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Rip Current Statement 9, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Feb 14, 2026, 12:51 PM CST for 4 counties in Florida. It took effect at Feb 15, 2026, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 42 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2026, 12:51 PM CST (18:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 15, 2026, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2026, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 42 hr
- 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 18:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2522 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
562 WHUS42 KTAE 141851 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 151 PM EST Sat Feb 14 2026 FLZ108-112-114-150700- /O.NEW.KTAE.SU.Y.0002.260215T1800Z-260216T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0009.260215T1200Z-260217T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 151 PM EST Sat Feb 14 2026 /1251 PM CST Sat Feb 14 2026/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ SUNDAY TO 5 AM EST /4 AM CST/ MONDAY... * WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 5 to 7 feet expected in the surf zone. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, from Sunday morning through late Monday night. For the High Surf Advisory, from 1 PM EST /noon CST/ Sunday to 5 AM EST /4 AM CST/ Monday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
640 WHUS42 KTAE 150542 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1242 AM EST Sun Feb 15 2026 FLZ108-112-114-160700- /O.EXT.KTAE.SU.Y.0002.260215T1600Z-260216T1000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0009.260215T1200Z-260217T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 1242 AM EST Sun Feb 15 2026 /1142 PM CST Sat Feb 14 2026/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 5 AM EST /4 AM CST/ MONDAY... * WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 5 to 7 feet expected in the surf zone. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, from 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ this morning through late Monday night. For the High Surf Advisory, from 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ this morning to 5 AM EST /4 AM CST/ Monday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ115-160700- /O.EXA.KTAE.RP.S.0009.260215T1200Z-260217T0600Z/ Coastal Franklin- 1242 AM EST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...From 7 AM EST this morning 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. && $$
059 WHUS42 KTAE 160539 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1239 AM EST Mon Feb 16 2026 FLZ108-112-114-170600- /O.CAN.KTAE.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260216T1000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-260217T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 1239 AM EST Mon Feb 16 2026 /1139 PM CST Sun Feb 15 2026/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ115-170600- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-260217T0600Z/ Coastal Franklin- 1239 AM EST Mon Feb 16 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 12:51 PM CST | High Surf Advisory | TAE | Bay, Gulf, Walton | 35 hr |
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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.