Rip Current Statement issued June 28 at 3:53AM EDT untilJune 29 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS

NOAA-NWS-ALER-S-FL1253AF074724.RipCurrentStatement.1253AF24A580FL.TAECFWTAE.b4e10cbc28a583b6fafb4c1660ce5360w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov2015-06-28T03:53:00-04:00ActualAlertPublicAlert forCoastal Bay; Coastal Franklin; Coastal Gulf; South Walton (Florida) Issued by the National WeatherServiceMetRip Current StatementExpectedModerateLikelySAME2015-06-28T03:53:00-04:002-15-06-29T20:00:00-04:00NWS Tallahassee (the Florida Peninsula)Rip Current Statement issued June28 at 3:53AM EDT until June 29 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee...HIGH RISK OF RIPCURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH MONDAY ALONG THE

FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND ST GEORGE ISLAND BEACHES...

.PERSISTENT...RATHER STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL HELP

MAINTAIN STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS THAN NORMAL.

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

* TIMING...TODAY THROUGH MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS LIKELY.THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIPCURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY

FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE

SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...

JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL

FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN

CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR

HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO

SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIREQUICKLY.WMOHEADERUGCFLZ108-112-1-4-115VTEC/O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0041.000000T0000Z-150630T0000Z/TIME...MOT...LOCCoastal Bay;Coastal Franklin; Coastal Gulf; SouthWaltonFIPS6012005FIPS6012037FIPS6012045FIPS6012131UGCFLZ108UGCFLZ112UGCFLZ114UGCFLZ115

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