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Rip Current Statement 1, NWS Mobile, AL

September 1, 2011

NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Sep 1, 2011, 7:13 AM EDT. It took effect at Sep 1, 2011, 1:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 53 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 1, 2011, 7:13 AM EDT (11:13 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 1, 2011, 1:00 PM EDT
Expired
Sep 3, 2011, 5:33 PM EDT
In force
53 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

806 
WHUS44 KMOB 011113
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
613 AM CDT THU SEP 1 2011

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENT TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

.INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ALONG WITH INCREASING WAVE
HEIGHTS AND LONGER PERIOD SWELLS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS
FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-011915-
/O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0001.110901T1700Z-110904T2200Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
613 AM CDT THU SEP 1 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF
  ZONE OF 4 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 5 TO 7 FEET OVER
  THE WEEKEND

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. 

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

&&

$$


PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
9 follow-up statements
958 
WHUS44 KMOB 011256 AAA
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
756 AM CDT THU SEP 1 2011

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENT TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

.INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ALONG WITH INCREASING WAVE
HEIGHTS AND LONGER PERIOD SWELLS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-012100-
/O.NEW.KMOB.CF.S.0002.110901T1256Z-110903T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0001.110901T1700Z-110904T2200Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
756 AM CDT THU SEP 1 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT TODAY THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES IN THE 
  SURF ZONE OF 4 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 5 TO 7 
  FEET OVER THE WEEKEND 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

&&

$$

ALZ061-062-012100-
/O.NEW.KMOB.CF.S.0002.110901T1256Z-110903T0000Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-
756 AM CDT THU SEP 1 2011

* COASTAL FLOODING...POSSIBLE COASTAL FLOODING FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY
  NEXT WEEK. TIDES MAY RISE TO 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE PREDICATED LEVELS
  THROUGH THE WEEKEND IN RESPONSE TO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
  TRACKING NORTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. 

* TIMING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MOSTLY DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE
  WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE FOR
  MOST AREAS ALONG THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA COAST
  WILL OCCUR DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS EACH DAY...GENERALLY
  BETWEEN 1200 AM AND 600 AM.

* IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OR NUISANCE FLOODING LOOKS TO BE
  THE MAIN CONCERN FOR NOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS MEANS
  MINOR FLOODING COULD OCCUR OVER ROADWAYS ALONG THE COAST AND ALONG
  BAYS AND SOUNDS. THE CAUSEWAY FROM MOBILE TO BALDWIN COUNTY IN
  ALABAMA AND THE CAUSEWAY BRIDGE FROM THE MAINLAND TO DAUPHIN ISLAND
  ARE SOME AREAS OF CONCERN. THIS SITUATION COULD BE UPGRADED IF THE
  LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN GULF DEVELOPS INTO A TROPICAL
  CYCLONE OVER THE WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK. 

$$


PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
107 
WHUS44 KMOB 012115
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
415 PM CDT THU SEP 1 2011

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

.MODERATE TO STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ALONG WITH INCREASING
WAVE HEIGHTS AND LONGER PERIOD SWELLS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-020515-
/O.CON.KMOB.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-110903T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-110904T2200Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
415 PM CDT THU SEP 1 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

* TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES IN THE 
  SURF ZONE OF 4 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 5 TO 7 
  FEET OVER THE WEEKEND 

* COASTAL FLOODING...POSSIBLE COASTAL FLOODING FRIDAY THROUGH 
  EARLY NEXT WEEK. TIDES MAY RISE TO 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 
  PREDICATED LEVELS THROUGH THE WEEKEND IN RESPONSE TO AN AREA 
  OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKING NORTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF 
  MEXICO. 

* TIMING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MOSTLY DURING TIMES OF HIGH 
  TIDE WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ASTRONOMICAL HIGH 
  TIDE FOR MOST AREAS ALONG THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHWEST 
  ALABAMA COAST WILL OCCUR DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS EACH 
  DAY...GENERALLY BETWEEN 1200 AM AND 600 AM. 

* IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OR NUISANCE FLOODING LOOKS TO 
  BE THE MAIN CONCERN FOR NOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 
  THIS MEANS MINOR FLOODING COULD OCCUR OVER ROADWAYS ALONG THE 
  COAST AND ALONG BAYS AND SOUNDS. THE CAUSEWAY FROM MOBILE TO 
  BALDWIN COUNTY IN ALABAMA AND THE CAUSEWAY BRIDGE FROM THE 
  MAINLAND TO DAUPHIN ISLAND ARE SOME AREAS OF CONCERN. THIS 
  SITUATION COULD BE UPGRADED IF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER 
  THE WESTERN GULF DEVELOPS INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER THE 
  WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS...JETTIES AND
PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY
ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

&&

$$

ALZ061-062-020515-
/O.CON.KMOB.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-110903T0000Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-
415 PM CDT THU SEP 1 2011

* COASTAL FLOODING...POSSIBLE COASTAL FLOODING FRIDAY THROUGH 
  EARLY NEXT WEEK. TIDES MAY RISE TO 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 
  PREDICATED LEVELS THROUGH THE WEEKEND IN RESPONSE TO AN AREA 
  OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKING NORTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF 
  MEXICO. 

