If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
At 324 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm overNavarre, or 14 miles southeast of Bagdad, moving east at 45 mph.HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.SOURCE...Radar indicated.IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow aroundunsecured objects.Locations impacted include...Wright, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Destin, Eglin AFB, Valparaiso,Mary Esther, Ocean City, Lake Lorraine, Navarre, Shalimar, CincoBayou, and Navarre Beach.
Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax andfloat. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in adirection following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face theshore and call or wave for help.
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.* WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin CoastalCounties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal andOkaloosa Coastal Counties.* WHEN...From 6 AM CDT Friday through Sunday afternoon.* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers awayfrom shore into deeper water.