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Rip Current Statement 50, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at May 31, 2024, 1:59 AM CDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 31, 2024, 1:59 AM CDT (06:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2024, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Bay County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Walton County, FL
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 7.0 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
- 48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1834 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
234 WHUS42 KTAE 310659 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 259 AM EDT Fri May 31 2024 FLZ108-112-114-115-311500- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0050.240531T0659Z-240601T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 259 AM EDT Fri May 31 2024 /159 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and Franklin County Beaches as well as the beaches of St. Joseph Peninsula State Park in Gulf County. * 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
118 WHUS42 KTAE 311559 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1159 AM EDT Fri May 31 2024 FLZ108-112-010900- /O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0050.000000T0000Z-240601T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0051.240531T2100Z-240601T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay- 1059 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton and Bay County Beaches. * WHEN...From 4 PM CDT this afternoon through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ114-115-010900- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0050.000000T0000Z-240601T0900Z/ Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 1159 AM EDT Fri May 31 2024 /1059 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Franklin County Beaches as well as the beaches of St. Joseph Peninsula State Park in Gulf County. * 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. && $$
316 WHUS42 KTAE 311849 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL Issued by National Weather Service Mobile AL 249 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024 FLZ108-112-010300- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0051.240531T1849Z-240601T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay- 149 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton and Bay County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ114-115-010300- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0050.000000T0000Z-240601T0900Z/ Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 249 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024 /149 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...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. && $$
369 WHUS42 KTAE 010604 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 204 AM EDT Sat Jun 1 2024 FLZ108-112-011415- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0051.000000T0000Z-240602T1200Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay- 104 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton and Bay County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ114-115-011415- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0050.000000T0000Z-240602T1200Z/ Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 204 AM EDT Sat Jun 1 2024 /104 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...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. && $$
161 WHUS42 KTAE 011415 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1015 AM EDT Sat Jun 1 2024 FLZ108-112-021200- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0051.000000T0000Z-240602T1200Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay- 915 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton and Bay County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ114-115-021200- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0050.000000T0000Z-240602T1200Z/ Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 1015 AM EDT Sat Jun 1 2024 /915 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...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. && $$
405 WHUS42 KTAE 020610 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 210 AM EDT Sun Jun 2 2024 FLZ108-112-021800- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0051.000000T0000Z-240603T1200Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay- 110 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton and Bay County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ114-115-021800- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0050.000000T0000Z-240603T1200Z/ Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 210 AM EDT Sun Jun 2 2024 /110 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Monday 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. && $$
800 WHUS42 KTAE 030624 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 224 AM EDT Mon Jun 3 2024 FLZ114-030730- /O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0050.000000T0000Z-240603T1200Z/ Coastal Gulf- 224 AM EDT Mon Jun 3 2024 /124 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... A moderate risk for rip currents is forecast today along Gulf County beaches. $$ FLZ108-112-031430- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0051.000000T0000Z-240604T0000Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay- 124 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton and Bay County Beaches. * WHEN...Through this evening. * 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. && $$ FLZ115-031430- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0050.000000T0000Z-240604T0000Z/ Coastal Franklin- 224 AM EDT Mon Jun 3 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2:01 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 42 hr | |
| May 31, 10:59 AM CDT | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Bay, Walton | 3 days |
| May 31, 3:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Washington | 29 min |
| May 31, 3:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Holmes | 37 min |
| May 31, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 14 min |
| May 31, 3:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Washington | 17 min |
| May 31, 3:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Holmes, Washington | 54 min |
| May 31, 4:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Washington | 61 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.