Weather Alerts For Fort Walton Beach, FL

# HEADLINE -------------------- HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Dangerous rip currents. WHERE In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. WHEN Through late Saturday night. IMPACTS Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. ISSUED AT Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 6:56 PM CDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Mobile AL HEADER Coastal Hazard Message # 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. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Santa Rosa Coastal, Baldwin Coastal, Escambia Coastal, Mobile Coastal, Okaloosa Coastal