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Rip Current Statement


Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
311 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

FLZ108-112-114-115-120000-
/O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0043.000000T0000Z-240512T1200Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
311 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024 /211 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches.

* WHEN...Through Sunday morning.

* 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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