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Rip Current Statement 39, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at May 14, 2025, 10:30 AM CDT for Bay County, Gulf County, Walton County, Florida. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 14, 2025, 10:30 AM CDT (15:30 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2025, 1:24 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Bay County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Walton County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 341 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
- 517 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -148 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 948 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 203 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
794 WHUS42 KTAE 141530 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL Issued by National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 1130 AM EDT Wed May 14 2025 FLZ108-112-114-151600- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0039.250514T1530Z-250516T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 1130 AM EDT Wed May 14 2025 /1030 AM CDT Wed May 14 2025/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The High Rip Current Risk for the West- facing Gulf County Beaches may need to be extended into Friday. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
948 WHUS42 KTAE 151621 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL Issued by National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 1221 PM EDT Thu May 15 2025 FLZ108-112-114-170900- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0039.000000T0000Z-250517T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 1221 PM EDT Thu May 15 2025 /1121 AM CDT Thu May 15 2025/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Friday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The High Rip Current Risk may need to be extended into Saturday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
751 WHUS42 KTAE 160724 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL Issued by National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 324 AM EDT Fri May 16 2025 FLZ108-112-114-161530- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0039.000000T0000Z-250517T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 324 AM EDT Fri May 16 2025 /224 AM CDT Fri May 16 2025/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Friday 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. && $$
804 WHUS42 KTAE 170659 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL Issued by National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 259 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025 FLZ108-112-170800- /O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0039.000000T0000Z-250517T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay- 159 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... Lighter onshore winds and a 5 second wave period will result in a moderate rip current risk today for Walton and Bay County beaches. $$ FLZ114-171500- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0039.000000T0000Z-250518T0900Z/ Coastal Gulf- 259 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025 /159 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...State Park Gulf 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. && $$
075 WHUS42 KTAE 171559 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL Issued by National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 1159 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025 FLZ108-112-180000- /O.EXA.KTAE.RP.S.0039.000000T0000Z-250518T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay- 1059 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton and Bay County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ114-180000- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0039.000000T0000Z-250518T0900Z/ Coastal Gulf- 1159 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025 /1059 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf 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. && $$
309 WHUS42 KTAE 180624 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL Issued by National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 224 AM EDT Sun May 18 2025 FLZ108-112-114-180730- /O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0039.000000T0000Z-250518T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 224 AM EDT Sun May 18 2025 /124 AM CDT Sun May 18 2025/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... Surf will decrease to around 1 foot today, resulting in a moderate rip current risk. $$
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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.