Expires:202505020900;Remove:202505020900;756553 WHUS42 KTAE 010644 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 244 AM EDT Thu May 1 2025 FLZ108-112-114-115-020900- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0037.250501T1100Z-250502T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 244 AM EDT Thu May 1 2025 /144 AM CDT Thu May 1 2025/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT /6 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...From 7 AM EDT /6 AM CDT/ this morning 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. && $$