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Rip Current Statement 57, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Jun 29, 2024, 10:58 AM CDT for Bay County, Walton County, Florida. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2024, 10:58 AM CDT (15:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2024, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Bay County, FL, Walton County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:59 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, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 1499 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1231 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 3 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -75 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
788 WHUS42 KTAE 291558 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1158 AM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 FLZ108-112-300000- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0057.240629T1558Z-240630T1200Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay- 1058 AM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK 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. && $$ FLZ114-300000- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0056.000000T0000Z-240630T1200Z/ Coastal Gulf- 1158 AM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 /1058 AM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf County state park and west facing beaches. * WHEN...Through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
3 follow-up statements
410 WHUS42 KTAE 300732 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 332 AM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 FLZ115-301545- /O.EXB.KTAE.RP.S.0056.240630T1200Z-240703T0600Z/ Coastal Franklin- 332 AM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through late Tuesday 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. && $$ FLZ108-112-301545- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0057.000000T0000Z-240703T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay- 232 AM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton and Bay County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ114-301545- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0056.000000T0000Z-240703T0600Z/ Coastal Gulf- 332 AM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 /232 AM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf County state park and west facing beaches. * WHEN...Through late Tuesday 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. && $$
250 WHUS42 KTAE 010850 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 450 AM EDT Mon Jul 1 2024 FLZ108-112-021000- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0057.000000T0000Z-240703T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay- 350 AM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton and Bay County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ114-115-021000- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0056.000000T0000Z-240703T0600Z/ Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 450 AM EDT Mon Jul 1 2024 /350 AM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Tuesday 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. && $$
514 WHUS42 KTAE 020725 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 325 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 FLZ108-112-030600- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0057.000000T0000Z-240703T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay- 225 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton and Bay County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ114-115-030600- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0056.000000T0000Z-240703T0600Z/ Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 325 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 /225 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 12:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Taylor | 24 min |
| Jun 29, 1:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Wakulla | 27 min |
| Jun 29, 1:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Gilchrist | 24 min |
| Jun 29, 1:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Liberty | 34 min |
| Jun 29, 1:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Dixie | 32 min |
| Jun 29, 2:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Wakulla | 35 min |
| Jun 29, 2:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Dixie | 45 min |
| Jun 29, 5:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Jackson | 52 min |
| Jun 29, 6:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Madison | 28 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.