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CFWTAE
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
417 AM EDT THU APR 23 2026
FLZ115-240000-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0028.260423T1200Z-260424T0000Z/
COASTAL FRANKLIN-
417 AM EDT THU APR 23 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...FRANKLIN COUNTY BEACHES.
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY
FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A 6-SECOND PERIOD SOUTHEASTERLY SWELL WILL
MAKE FOR A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT ST GEORGE ISLAND
BEACHES TODAY.
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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