CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 324 PM EDT Sat Apr 4 2026 FLZ108-112-114-115-050800- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0023.000000T0000Z-260406T1500Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 324 PM EDT Sat Apr 4 2026 /224 PM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, South-facing Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Monday morning. * 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. && $$ $$