{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.18e1dda9589b365f279b7730efc61868e550fe6c.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Rip Current Statement issued June 1 at 3:42PM EDT until June 3 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-06-01","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.18e1dda9589b365f279b7730efc61868e550fe6c.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Tallahassee FL"},"word_count":117,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Rip Current Statement: Rip Current Statement issued June 1 at 3:42PM EDT until June 3 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** South Walton; Coastal Bay; Coastal Gulf\n**Issued by:** NWS Tallahassee FL\n**Sent:** 2026-06-01T15:42:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-06-01T15:42:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-06-02T04:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.\n\n* WHERE...Walton, Bay, and state park and west-facing Gulf\nCounty Beaches.\n\n* WHEN...Through late Tuesday night.\n\n* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away\nfrom shore into deeper water.\n\n## Instructions\nSwim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and\nfloat. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a\ndirection following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the\nshore and call or wave for help."}