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Coastal Flood Warnings/Watches/Statements
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Issued by NWS
680 WHUS42 KTAE 210818 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 418 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024 FLZ108-112-114-115-211630- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0055.000000T0000Z-240624T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 418 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024 /318 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Rip Current Statement was extended through this weekend given the persistent southerly swell attendant to a 7-8 second wave period and 2-ft surf heights. By Sunday, a turn to southwesterly winds induces an onshore flow to reinforce the high risk. 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. && $$