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WHUS42 KTAE 020714
CFWTAE
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
314 AM EDT FRI OCT 2 2026
FLZ114-115-030800-
/O.EXB.KTAE.RP.S.0070.000000T0000Z-261004T0800Z/
COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-
314 AM EDT FRI OCT 2 2026 /214 AM CDT FRI OCT 2 2026/
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...FRANKLIN COUNTY BEACHES AND THE SOUTH FACING BEACHES OF
GULF COUNTY AS WELL AS THE STATE PARK BEACHES OF GULF COUNTY.
* WHEN...THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY
FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
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.
FLZ108-112-030800-
/O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0070.000000T0000Z-261004T0800Z/
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-
214 AM CDT FRI OCT 2 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...WALTON AND BAY COUNTY BEACHES.
* WHEN...THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY
FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
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.
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