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Rip Current Statement for South Walton; Coastal Bay; Coastal Gulf

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What is happening

What: For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4 to 8 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. Impacts: Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Where: South...

What the bulletin says to do

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.

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Bulletin details

* WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4 to 8 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...South Walton, Coastal Bay and Coastal Gulf Counties. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ this afternoon. For the High Surf Advisory, until 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ Thursday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through late Friday night. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...With water levels receding along the coast and bays, the Coastal Flood Advisory will be allowed to expire at 1 PM CDT/2 PM EDT.

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Official revisions

8 captured
  1. Update

    Rip Current Statement issued July 22 at 1:36PM EDT until July 25 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL

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  2. Update

    Rip Current Statement issued July 22 at 11:06AM EDT until July 25 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL

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  3. Update

    Rip Current Statement issued July 22 at 3:50AM EDT until July 25 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL

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  4. Update

    Rip Current Statement issued July 22 at 2:34AM EDT until July 25 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL

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  5. Update

    Rip Current Statement issued July 21 at 11:11AM EDT until July 23 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL

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  6. Update

    Rip Current Statement issued July 20 at 11:36PM EDT until July 23 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL

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  7. Update

    Rip Current Statement issued July 20 at 2:28PM EDT until July 23 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL

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  8. Update

    Rip Current Statement issued July 20 at 11:02AM EDT until July 23 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL

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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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