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Rip Current Statement 42, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at May 25, 2026, 4:37 AM CDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 9 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 25, 2026, 4:37 AM CDT (09:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 9 days
- 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 09:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 183 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 795 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
887 WHUS42 KTAE 250937 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 537 AM EDT Mon May 25 2026 FLZ108-112-114-115-260945- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0042.260525T0937Z-260529T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 537 AM EDT Mon May 25 2026 /437 AM CDT Mon May 25 2026/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, 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. 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. && $$
13 follow-up statements
543 WHUS42 KTAE 260833 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 433 AM EDT Tue May 26 2026 FLZ108-112-114-115-270845- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0042.000000T0000Z-260529T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 433 AM EDT Tue May 26 2026 /333 AM CDT Tue May 26 2026/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
565 WHUS42 KTAE 270710 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 310 AM EDT Wed May 27 2026 FLZ108-112-114-115-280715- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0042.000000T0000Z-260529T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 310 AM EDT Wed May 27 2026 /210 AM CDT Wed May 27 2026/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, 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. 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. && $$
605 WHUS42 KTAE 280708 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 308 AM EDT Thu May 28 2026 FLZ108-112-114-115-281515- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0042.000000T0000Z-260531T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 308 AM EDT Thu May 28 2026 /208 AM CDT Thu May 28 2026/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Saturday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
824 WHUS42 KTAE 281619 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1219 PM EDT Thu May 28 2026 FLZ108-112-114-115-310600- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0042.000000T0000Z-260531T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 1219 PM EDT Thu May 28 2026 /1119 AM CDT Thu May 28 2026/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Saturday 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. && $$
729 WHUS42 KTAE 290752 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 352 AM EDT Fri May 29 2026 FLZ108-112-114-115-300800- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0042.000000T0000Z-260601T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 352 AM EDT Fri May 29 2026 /252 AM CDT Fri May 29 2026/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
455 WHUS42 KTAE 300842 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 442 AM EDT Sat May 30 2026 FLZ108-112-114-115-310845- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0042.000000T0000Z-260602T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 442 AM EDT Sat May 30 2026 /342 AM CDT Sat May 30 2026/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Monday 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. && $$
398 WHUS42 KTAE 310808 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 408 AM EDT Sun May 31 2026 FLZ108-112-114-115-010815- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0042.000000T0000Z-260602T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 408 AM EDT Sun May 31 2026 /308 AM CDT Sun May 31 2026/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Monday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
295 WHUS42 KTAE 311516 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1116 AM EDT Sun May 31 2026 FLZ115-311630- /O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0042.000000T0000Z-260602T0600Z/ Coastal Franklin- 1116 AM EDT Sun May 31 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... $$ FLZ108-112-114-011630- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0042.000000T0000Z-260602T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 1116 AM EDT Sun May 31 2026 /1016 AM CDT Sun May 31 2026/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Monday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
007 WHUS42 KTAE 010837 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 437 AM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026 FLZ108-112-114-020600- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0042.000000T0000Z-260602T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 437 AM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026 /337 AM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Monday 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. && $$
067 WHUS42 KTAE 011528 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1128 AM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026 FLZ108-112-114-020600- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0042.000000T0000Z-260602T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 1128 AM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026 /1028 AM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and state park and west-facing Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Monday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
598 WHUS42 KTAE 011942 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 342 PM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026 FLZ108-112-114-020800- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0042.000000T0000Z-260603T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 342 PM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026 /242 PM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and state park and west-facing Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Tuesday 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. && $$
886 WHUS42 KTAE 020746 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 346 AM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026 FLZ108-112-114-030800- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0042.000000T0000Z-260603T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 346 AM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026 /246 AM CDT Tue Jun 2 2026/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and state park and west-facing Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
132 WHUS42 KTAE 030707 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 307 AM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026 FLZ115-040800- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0043.260603T1200Z-260605T0800Z/ Coastal Franklin- 307 AM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through late Thursday 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. && $$ FLZ108-112-114-031200- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0042.000000T0000Z-260603T1200Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 307 AM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026 /207 AM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and state park and west-facing Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ this morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 7:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Walton | 2 hr |
| May 24, 7:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Leon | 54 min |
| May 24, 8:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Gadsden, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla | 4 hr |
| May 25, 2:47 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 88 min | |
| May 25, 4:21 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 84 min | |
| May 25, 5:51 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 84 min | |
| May 25, 7:15 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 60 min | |
| May 25, 11:14 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Gadsden, Liberty | 2 hr |
| May 25, 11:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Gadsden | 34 min |
| May 25, 11:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Gadsden | 16 min |
| May 25, 12:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Liberty | 3 hr |
| May 25, 3:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 46 min |
| May 25, 4:14 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| May 25, 4:29 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Walton | 3 hr |
| May 25, 4:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 48 min |
| May 25, 4:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 41 min |
| May 25, 5:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Walton | 2 hr |
| May 25, 5:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 26 min |
| May 25, 5:38 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 3 hr | |
| May 25, 5:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Holmes | 60 min |
| May 25, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Washington | 44 min |
| May 25, 6:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Holmes, Walton, Washington | 113 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.