WHUS42 KTAE 090724 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 324 AM EDT Tue Apr 9 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... FLZ108-112-114-115-100400- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0029.190409T0724Z-190410T0400Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 324 AM EDT Tue Apr 9 2019 /224 AM CDT Tue Apr 9 2019/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect through this evening. * TIMING...UNTIL MIDNIGHT * SURF...3 TO 4 FEET PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$