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Rip Current Statement 45, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Jun 29, 2026, 2:23 AM CDT for Bay County, Walton County, Florida. It took effect at Jun 29, 2026, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2026, 2:23 AM CDT (07:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 29, 2026, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2026, 2:25 AM CDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Bay County, FL, Walton County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 317 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
- 1773 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1295 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
027 WHUS42 KTAE 290723 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 323 AM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026 FLZ108-112-291530- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0045.260629T1800Z-260630T0800Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay- 223 AM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton and Bay County Beaches. * WHEN...From 1 PM CDT this afternoon through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...As winds turn onshore and increase this afternoon, surf will build to 2 feet with a 8 to 10 second period swell. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
411 WHUS42 KTAE 300725 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 325 AM EDT Tue Jun 30 2026 FLZ108-112-300830- /O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0045.000000T0000Z-260630T0800Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay- 225 AM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... A moderate risk of rip currents is forecast today. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 1:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Dixie | 34 min |
| Jun 29, 2:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Dixie | 35 min |
| Jun 29, 3:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Dixie | 27 min |
Nearby
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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.