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WHUS42 KTAE 290723
CFWTAE
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
323 AM EDT MON JUN 29 2026
FLZ108-112-291530-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0045.260629T1800Z-260630T0800Z/
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-
223 AM CDT MON JUN 29 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...WALTON AND BAY COUNTY BEACHES.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY
FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AS WINDS TURN ONSHORE AND INCREASE THIS
AFTERNOON, SURF WILL BUILD TO 2 FEET WITH A 8 TO 10 SECOND
PERIOD SWELL.
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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