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Rip Current Statement
Issued: 6:16 AM Jun. 1, 2023 – National Weather Service
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches.

* WHEN...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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Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 3:09 AM Jun. 1, 2023 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT /5 PM
CDT/ THURSDAY...

* WHAT...East winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.

* WHERE...Gulf waters from the Walton-Okaloosa County line to
the Ochlockonee River out 60 nautical miles.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ Thursday.

* IMPACTS...A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of
20 to 33 knots, or seas of 7 feet or greater, are expected
to produce hazardous conditions for small craft. These
hazardous conditions may result in poor vessel handling and
steering response, broaching, overturned dinghies and kayaks,
slips and falls on slippery decks, rub damage along docks and
seawalls, and dragging anchors.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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