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Rip Current Statement 2, NWS Mobile, AL

September 4, 2011

NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Sep 4, 2011, 10:24 PM CDT. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 4, 2011, 10:24 PM CDT (03:24 UTC)
Expired
Sep 5, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

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

907 
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CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1024 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY FOR
THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA INCLUDING
ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS...

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY FOR THE
BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...

...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BEACHES OF
ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH 7 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING...

.THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WILL MOVE ACROSS INLAND AREAS OF
LOUISIANA...SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING. TIDE LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RUN 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE
PREDICATED LEVELS THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND
FLOW WILL GENERATE HIGH SEAS ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON. DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE
ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-051530-
/O.NEW.KMOB.CF.Y.0003.110905T0324Z-110906T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.SU.Y.0005.110905T0324Z-110906T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0002.110905T0324Z-110906T0000Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
1024 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY. A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...DANGEROUS HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE ALONG AREA BEACHES
  THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...MINOR BEACH EROSION AND SOME WASH UP ALONG AREA BEACHES
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT TIDES WILL CONTINUE TO RUN ABOVE
PREDICATED LEVELS BUT NOT EXCEED 4 FEET. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OR
NUISANCE FLOODING WILL BE THE NORM.

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.

&&

$$

ALZ061-062-051530-
/O.NEW.KMOB.CF.Y.0003.110905T0324Z-110906T0000Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-
1024 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY...

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

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE PREDICATED LEVELS CAN
  BE EXPECTED.

* TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OR NUISANCE FLOODING WILL CAUSE
  SOME FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND PROPERTY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST
  AND ALONG INLAND BAYS...SOUNDS AND WATERWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT TIDES WILL CONTINUE TO RUN ABOVE
PREDICATED LEVELS BUT NOT EXCEED 4 FEET. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OR
NUISANCE FLOODING WILL BE THE NORM.

&&

$$

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
6 follow-up statements
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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1158 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY
FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA
INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS...

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY FOR THE
BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...

...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BEACHES OF
ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH 7 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING...

.THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WILL MOVE ACROSS INLAND AREAS
OF LOUISIANA...SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING. TIDE LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RUN 1 TO 3 FEET
ABOVE PREDICATED LEVELS THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG
SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL GENERATE HIGH SEAS ALONG AREA BEACHES
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-051300-
/O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
1158 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
MONDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

* EVENT...TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE PREDICATED LEVELS CAN BE
  EXPECTED.

* TIMING...DANGEROUS HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE ALONG AREA BEACHES 
  THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...MINOR BEACH EROSION AND SOME WASH UP ALONG AREA 
  BEACHES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT TIDES WILL CONTINUE TO RUN
ABOVE PREDICATED LEVELS BUT NOT EXCEED 4 FEET. MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING OR NUISANCE FLOODING WILL BE THE NORM.

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.

&&

$$

ALZ061-062-051300-
/O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-
1158 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
MONDAY...

* EVENT...TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE PREDICATED LEVELS CAN BE
  EXPECTED.

* TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OR NUISANCE FLOODING WILL 
  CAUSE SOME FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND PROPERTY ALONG THE 
  IMMEDIATE COAST AND ALONG INLAND BAYS...SOUNDS AND WATERWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT TIDES WILL CONTINUE TO RUN
ABOVE PREDICATED LEVELS BUT NOT EXCEED 4 FEET. MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING OR NUISANCE FLOODING WILL BE THE NORM.

&&

$$


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
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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
547 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TODAY FOR
THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA
INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS...

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TODAY FOR THE
BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...

...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BEACHES OF
ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WILL MOVE EASTERLY ACROSS
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA THIS MORNING THEN TURN NORTHEAST LATER TODAY. TIDE
LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RUN 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE PREDICATED LEVELS
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG SOUTHERLY OFFSHORE WIND AND LONG
PERIOD SWELLS WILL GENERATE HIGH SURF ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE
ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-051900-
/O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
547 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* EVENT...TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE PREDICATED LEVELS CAN BE 
  EXPECTED. 

* TIMING...DANGEROUS HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE ALONG AREA BEACHES
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BREAKING WAVES AS HIGH AS 10 FEET POSSIBLE
  FROM GULF SHORES EAST AND 5 TO 8 FEET TO THE WEST.

* IMPACTS...MINOR BEACH EROSION AND SOME WASH UP ALONG AREA 
  BEACHES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT TIDES WILL CONTINUE TO RUN
ABOVE PREDICATED LEVELS BUT NOT EXCEED 4 FEET. MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING OR NUISANCE FLOODING WILL BE THE NORM.

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.

&&

$$

ALZ061-062-051900-
/O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-
547 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* EVENT...TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE PREDICATED LEVELS CAN BE 
  EXPECTED. 

* TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OR NUISANCE FLOODING WILL 
  CAUSE SOME FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND PROPERTY ALONG THE 
  IMMEDIATE COAST AND ALONG INLAND BAYS...SOUNDS AND WATERWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT TIDES WILL CONTINUE TO RUN
ABOVE PREDICATED LEVELS BUT NOT EXCEED 4 FEET. MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING OR NUISANCE FLOODING WILL BE THE NORM.

&&

$$


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
711 
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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1119 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TODAY FOR
THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA
INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS...

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TODAY FOR THE
BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...

...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BEACHES OF
ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WILL MOVE EAST INTO SOUTHWEST
ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON THEN TURN NORTHEAST LATER TODAY. TIDE LEVELS
WILL CONTINUE TO RUN 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE PREDICATED LEVELS THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. A STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND AND LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL
GENERATE HIGH SURF ALONG AREA BEACHES. DANGEROUS AND LIFE
THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-060000-
/O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
1119 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* EVENT...TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE PREDICATED LEVELS CAN BE
  EXPECTED.

* TIMING...DANGEROUS HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE ALONG AREA BEACHES 
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BREAKING WAVES AS HIGH AS 10 FEET 
  POSSIBLE FROM GULF SHORES EAST AND 5 TO 8 FEET TO THE WEST. 

* IMPACTS...MINOR BEACH EROSION AND SOME WASH UP ALONG AREA 
  BEACHES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS...AND WATER LEVELS WILL
CONTINUE TO RUN ABOVE PREDICATED TIDE LEVELS BUT SHOULD NOT EXCEED 4
FEET.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. DO NOT ENTER THE SURF.

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.

&&

$$

ALZ061-062-060000-
/O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-
1119 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* EVENT...TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE PREDICATED LEVELS CAN BE
  EXPECTED.

* TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OR NUISANCE FLOODING WILL 
  CAUSE SOME FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND PROPERTY ALONG THE 
  IMMEDIATE COAST AND ALONG INLAND BAYS...SOUNDS AND WATERWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS...AND WATER LEVELS WILL
CONTINUE TO RUN ABOVE PREDICATED TIDE LEVELS BUT SHOULD NOT EXCEED 4
FEET.

&&

$$

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
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1254 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TODAY FOR
THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA
INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS...

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TODAY FOR THE
BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...

...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BEACHES OF
ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS EXTREME
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON THEN TURN NORTHEAST LATER TODAY.
TIDE LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RUN 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE PREDICATED LEVELS
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND AND LONG PERIOD
SWELLS WILL GENERATE HIGH SURF ALONG AREA BEACHES. DANGEROUS AND LIFE
THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-060000-
/O.UPG.KMOB.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.CF.W.0001.110905T1754Z-110906T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
1254 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* EVENT...TIDES OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE PREDICATED LEVELS CAN BE
  EXPECTED. DANGEROUS HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE ALONG AREA BEACHES
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BREAKING WAVES AS HIGH AS 10 FEET POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH TO 50 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL
  WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE PILE WATER AS HIGH AS 3
  TO 5 FEET ABOVE PREDICATED LEVELS...RESULTING IN MINOR TO MODERATE
  BEACH EROSION...WASH UP ALONG AREA BEACHES...AND CLOSURES OF LOW
  LYING COASTAL AND BAY AREA ROADWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.
COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING
WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

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

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. DO NOT ENTER THE SURF.

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.

&&

$$

ALZ061-062-060000-
/O.UPG.KMOB.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.CF.W.0001.110905T1754Z-110906T0000Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-
1254 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* EVENT...TIDES OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE PREDICATED LEVELS CAN BE
  EXPECTED. DANGEROUS HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE ALONG AREA BEACHES
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BREAKING WAVES AS HIGH AS 10 FEET POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH TO 50 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL
  WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE PILE WATER AS HIGH AS 3
  TO 5 FEET ABOVE PREDICATED LEVELS...RESULTING IN MINOR TO MODERATE
  BEACH EROSION...WASH UP ALONG AREA BEACHES...AND CLOSURES OF LOW
  LYING COASTAL AND BAY AREA ROADWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.
COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING
WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

&&

$$


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
379 
WHUS44 KMOB 052119
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
419 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA
INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS...

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...

...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BEACHES OF
ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN ALABAMA
THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE PREDICATED LEVELS
HAVE RESULTED IN MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION...WASH UP ALONG
AREA BEACHES...AND CLOSURES OF LOW LYING COASTAL AND BAY AREA
ROADWAYS. WATER LEVELS WILL QUICKLY FALL THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS AS THE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST...ENDING
THE COASTAL FLOOD THREAT. DANGEROUS HIGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL
CONTINUE ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-060000-
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LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
419 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* EVENT...TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE PREDICATED LEVELS WILL QUICKLY
  FALL THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AS THE STRONG WINDS SHIFT TO
  THE NORTHWEST. DANGEROUS HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE ALONG AREA BEACHES
  THROUGH EARLY EVENING...ALONG WITH BREAKING WAVES AS HIGH AS 8 FEET
  POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE PREDICATED LEVELS HAVE
  RESULTED IN MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION...WASH UP ALONG AREA
  BEACHES...AND CLOSURES OF LOW LYING COASTAL AND BAY AREA ROADWAYS.
  WATER LEVELS WILL QUICKLY FALL THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AS
  THE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST...ENDING THE
  COASTAL FLOOD THREAT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.
COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING
WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

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

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. DO NOT ENTER THE SURF.

