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Tallahassee - FL, US, National Weather Service

Walton, Bay, and Gulf County Beaches

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. WHERE...Walton, Bay, and Gulf County Beaches. WHEN...Through this afternoon. IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A short-lived surge of southeast wind from about midnight to 3 am CDT came with gusts to gale-force. The wind has died down now, but this kicked up enough surf to confidently bring a high risk of rip currents through this morning. The surf zone effects of the overnight wind surge will fade this afternoon, so the risk of rip currents will also fade away by late afternoon. 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.