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Rip Current Statement 58, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Jul 5, 2024, 2:27 AM CDT for 4 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jul 5, 2024, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 5, 2024, 2:27 AM CDT (07:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 5, 2024, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 11, 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.
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, 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
- 2264 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1153 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
353 WHUS42 KTAE 050727 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 327 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 FLZ108-112-114-115-061000- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0058.240706T0000Z-240708T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 327 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 /227 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...From this evening through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Long period swell associated with distant Hurricane Beryl will arrive along area beaches this evening into tonight and linger through the weekend. This will favor the development of dangerous rip currents this evening through the weekend. 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. && $$ DVD
6 follow-up statements
438 WHUS42 KTAE 060227 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1027 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 FLZ108-112-114-115-080900- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0058.000000T0000Z-240708T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 1027 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 /927 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Long period swell associated with Beryl will persist through the weekend. This will favor dangerous rip currents lasting through the weekend. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ DVD
983 WHUS42 KTAE 060850 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 450 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 FLZ108-112-114-115-061700- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0058.000000T0000Z-240708T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 450 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 /350 AM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, 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. && $$
038 WHUS42 KTAE 070747 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 347 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 FLZ108-112-114-115-071600- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0058.000000T0000Z-240710T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 347 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 /247 AM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
199 WHUS42 KTAE 080818 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 418 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 FLZ108-112-114-115-100900- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0058.000000T0000Z-240710T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 418 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 /318 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, 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. && $$
659 WHUS42 KTAE 091020 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 620 AM EDT Tue Jul 9 2024 FLZ108-112-114-115-100900- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0058.000000T0000Z-240710T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 620 AM EDT Tue Jul 9 2024 /520 AM CDT Tue Jul 9 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
056 WHUS42 KTAE 100838 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 438 AM EDT Wed Jul 10 2024 FLZ108-112-114-115-101645- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0058.000000T0000Z-240711T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 438 AM EDT Wed Jul 10 2024 /338 AM CDT Wed Jul 10 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 11:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Walton | 35 min |
| Jul 5, 1:20 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 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.