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Rip Current Statement 98, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Dec 8, 2024, 11:49 AM CST for 4 counties in Florida. It took effect at Dec 9, 2024, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2024, 11:49 AM CST (17:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 9, 2024, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 12, 2024, 6:00 PM 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 17:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 5.8 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2335 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 219 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
439 WHUS42 KTAE 081749 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1249 PM EST Sun Dec 8 2024 FLZ108-112-114-115-121800- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0098.241209T0600Z-241212T1800Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 1249 PM EST Sun Dec 8 2024 /1149 AM CST Sun Dec 8 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...From late tonight through Thursday afternoon. * 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
377 WHUS42 KTAE 100906 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 406 AM EST Tue Dec 10 2024 FLZ108-112-114-115-110915- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0098.000000T0000Z-241212T1800Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 406 AM EST Tue Dec 10 2024 /306 AM CST Tue Dec 10 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...From late tonight through Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
762 WHUS42 KTAE 120652 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 152 AM EST Thu Dec 12 2024 FLZ108-120800- /O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0098.000000T0000Z-241212T1800Z/ South Walton- 1252 AM CST Thu Dec 12 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... A moderate risk of rip currents is expected today for the Walton county beaches. $$ FLZ112-114-115-121800- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0098.000000T0000Z-241212T1800Z/ Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 152 AM EST Thu Dec 12 2024 /1252 AM CST Thu Dec 12 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Until 1 PM EST /noon CST/ this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
100 WHUS42 KTAE 121616 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1116 AM EST Thu Dec 12 2024 FLZ112-121730- /O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0098.000000T0000Z-241212T1800Z/ Coastal Bay- 1016 AM CST Thu Dec 12 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... Based on coordination with area beach officials, the rip current risk has decreased to moderate, and yellow flags are flying. $$ FLZ114-115-130000- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0098.000000T0000Z-241213T0000Z/ Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 1116 AM EST Thu Dec 12 2024 /1016 AM CST Thu Dec 12 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
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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.