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 INLETS...JETTIES AND PIERS.
HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO
FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

&&

$$

ALZ061-062-060000-
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UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-
419 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* EVENT...TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE PREDICATED LEVELS WILL QUICKLY
  FALL THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AS THE STRONG WINDS SHIFT TO
  THE NORTHWEST. DANGEROUS HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE ALONG AREA BEACHES
  THROUGH EARLY EVENING...ALONG WITH BREAKING WAVES AS HIGH AS 8 FEET
  POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE PREDICATED LEVELS HAVE
  RESULTED IN MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION...WASH UP ALONG AREA
  BEACHES...AND CLOSURES OF LOW LYING COASTAL AND BAY AREA ROADWAYS.
  WATER LEVELS WILL QUICKLY FALL THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AS
  THE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST...ENDING THE
  COASTAL FLOOD THREAT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.
COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING
WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

&&

$$

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
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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
708 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BRINGING AN END TO COASTAL HAZARDS...

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/O.EXP.KMOB.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
708 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...
...RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED...

WITH WINDS BECOMING STRONG OUT OF THE NORTHWEST...TIDE LEVELS ARE
QUICKLY RECEDING ACROSS THE REGION...BRINGING AN END TO THE COASTAL
FLOODING THREAT. THESE STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN 
DIMINISHING WAVE HEIGHTS IN THE SURF ZONE.

VENTURING INTO THE GULF WATERS IS STILL STRONGLY DISCOURAGED UNTIL
THE GULF WATERS SUBSIDE FURTHER. RED AND DOUBLE RED FLAGS ARE STILL
FLYING AT AREA BEACHES. 

$$

ALZ061-062-060115-
/O.EXP.KMOB.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-
708 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

WITH WINDS BECOMING STRONG OUT OF THE NORTHWEST...TIDE LEVELS ARE
QUICKLY RECEDING ACROSS THE REGION...BRINGING AN END TO THE COASTAL
FLOODING THREAT.

$$


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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 4, 9:16 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB59 min
Sep 4, 9:58 PM CDTHigh Wind WarningMOB21 hr
Sep 4, 9:58 PM CDTWind AdvisoryMOBButler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more24 hr
Sep 4, 10:24 PM CDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryMOB15 hr
Sep 4, 10:24 PM CDTHigh Surf AdvisoryMOB21 hr
Sep 4, 10:26 PM CDTGale WarningMOB21 hr
Sep 5, 1:10 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB50 min
Sep 5, 1:44 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBChoctaw, Washington50 min
Sep 5, 2:18 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBWashington16 min
Sep 5, 2:24 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBBaldwin15 hr
Sep 5, 3:08 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB112 min
Sep 5, 3:36 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBClarke, Mobile, Washington39 min
Sep 5, 3:56 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Sep 5, 4:38 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB29 hr
Sep 5, 4:55 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB65 min
Sep 5, 5:24 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBWashington51 min
Sep 5, 5:51 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB114 min
Sep 5, 6:15 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington19 min
Sep 5, 6:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile50 min
Sep 5, 6:44 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB91 min
Sep 5, 7:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile38 min
Sep 5, 7:42 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Sep 5, 7:52 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB83 min
Sep 5, 8:07 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB38 min
Sep 5, 8:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile, Washington50 min
Sep 5, 8:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington65 min
Sep 5, 8:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington45 min
Sep 5, 9:19 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB41 min
Sep 5, 9:41 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Sep 5, 9:56 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBEscambia34 min
Sep 5, 9:59 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Sep 5, 9:59 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBCovington61 min
Sep 5, 10:11 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBMonroe26 min
Sep 5, 10:23 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBMobile14 hr
Sep 5, 10:35 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBEscambia40 min
Sep 5, 10:52 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBConecuh, Escambia, Monroe38 min
Sep 5, 10:58 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBCovington62 min
Sep 5, 11:24 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBMonroe, Wilcox36 min
Sep 5, 11:43 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB107 min
Sep 5, 12:31 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBCovington26 min
Sep 5, 12:54 PM CDTCoastal Flood WarningMOB6 hr
Sep 4, 9:12 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa63 min
Sep 4, 11:53 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBSanta Rosa67 min
Sep 5, 1:07 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa53 min
Sep 5, 5:11 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBOkaloosa64 min
Sep 5, 7:23 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa12 hr
Sep 5, 9:16 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBOkaloosa44 min
Sep 5, 10:39 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa111 min
Sep 5, 1:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa39 min

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Sources

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