Rip Current Statement

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1258 AM EDT Mon Aug 4 2025

FLZ112-114-115-050800-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0062.250804T0800Z-250805T0800Z/
Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
1258 AM EDT Mon Aug 4 2025 /1158 PM CDT Sun Aug 3 2025/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT /3 AM CDT/ EARLY
THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Bay, Franklin, and the State Park and South-facing Gulf
  County Beaches.

* WHEN...From 4 AM EDT /3 AM CDT/ early this morning through
  late tonight.

* 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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