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Rip Current Statement 38, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at May 8, 2025, 1:23 AM CDT for 4 counties in Florida. It took effect at May 8, 2025, 3:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 8, 2025, 1:23 AM CDT (06:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 8, 2025, 3:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 14, 2025, 4:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 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 06:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 6.4 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
- 427 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 890 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
837 WHUS42 KTAE 080623 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 223 AM EDT Thu May 8 2025 FLZ108-112-114-115-081430- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0038.250508T0800Z-250509T0800Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 223 AM EDT Thu May 8 2025 /123 AM CDT Thu May 8 2025/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
143 WHUS42 KTAE 081816 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 216 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025 FLZ108-112-114-115-090800- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0038.000000T0000Z-250509T0800Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 216 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025 /116 PM CDT Thu May 8 2025/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
612 WHUS42 KTAE 090612 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 212 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025 FLZ108-112-114-115-100730- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0038.000000T0000Z-250510T1000Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 212 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025 /112 AM CDT Fri May 9 2025/ ...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. && $$
393 WHUS42 KTAE 100600 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 200 AM EDT Sat May 10 2025 FLZ108-112-114-115-130900- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0038.000000T0000Z-250513T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 200 AM EDT Sat May 10 2025 /100 AM CDT Sat May 10 2025/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Monday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
597 WHUS42 KTAE 130527 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 127 AM EDT Tue May 13 2025 FLZ108-112-114-115-131800- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0038.000000T0000Z-250514T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 127 AM EDT Tue May 13 2025 /1227 AM CDT Tue May 13 2025/ ...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. && $$
755 WHUS42 KTAE 131728 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL Issued by National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 128 PM EDT Tue May 13 2025 FLZ108-112-114-115-140900- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0038.000000T0000Z-250514T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 128 PM EDT Tue May 13 2025 /1228 PM CDT Tue May 13 2025/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 8:46 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 5 hr | |
| May 7, 9:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Bay, Franklin, Gulf | 86 min |
| May 8, 5:12 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 110 min | |
| May 8, 7:00 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 97 min | |
| May 8, 7:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Liberty | 29 min |
| May 8, 7:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Liberty | 29 min |
| May 8, 8:05 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 72 min | |
| May 8, 8:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Franklin | 29 min |
| May 8, 8:43 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 92 min | |
| May 8, 8:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Franklin, Gulf, Liberty, Wakulla | 47 min |
| May 8, 8:54 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| May 8, 10:28 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| May 8, 10:57 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| May 8, 11:46 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 89 min | |
| May 8, 12:29 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 46 min | |
| May 8, 1:13 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 92 min | |
| May 8, 1:59 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 34 min | |
| May 8, 2:04 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 56 min | |
| May 8, 2:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Jackson | 35 min |
| May 8, 2:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Jackson | 40 min |
| May 8, 2:57 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 93 min | |
| May 8, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Jackson, Liberty | 25 min |
| May 8, 3:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Holmes | 35 min |
| May 8, 6:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Walton | 54 min |
| May 8, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 65 min |
| May 8, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Walton | 34 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.