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Rip Current Statement 3, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Oct 8, 2011, 6:49 AM EDT. It took effect at Oct 8, 2011, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 31 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 8, 2011, 6:49 AM EDT (10:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 8, 2011, 10:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 9, 2011, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
780 WHUS44 KMOB 081049 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 549 AM CDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY AND SUNDAY... .A STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-081900- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0003.111008T1400Z-111009T2100Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 549 AM CDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS...A STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WINDS WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON EAST OR SOUTHEAST FACING BEACHES TODAY AND SUNDAY. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
4 follow-up statements
742 WHUS44 KMOB 081725 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1225 PM CDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY AND SUNDAY... .A STRONG EASTERLY WIND WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-090130- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-111009T2100Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1225 PM CDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS...A STRONG EASTERLY WIND WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON EAST OR SOUTHEAST FACING BEACHES TODAY AND SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
357 WHUS44 KMOB 090101 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 801 PM CDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH SUNDAY... .A STRONG EASTERLY WIND WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEKEND. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-091100- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-111009T2100Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 801 PM CDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS...A STRONG EASTERLY WIND WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON EAST OR SOUTHEAST FACING BEACHES THROUGH SUNDAY. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
015 WHUS44 KMOB 091254 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 754 AM CDT SUN OCT 9 2011 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH SUNDAY... .A STRONG EASTERLY WIND WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEKEND. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-092100- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-111009T2100Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 754 AM CDT SUN OCT 9 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS...A STRONG EASTERLY WIND WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON EAST OR SOUTHEAST FACING BEACHES THROUGH SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
675 WHUS44 KMOB 091759 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1259 PM CDT SUN OCT 9 2011 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH SUNDAY... .A STRONG EASTERLY WIND WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEKEND. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-092100- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-111009T2100Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1259 PM CDT SUN OCT 9 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS...A STRONG EASTERLY WIND WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON EAST OR SOUTHEAST FACING BEACHES THROUGH SUNDAY. 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 6:20 PM EDT | Gale Warning | MOB | 27 hr | |
| Oct 8, 6:20 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 63 hr |
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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.