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Rip Current Statement 55, NWS Tallahassee, FL

July 16, 20254 counties in Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Jul 16, 2025, 11:30 AM CDT for 4 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jul 16, 2025, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 61 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 16, 2025, 11:30 AM CDT (16:30 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 16, 2025, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired: Jul 19, 2025, 2:00 AM CDT
In force: 61 hr
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 16:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 12:00Z, 4.5 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 868 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -67 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 886 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 4 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -24 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

709 
WHUS42 KTAE 161630
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1230 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

FLZ114-115-170900-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0055.250716T1800Z-250718T0800Z/
Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
1230 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 /1130 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Gulf and Franklin County Beaches.

* WHEN...Through late Thursday night.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away 
  from shore into deeper water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Southerly winds will increase across the
  eastern Gulf through Thursday morning, forcing a steady increase
  in the risk of rip currents. The rip current risk will peak on
  Thursday, but it will take until Saturday morning to get past
  this dangerous stretch of conditions for swimmers. 

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.

&&

$$

FLZ112-170900-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0055.250717T0000Z-250718T0800Z/
Coastal Bay-
1130 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Bay County Beaches.

* WHEN...From 7 PM CDT this evening through late Thursday night.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away 
  from shore into deeper water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Southerly winds will increase across the
  eastern Gulf through Thursday morning, forcing a steady increase
  in the risk of rip currents. The rip current risk will peak on
  Thursday, but it will take until Saturday morning to get past
  this dangerous stretch of conditions for swimmers. 

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.

&&

$$

FLZ108-170900-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0055.250717T0900Z-250718T0800Z/
South Walton-
1130 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Walton County Beaches.

* WHEN...From late tonight through late Thursday night.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away 
  from shore into deeper water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Southerly winds will increase across the
  eastern Gulf through Thursday morning, forcing a steady increase
  in the risk of rip currents. The rip current risk will peak on
  Thursday, but it will take until Saturday morning to get past
  the upcoming stretch of dangerous swimming conditions. 
  

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

493 
WHUS42 KTAE 170900
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
500 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

FLZ108-112-114-115-180800-
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0055.000000T0000Z-250718T0800Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
500 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 /400 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 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.

&&

$$

091 
WHUS42 KTAE 180550
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
150 AM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

FLZ108-112-114-115-181400-
/O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0055.000000T0000Z-250719T0700Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
150 AM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025 /1250 AM CDT Fri Jul 18 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.

&&

$$

707 
WHUS42 KTAE 181605
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1205 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

FLZ108-112-114-115-190700-
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0055.000000T0000Z-250719T0700Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
1205 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025 /1105 AM CDT Fri Jul 18 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
Jul 15, 7:29 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		2 hr
Jul 15, 8:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Leon	33 min
Jul 15, 9:24 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		2 hr
Jul 15, 11:27 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		66 min
Jul 16, 3:48 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		81 min
Jul 16, 9:33 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		87 min
Jul 16, 10:58 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		92 min
Jul 16, 12:25 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		3 hr
Jul 16, 3:33 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		54 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.