0043.000000T0000Z-240511T1200Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 344 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024 /244 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Saturday morning. * 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. && $$
573 WHUS42 KTAE 101513 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1113 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024 FLZ108-112-114-115-110315- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0043.000000T0000Z-240511T1200Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 1113 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024 /1013 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
910 WHUS42 KTAE 110711 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 311 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024 FLZ108-112-114-115-120000- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0043.000000T0000Z-240512T1200Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 311 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024 /211 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Sunday morning. * 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. && $$
464 WHUS42 KTAE 120712 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 312 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024 FLZ108-112-114-121515- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0043.000000T0000Z-240513T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 312 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024 /212 AM CDT Sun May 12 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, West Facing Gulf Beaches and Saint Joseph State Park. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ115-121200- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0043.000000T0000Z-240512T1200Z/ Coastal Franklin- 312 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Sunday morning. * 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. && $$
818 WHUS42 KTAE 121526 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1126 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024 FLZ114-121630- /O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0043.000000T0000Z-240513T0600Z/ Coastal Gulf- 1126 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024 /1026 AM CDT Sun May 12 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... Morning observations and trends are more supportive of a moderate risk today given light non-onshore winds, reduced swell, and decreased surf heights. Gulf County beaches are currently flying yellow flags, including St Joseph State Park. $$ FLZ108-112-122330- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0043.000000T0000Z-240513T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay- 1026 AM CDT Sun May 12 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton and Bay * 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 5:49 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes and 9 more | 3 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.