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Rip Current Statement 43, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Jun 3, 2026, 2:07 AM CDT for 4 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jun 3, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 3, 2026, 2:07 AM CDT (07:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 3, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2026, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 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 07:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 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
- 544 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1289 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.8
The text
As transmitted.
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. && $$ FLZ108-112-114-031200- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0042.000000T0000Z-260603T1200Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 307 AM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026 /207 AM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and state park and west-facing Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ this morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
5 follow-up statements
752 WHUS42 KTAE 031756 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 156 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026 FLZ108-112-041000- /O.EXA.KTAE.RP.S.0043.000000T0000Z-260605T0800Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay- 1256 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton and Bay 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. && $$ FLZ115-041000- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0043.000000T0000Z-260605T0800Z/ Coastal Franklin- 156 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
624 WHUS42 KTAE 040923 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 523 AM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026 FLZ108-112-115-050800- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0043.000000T0000Z-260605T0800Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Franklin- 523 AM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026 /423 AM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, 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. && $$
739 WHUS42 KTAE 050713 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 313 AM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026 FLZ114-060800- /O.EXB.KTAE.RP.S.0043.000000T0000Z-260607T0800Z/ Coastal Gulf- 313 AM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026 /213 AM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...State Park and south-facing Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Saturday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ108-112-115-060800- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0043.000000T0000Z-260607T0800Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Franklin- 313 AM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026 /213 AM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, 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. && $$
968 WHUS42 KTAE 060713 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 313 AM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026 FLZ108-112-114-115-070800- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0043.000000T0000Z-260607T0800Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 313 AM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026 /213 AM CDT Sat Jun 6 2026/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and Franklin County Beaches and the State Park and south- facing beaches of Gulf County.. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
616 WHUS42 KTAE 070706 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 306 AM EDT Sun Jun 7 2026 FLZ108-112-114-115-080100- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0043.000000T0000Z-260608T0100Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 306 AM EDT Sun Jun 7 2026 /206 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 9:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Walton | 34 min |
| Jun 2, 10:19 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 56 min | |
| Jun 3, 12:52 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 53 min | |
| Jun 3, 12:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Franklin | 35 min |
| Jun 3, 1:15 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 60 min | |
| Jun 3, 1:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Calhoun | 44 min |
| Jun 3, 1:36 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Calhoun | 114 min |
| Jun 3, 2:15 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 83 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.