* TIMING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MOSTLY DURING TIMES OF HIGH 
  TIDE WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ASTRONOMICAL HIGH 
  TIDE FOR MOST AREAS ALONG THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHWEST 
  ALABAMA COAST WILL OCCUR DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS EACH 
  DAY...GENERALLY BETWEEN 1200 AM AND 600 AM. 

* IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OR NUISANCE FLOODING LOOKS TO 
  BE THE MAIN CONCERN FOR NOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 
  THIS MEANS MINOR FLOODING COULD OCCUR OVER ROADWAYS ALONG THE 
  COAST AND ALONG BAYS AND SOUNDS. THE CAUSEWAY FROM MOBILE TO 
  BALDWIN COUNTY IN ALABAMA AND THE CAUSEWAY BRIDGE FROM THE 
  MAINLAND TO DAUPHIN ISLAND ARE SOME AREAS OF CONCERN. THIS 
  SITUATION COULD BE UPGRADED IF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER 
  THE WESTERN GULF DEVELOPS INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER THE 
  WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK. 

$$


PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
861 
WHUS44 KMOB 020305
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1005 PM CDT THU SEP 1 2011

...HIGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS...AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
ALL LIKELY THROUGH THIS WEEKEND...

.MODERATE TO STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN GRADUALLY GAIN STRENGTH AND
SLOWLY MOVES TOWARD THE LOUISIANA COAST. DANGEROUS SURF...LIFE
THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ARE ALL
CONCERNS THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-021200-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.110902T0305Z-110905T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-110905T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-110903T0000Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
1005 PM CDT THU SEP 1 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS WEEKEND...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEKEND AND POSSIBLY PERSISTING
  INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS MOST LIKELY DURING
  TIMES OF HIGH TIDE WHICH WILL BE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
  GENERALLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF
  ZONE OF 4 TO 6 FEET WILL INCREASE TO 5 TO 8 FEET OVER THE WEEKEND.
  TIDES WILL LIKELY RISE TO 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS
  THROUGH THE WEEKEND IN RESPONSE TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN
  TRACKING NORTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THIS MEANS
  MINOR FLOODING COULD OCCUR OVER ROADWAYS ALONG THE COAST AND ALONG
  BAYS AND SOUNDS. THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY...THE CAUSEWAY BRIDGE FROM
  THE MAINLAND TO DAUPHIN ISLAND...AND FORT PICKENS IN THE WESTERN
  FLORIDA PANHANDLE ARE A FEW AREAS THAT WILL BE PRONE TO MINOR
  COASTAL FLOODING. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH OR WARNING MAY BECOME
  NECESSARY THIS WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND PIERS.
HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO
FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

&&

$$

ALZ061-062-021200-
/O.CON.KMOB.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-110903T0000Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-
1005 PM CDT THU SEP 1 2011

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS WEEKEND...

* TIMING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH AT LEAST
  THE END OF THE WEEKEND AND MAY PERSIST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. MINOR
  COASTAL FLOODING IS MOST LIKELY DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE WHICH
  WILL BE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS GENERALLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT
  AND 6 AM.

* IMPACTS...TIDES WILL LIKELY RISE TO 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED
  LEVELS THROUGH THE WEEKEND IN RESPONSE TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION
  THIRTEEN TRACKING NORTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THIS
  MEANS MINOR FLOODING COULD OCCUR OVER ROADWAYS ALONG THE COAST AND
  ALONG BAYS AND SOUNDS. THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY WILL BE A PRONE AREA
  TO MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH OR WARNING MAY
  BECOME NECESSARY THIS WEEKEND.

$$


PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
003 
WHUS44 KMOB 021025
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
525 AM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...HIGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS...AND MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING ALL LIKELY THROUGH THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND...

.MODERATE TO STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
THIS WEEKEND AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN GRADUALLY GAIN
STRENGTH AND SLOWLY MOVES TOWARD THE LOUISIANA COAST. DANGEROUS
SURF...LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
ARE ALL CONCERNS THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-021830-
/O.EXT.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMOB.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
525 AM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...RIP CURRENT
RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
THROUGH THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY.

* TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS 
  MOST LIKELY DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE WHICH WILL BE DURING THE 
  EARLY MORNING HOURS GENERALLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES IN THE 
  SURF ZONE OF 4 TO 6 FEET WILL INCREASE TO 5 TO 8 FEET OVER THE 
  WEEKEND. TIDES WILL LIKELY RISE TO 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED 
  LEVELS THROUGH THE WEEKEND IN RESPONSE TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION 
  THIRTEEN TRACKING NORTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. 
  THIS MEANS MINOR FLOODING COULD OCCUR OVER ROADWAYS ALONG THE 
  COAST AND ALONG BAYS AND SOUNDS. THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY...THE 
  CAUSEWAY BRIDGE FROM THE MAINLAND TO DAUPHIN ISLAND...AND FORT 
  PICKENS IN THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ARE A FEW AREAS THAT 
  WILL BE PRONE TO MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH 
  OR WARNING MAY BECOME NECESSARY THIS WEEKEND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND
PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY
ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

&&

$$

ALZ061-062-021830-
/O.EXT.KMOB.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-
525 AM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND...

* TIMING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY. MINOR
  COASTAL FLOODING IS MOST LIKELY DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE WHICH
  WILL BE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS GENERALLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT
  AND 6 AM.

* IMPACTS...TIDES WILL LIKELY RISE TO 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 
  PREDICTED LEVELS THROUGH THE WEEKEND IN RESPONSE TO TROPICAL 
  DEPRESSION THIRTEEN TRACKING NORTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN GULF 
  OF MEXICO. THIS MEANS MINOR FLOODING COULD OCCUR OVER ROADWAYS 
  ALONG THE COAST AND ALONG BAYS AND SOUNDS. THE MOBILE BAY 
  CAUSEWAY WILL BE A PRONE AREA TO MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. A 
  COASTAL FLOOD WATCH OR WARNING MAY BECOME NECESSARY THIS 
  WEEKEND. 

$$


PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
270 
WHUS44 KMOB 021837
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
137 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...HIGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALL
LIKELY THROUGH THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND...

.MODERATE TO STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
THIS WEEKEND AS TROPICAL STORM LEE GRADUALLY GAINS STRENGTH AND
SLOWLY MOVES NORTH TOWARD THE LOUISIANA COAST. DANGEROUS SURF...LIFE
THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ARE ALL CONCERNS
THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-030245-
/O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
137 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... 
...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... 
...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY.

* TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS MOST LIKELY 
  DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE WHICH WILL BE DURING THE EARLY 
  MORNING HOURS GENERALLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF
  ZONE IN THE GENERAL RANGE OF 5 TO 7 FEET EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND.
  TIDES WILL LIKELY RISE TO 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS AT
  TIMES THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH
  ASTRONOMICAL TIDES. THIS MEANS MINOR FLOODING COULD OCCUR OVER
  ROADWAYS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE GULF COAST AND ALONG BAYS AND SOUNDS.
  THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY...THE CAUSEWAY BRIDGE FROM THE MAINLAND TO
  DAUPHIN ISLAND...AND FORT PICKENS IN THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
  ARE A FEW AREAS THAT WILL BE PRONE TO MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. WAVE
  RUN UP WILL BE LIKELY ALONG GULF BEACHES. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH OR
  WARNING MAY BECOME NECESSARY SOMETIME THIS WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND
PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY
ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION AS WAVE AS RUN UP ALONG THE BEACHES.

&&

$$

ALZ061-062-030245-
/O.CON.KMOB.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-
137 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND...

* TIMING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY.
  MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS MOST LIKELY DURING TIMES OF ASTRONOMICAL
  HIGH TIDES...WHICH WILL BE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
  GENERALLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM.

* IMPACTS...TIDES WILL LIKELY RISE TO 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED
  LEVELS THROUGH THE WEEKEND IN RESPONSE TO TROPICAL STORM LEE
  TRACKING NORTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THIS MEANS
  MINOR FLOODING COULD OCCUR OVER ROADWAYS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.
  THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY WILL BE A PRONE AREA TO MINOR COASTAL
  FLOODING. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH OR WARNING MAY BECOME NECESSARY
  SOMETIME THIS WEEKEND.

$$


PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
310 
WHUS44 KMOB 022247
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
547 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...HIGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
ALL LIKELY THROUGH THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND...

.MODERATE TO STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
THIS WEEKEND AS TROPICAL STORM LEE GRADUALLY GAINS STRENGTH AND
SLOWLY MOVES NORTH TOWARD THE LOUISIANA COAST. DANGEROUS SURF...
LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ARE ALL
CONCERNS THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-031100-
/O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
547 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND...

* TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS MOST LIKELY 
  DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE WHICH WILL BE DURING THE EARLY 
  MORNING HOURS GENERALLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES IN THE 
  SURF ZONE IN THE GENERAL RANGE OF 5 TO 7 FEET EXPECTED OVER 
  THE WEEKEND. TIDES WILL LIKELY RISE TO 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 
  PREDICTED LEVELS AT TIMES THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY 
  AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES. THIS MEANS MINOR 
  FLOODING COULD OCCUR OVER ROADWAYS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE GULF 
  COAST AND ALONG BAYS AND SOUNDS. THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY...THE 
  CAUSEWAY BRIDGE FROM THE MAINLAND TO DAUPHIN ISLAND...AND FORT 
  PICKENS IN THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ARE A FEW AREAS THAT 
  WILL BE PRONE TO MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. WAVE RUN UP WILL BE 
  LIKELY ALONG GULF BEACHES. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH OR WARNING 
  MAY BECOME NECESSARY SOMETIME THIS WEEKEND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND
PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY
ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION AS WAVE AS RUN UP ALONG THE BEACHES.

&&

$$

ALZ061-062-031100-
/O.CON.KMOB.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-
547 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND...

* TIMING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 
  MONDAY. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS MOST LIKELY DURING TIMES OF 
  ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES...WHICH WILL BE DURING THE EARLY 
  MORNING HOURS GENERALLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM. 

* IMPACTS...TIDES WILL LIKELY RISE TO 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 
  PREDICTED LEVELS THROUGH THE WEEKEND IN RESPONSE TO TROPICAL 
  STORM LEE TRACKING NORTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. 
  THIS MEANS MINOR FLOODING COULD OCCUR OVER ROADWAYS ALONG THE 
  IMMEDIATE COAST. THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY WILL BE A PRONE AREA 
  TO MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH OR WARNING 
  MAY BECOME NECESSARY SOMETIME THIS WEEKEND. 

$$


PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
945 
WHUS44 KMOB 030522
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1222 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...HIGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
ALL LIKELY THROUGH THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND...

.A STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND
AS TROPICAL STORM LEE GRADUALLY GAINS STRENGTH AND SLOWLY MOVES NORTH
TOWARD THE LOUISIANA COAST. DANGEROUS SURF...LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH LABOR
DAY.

ALZ063-064-030630-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/
/O.CAN.KMOB.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/
/O.CAN.KMOB.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
1222 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
SURF ADVISORY. 

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT. 

REFER TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MOBILE ALABAMA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. 

$$

FLZ002-004-006-031530-
/O.CAN.KMOB.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.CF.Y.0002.110903T0522Z-110906T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/
COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
1222 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. 

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND...

* TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS MOST LIKELY 
  DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE WHICH WILL BE DURING THE EARLY 
  MORNING HOURS GENERALLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF
  ZONE IN THE GENERAL RANGE OF 5 TO 7 FEET EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND
PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY
ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE
OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT
TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN
BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION AS WAVE AS RUN UP ALONG THE BEACHES.

$$

ALZ061-062-030630-
/O.CAN.KMOB.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-
1222 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

$$

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT. 

REFER TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MOBILE ALABAMA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. 

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
805 
WHUS44 KMOB 031509
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1009 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...HIGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
ALL LIKELY THROUGH THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND...

.A STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND AS TROPICAL STORM LEE MOVES SLOWLY NORTH TOWARD THE
LOUISIANA COAST. DANGEROUS SURF...LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH LABOR DAY.

FLZ002-004-006-040000-
/O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/
COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
1009 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
TUESDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND...

* TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS MOST LIKELY 
  DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE WHICH WILL BE DURING THE EARLY 
  MORNING HOURS GENERALLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF
  ZONE IN THE GENERAL RANGE OF 5 TO 7 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND
PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY
ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION AS WAVE AS RUN UP ALONG THE BEACHES.

$$


PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
140 
WHUS44 KMOB 032133
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
433 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING...
...THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING...
...THE RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING...

.THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LEE IS FORECAST TO DRIFT SLOWLY
NORTHWARD ACROSS EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA THROUGH TONIGHT.
THE STORM IS THEN EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI AND CENTRAL ALABAMA FROM LATE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

FLZ002-004-006-032245-
/O.CAN.KMOB.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/
/O.CAN.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/
/O.CAN.KMOB.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/
COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
433 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS REPLACED THE COASTAL FLOOD
ADVISORY...THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY...AND THE RIP CURRENT RISK WITH A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST ADVISORIES ISSUED
BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AND THE LATEST TROPICAL STORM LOCAL
STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE REGARDING
TROPICAL STORM LEE.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 1, 8:56 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementMOB40 hr
Sep 1, 7:28 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB58 hr
Sep 1, 12:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB84 min
Sep 1, 3:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB93 min

Nearby

Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2011Rip Current Statements in Alabama, 2011Every rip current statement in 2011

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.