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Rip Current Statement 83, NWS Tallahassee, FL

November 10, 2025Bay County, Franklin County, Gulf County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Nov 10, 2025, 1:35 AM CST for Bay County, Franklin County, Gulf County, Florida. It was in force for 34 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 10, 2025, 1:35 AM CST (07:35 UTC)
Expired
Nov 11, 2025, 11:49 AM CST
In force
34 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL

Counties Bay County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Gulf County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 344 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jacksonville, FL at 00:00Z on 2025-11-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 664 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jacksonville, FL at 00:00Z on 2025-11-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 140 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
664 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1419 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
140 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
153 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
5.0

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The text

As transmitted.

756 
WHUS42 KTAE 100735
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
235 AM EST Mon Nov 10 2025

FLZ112-114-110600-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0083.251110T0735Z-251111T0600Z/
Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-
235 AM EST Mon Nov 10 2025 /135 AM CST Mon Nov 10 2025/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Bay and 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
822 
WHUS42 KTAE 110527
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1227 AM EST Tue Nov 11 2025

FLZ115-111900-
/O.EXB.KTAE.RP.S.0083.000000T0000Z-251112T0600Z/
Coastal Franklin-
1227 AM EST Tue Nov 11 2025

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...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.

&&

$$

FLZ112-114-111900-
/O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0083.000000T0000Z-251112T0600Z/
Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-
1227 AM EST Tue Nov 11 2025 /1127 PM CST Mon Nov 10 2025/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Bay and 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.

&&

$$
765 
WHUS42 KTAE 111749
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1249 PM EST Tue Nov 11 2025

FLZ112-114-115-111900-
/O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0083.000000T0000Z-251112T0600Z/
Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
1249 PM EST Tue Nov 11 2025 /1149 AM CST Tue Nov 11 2025/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

After coordination with beach safety officials, with a moderate
risk of rip currents now expected, the high risk of rip currents 
has been cancelled. Life threatening rip currents can still occur
regardless of the risk, especially near artificial structures,
such as jetties and piers. 

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 9, 11:00 PM CSTCold Weather AdvisoryTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 11 more32 hr
Nov 9, 11:16 PM CSTFreeze WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 11 more32 hr
Nov 9, 11:37 PM CSTRed Flag WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 11 more18 hr
Nov 10, 10:46 AM CSTGale WarningTAE16 hr
Nov 10, 10:46 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryTAE26 hr
Nov 10, 11:08 AM CSTFreeze WatchTAECalhoun, Dixie, Gadsden, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette and 5 more12 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.