Rip Current Statement

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
Issued by National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
324 AM EDT Fri May 16 2025

FLZ108-112-114-161530-
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0039.000000T0000Z-250517T0900Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-
324 AM EDT Fri May 16 2025 /224 AM CDT Fri May 16 2025/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

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

* WHEN...Through late Friday 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.

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