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CFWTAE
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
323 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026
FLZ112-114-115-220400-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0038.260521T1800Z-260522T0400Z/
COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-
323 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026 /223 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2026/
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...BAY, GULF STATE PARK, AND FRANKLIN COUNTY BEACHES.
* WHEN...FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING.
* 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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