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Rip Current Statement 20, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Mar 28, 2026, 4:29 AM EDT for Franklin County, Gulf County, Walton County, Florida. It was in force for 65 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2026, 4:29 AM EDT (08:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2026, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 65 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Franklin County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Walton County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 359 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1927 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
778 WHUS42 KTAE 280829 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 429 AM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026 FLZ114-281630- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0020.260328T0829Z-260330T0600Z/ Coastal Gulf- 429 AM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026 /329 AM CDT Sat Mar 28 2026/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The rip current risk will be high along west-facing beaches today, then shifting to the south-facing beaches on Sunday. 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. && $$ FLZ115-281630- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0020.260329T0600Z-260330T0600Z/ Coastal Franklin- 429 AM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...From late tonight through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
5 follow-up statements
584 WHUS42 KTAE 281516 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1116 AM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026 FLZ114-291530- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-260330T0600Z/ Coastal Gulf- 1116 AM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026 /1016 AM CDT Sat Mar 28 2026/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The rip current risk will be high along west-facing beaches today, then shifting to the south-facing beaches on Sunday. 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. && $$ FLZ115-291530- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0020.260329T0600Z-260330T0600Z/ Coastal Franklin- 1116 AM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...From late tonight through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
875 WHUS42 KTAE 290745 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 345 AM EDT Sun Mar 29 2026 FLZ108-300600- /O.EXA.KTAE.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-260330T0600Z/ South Walton- 245 AM CDT Sun Mar 29 2026 ...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. && $$ FLZ114-115-300600- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-260330T0600Z/ Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 345 AM EDT Sun Mar 29 2026 /245 AM CDT Sun Mar 29 2026/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...South-facing Gulf and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS.... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
629 WHUS42 KTAE 291845 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 245 PM EDT Sun Mar 29 2026 FLZ115-300900- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-260330T2200Z/ Coastal Franklin- 245 PM EDT Sun Mar 29 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Franklin County Beaches, including Saint George Island. * WHEN...Through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Surf heights will start to decrease on Monday afternoon, and rip current risk will diminish late in the day on Monday. 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. && $$ FLZ108-114-300600- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-260330T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Gulf- 245 PM EDT Sun Mar 29 2026 /145 PM CDT Sun Mar 29 2026/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ MONDAY... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton County and south-facing Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
949 WHUS42 KTAE 300757 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 357 AM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026 FLZ114-310100- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0021.260330T0757Z-260331T0100Z/ Coastal Gulf- 357 AM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026 /257 AM CDT Mon Mar 30 2026/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...South-facing Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through this 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. && $$ FLZ115-310100- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-260331T0100Z/ Coastal Franklin- 357 AM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
738 WHUS42 KTAE 301600 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1200 PM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026 FLZ108-310100- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0022.260330T1600Z-260331T0100Z/ South Walton- 1100 AM CDT Mon Mar 30 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton County Beaches. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this 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. && $$ FLZ114-310100- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-260331T0100Z/ Coastal Gulf- 1200 PM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026 /1100 AM CDT Mon Mar 30 2026/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...South-Facing Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Until 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ115-310100- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-260331T0100Z/ Coastal Franklin- 1200 PM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Until 9 PM EDT this 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. && $$
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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.