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Rip Current Statement
Issued: 6:42 PM Jan. 2, 2026 – National Weather Service
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EST /10 PM CST/ THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...From 11 PM EST /10 PM CST/ this evening through Saturday 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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