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WHUS42 KTAE 010730
CFWTAE
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
330 AM EDT THU OCT 1 2026
FLZ108-112-020800-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0070.261001T1800Z-261003T1200Z/
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-
230 AM CDT THU OCT 1 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...WALTON AND BAY COUNTY BEACHES.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY
FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...FORECAST SURF HEIGHTS UP TO 3 FEET FOSTERS
A HIGH RIP CURRENT AT THE PANHANDLE BEACHES BEGINNING THIS
AFTERNOON AND PERSISTING INTO AT LEAST THIS WEEKEND.
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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