One product issued by NWS for: 8 Miles W Apalachicola FL
Rip Current Statement
Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1230 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 FLZ114-115-170900- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0055.250716T1800Z-250718T0800Z/ Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 1230 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 /1130 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Gulf and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Southerly winds will increase across the eastern Gulf through Thursday morning, forcing a steady increase in the risk of rip currents. The rip current risk will peak on Thursday, but it will take until Saturday morning to get past this dangerous stretch of conditions for swimmers. 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. && $$