251  
WHUS42 KTAE 180621  
CFWTAE  
 
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
221 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2026  
 
FLZ114-180730-  
/O.EXP.KTAE.RP.S.0071.000000T0000Z-261018T0600Z/  
COASTAL GULF-  
221 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2026 /121 AM CDT SUN OCT 18 2026/  
   
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED FOR GULF COUNTY  
 
 
 
FLZ115-190300-  
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0072.261018T0621Z-261019T0300Z/  
COASTAL FRANKLIN-  
221 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2026  
   
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.  
 
* WHERE...FRANKLIN COUNTY BEACHES.  
 
* WHEN...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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