Warning Vector

Rip Current Statement

NWS Tallahassee FL ยท US

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Details

High Rip Current Risk In Effect Through Late Thursday Night

Event
Rip Current Statement
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Expected
Severity
Moderate
Certainty
Likely
Response
Avoid

Description

What

Dangerous rip currents expected.

Where

Walton, Bay, and south-facing Gulf County Beaches.

When

Through late Thursday night.

Impacts

Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

Instructions

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.

Affected areas

  • South Walton
  • Coastal Bay
  • Coastal Gulf

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Tallahassee FL

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~1m5s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M2MHSCEHAM4CS090GN8DZ8BG
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a99108c5950253a5b995da17b2d1f5a5823c6275.001.1
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Tallahassee FL
AWIPS ID
CAPTAE
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.2519
WMO heading
XOUS52
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
52

Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceRPS

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierCFWTAE
WMOidentifierWHUS42 KTAE 160726
NWSheadlineHIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.EXA.KTAE.RP.S.0068.000000T0000Z-260918T0800Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-18T04:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • South Walton
  • Coastal Bay
  • Coastal Gulf
NameValue
SAME012131
SAME012005
SAME012045
UGCFLZ108
UGCFLZ112
UGCFLZ114