2 products issued by NWS for: Fort Walton Beach FL
Rip Current Statement
Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 841 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-011000- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0022.240601T1200Z-240603T1100Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 841 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...From Saturday morning through late Sunday 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. && $$
Special Weather Statement
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Mobile AL 1205 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024 FLZ205-206-010545- Okaloosa Inland FL-Okaloosa Coastal FL- 1205 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN OKALOOSA COUNTY THROUGH 1245 AM CDT... At 1205 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4 miles north of Niceville, moving north at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Crestview and Niceville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3048 8641 3057 8666 3093 8659 3093 8639 3051 8639 TIME...MOT...LOC 0505Z 201DEG 23KT 3059 8648 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ MM