Rip Current Statement for Coastal Bay
Official alert fields
What you need to know
- Applies to
- Coastal Bay, Coastal Gulf
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Likely
What is happening
What: Dangerous rip currents expected. Impacts: Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Where: Bay County Beaches. When: Through this evening.
What the bulletin says to do
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.
Full official description
Bulletin details
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Bay County Beaches. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Westerly swell over the Gulf waters this morning will combine with westerly breezes and the afternoon seabreeze to bring development of a high risk for rip currents this afternoon and evening, mainly over west-facing beaches of Gulf and Bay Counties.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Update
Rip Current Statement issued July 25 at 11:16AM EDT until July 26 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Official revision - Alert
Rip Current Statement issued July 25 at 11:16AM EDT until July 26 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Official revision - Alert
Rip Current Statement issued July 25 at 4:45AM EDT until July 26 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Tallahassee FL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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