Weather Alerts For Southport, FL

# HEADLINE -------------------- HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Dangerous rip currents expected. WHERE Bay, Gulf State Park, and Franklin County Beaches. WHEN From 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ this afternoon through this evening. IMPACTS Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. ISSUED AT Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 3:23 AM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 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 -------------------- Coastal Bay, Coastal Franklin, Coastal Gulf