571  
WHUS42 KTAE 030726  
CFWTAE  
 
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
326 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
FLZ108-112-114-115-040730-  
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0023.000000T0000Z-260405T0600Z/  
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-  
326 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2026 /226 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2026/  
 
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY  
NIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.  
 
* WHERE...WALTON, BAY, SOUTH-FACING GULF, AND FRANKLIN 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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