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Rip Current Statement 86, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Nov 25, 2025, 1:49 AM CST for Bay County, Gulf County, Walton County, Florida. It took effect at Nov 25, 2025, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 25, 2025, 1:49 AM CST (07:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 25, 2025, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Nov 29, 2025, 1:00 AM CST
- 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 07:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 7.8 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1776 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
635 WHUS42 KTAE 250749 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 249 AM EST Tue Nov 25 2025 FLZ108-112-260800- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0086.251125T1800Z-251127T0300Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay- 149 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton and Bay County Beaches. * WHEN...From noon CST today through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...An increase in southerly onshore flow ahead of a cold front raises surf heights up to 3 ft for the Panhandle beaches this afternoon. 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. && $$
9 follow-up statements
100 WHUS42 KTAE 251625 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1125 AM EST Tue Nov 25 2025 FLZ114-260030- /O.EXA.KTAE.RP.S.0086.251125T1800Z-251127T0300Z/ Coastal Gulf- 1125 AM EST Tue Nov 25 2025 /1025 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Gulf County Beaches, primarily State Park beaches. * WHEN...From noon CST today through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ108-112-260030- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0086.251125T1800Z-251127T0300Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay- 1025 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton and Bay County Beaches. * WHEN...From noon CST today through Wednesday 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. && $$
682 WHUS42 KTAE 260527 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1227 AM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 FLZ108-112-114-261800- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0086.000000T0000Z-251127T0300Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 1227 AM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 /1127 PM CST Tue Nov 25 2025/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton And Bay County Beaches, as well as St Joseph State Park Beaches in Gulf County. * WHEN...From noon CST today through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
022 WHUS42 KTAE 261621 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1121 AM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 FLZ108-112-114-270300- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0086.000000T0000Z-251127T0300Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 1121 AM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 /1021 AM CST Wed Nov 26 2025/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton And Bay County Beaches, as well as west-facing beaches and St Joseph State Park Beaches in Gulf County. * WHEN...From noon CST today through Wednesday 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. && $$
588 WHUS42 KTAE 270024 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 724 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 FLZ108-112-114-271200- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0086.000000T0000Z-251127T1200Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 724 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 /624 PM CST Wed Nov 26 2025/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THURSDAY... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton And Bay County Beaches, as well as west-facing beaches and St Joseph State Park Beaches in Gulf County. * WHEN...Until 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ Thursday. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
178 WHUS42 KTAE 270644 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 144 AM EST Thu Nov 27 2025 FLZ108-112-270745- /O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0086.000000T0000Z-251127T1200Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay- 1244 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... A moderate risk of rip currents is forecast for today. $$ FLZ114-280700- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0086.000000T0000Z-251128T0700Z/ Coastal Gulf- 144 AM EST Thu Nov 27 2025 /1244 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...West-facing beaches and St Joseph State Park Beaches in Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ DVD
861 WHUS42 KTAE 271026 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 526 AM EST Thu Nov 27 2025 FLZ114-280700- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0086.000000T0000Z-251128T0700Z/ Coastal Gulf- 526 AM EST Thu Nov 27 2025 /426 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...West-facing and St Joseph State Park Beaches in Gulf County. * 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. && $$ DVD
742 WHUS42 KTAE 271614 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1114 AM EST Thu Nov 27 2025 FLZ108-280700- /O.EXA.KTAE.RP.S.0086.000000T0000Z-251128T0700Z/ South Walton- 1014 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ114-280700- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0086.000000T0000Z-251128T0700Z/ Coastal Gulf- 1114 AM EST Thu Nov 27 2025 /1014 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...West-facing and St Joseph State Park Beaches in Gulf County. * 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. && $$
830 WHUS42 KTAE 271813 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 113 PM EST Thu Nov 27 2025 FLZ108-271915- /O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0086.000000T0000Z-251128T0700Z/ South Walton- 1213 PM CST Thu Nov 27 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... Surf conditions have improved for Walton County beaches. $$ FLZ114-280215- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0086.000000T0000Z-251128T0700Z/ Coastal Gulf- 113 PM EST Thu Nov 27 2025 /1213 PM CST Thu Nov 27 2025/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...West-facing and St Joseph State Park Beaches in Gulf County. * 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. && $$
107 WHUS42 KTAE 280538 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1238 AM EST Fri Nov 28 2025 FLZ114-290700- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0086.000000T0000Z-251129T0700Z/ Coastal Gulf- 1238 AM EST Fri Nov 28 2025 /1138 PM CST Thu Nov 27 2025/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...West-facing and St Joseph State Park Beaches in Gulf County. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ DVD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 7:59 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla | 9 hr |
| Nov 24, 8:01 PM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 10 hr | |
| Nov 25, 1:17 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 4 days |
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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.