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WHUS42 KTAE 160726
CFWTAE
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
326 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
FLZ108-112-114-170800-
/O.EXA.KTAE.RP.S.0068.000000T0000Z-260918T0800Z/
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-
326 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026 /226 AM CDT WED SEP 16 2026/
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...WALTON, BAY, AND SOUTH-FACING GULF COUNTY BEACHES.
* WHEN...THROUGH LATE THURSDAY 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.
FLZ115-170800-
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0068.000000T0000Z-260918T0800Z/
COASTAL FRANKLIN-
326 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...FRANKLIN COUNTY BEACHES.
* WHEN...THROUGH LATE THURSDAY 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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