Rip Current Statement

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
330 AM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026

FLZ108-112-020800-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0070.261001T1800Z-261003T1200Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-
230 AM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Walton and Bay County Beaches.

* WHEN...From 1 PM CDT this afternoon through Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
  from shore into deeper water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Forecast surf heights up to 3 feet fosters
  a high rip current at the Panhandle beaches beginning this
  afternoon and persisting into at least this weekend.

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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Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mobile AL
341 AM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-011700-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0026.261001T1200Z-261005T0000Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
341 AM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

* 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 7 AM CDT this morning through Sunday evening.

* 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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