Coastal Flood Warnings/Watches/Statements
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
345 WHUS42 KTAE 110813 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 413 AM EDT Thu Jul 11 2024 FLZ108-112-114-120900- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0059.240711T0813Z-240712T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 413 AM EDT Thu Jul 11 2024 /313 AM CDT Thu Jul 11 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * 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. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Early this morning, the buoy located about 90 miles south-southeast of Apalachicola was reporting a southwesterly swell of 2 to 3 feet at 6 to 8 seconds. This lingering southwesterly swell will be enough to support a continuation of high rip current risk along the south- and southwest-facing beaches of Walton, Bay, and Gulf Counties through tonight, and possibly for one more day on Friday. The risk will be highest during the onshore seabreeze and outgoing tide in the afternoon. Rip risk will decidedly settle down starting Saturday. 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. && $$