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Rip Current Statement
Issued: 7:30 AM Oct. 1, 2026 – National Weather Service
...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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