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High Surf Advisory 2, NWS Mobile, AL

June 23, 2012

NWS Mobile, AL issued this high surf advisory at Jun 23, 2012, 4:58 PM EDT. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 23, 2012, 4:58 PM EDT (20:58 UTC)
Expired
Jun 24, 2012, 8:46 AM EDT
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

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

997 
WHUS44 KMOB 232058
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
358 PM CDT SAT JUN 23 2012

...A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY
FOR THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL SECTIONS OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY FOR
THE GULF-SIDE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

...THERE CONTINUES TO BE A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS
ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH
MONDAY...

.TROPICAL STORM DEBBY HAS FORMED OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO.
STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF DEBBY HAS RESULTED IN
LARGER WAVES AND SWELL MOVING NORTH TO THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST
FLORIDA GULF COASTS. ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE
ALREADY BEING REPORTED ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE. TIDES 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WILL RESULT IN SOME
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING FOR A FEW LOCATIONS ALONG THE ALABAMA
NORTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COASTS. 

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-240500-
/O.NEW.KMOB.CF.Y.0001.120623T2058Z-120626T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.SU.Y.0002.120623T2058Z-120626T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-120626T0000Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
358 PM CDT SAT JUN 23 2012

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

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED WITH TIDES
  AVERAGING NEAR 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. THIS COULD MEAN AN INUNDATION
  OF 1 TO 2 FEET FOR A FEW LOCATIONS ALONG THE COAST AT HIGH
  TIDE...PARTICULARLY FOR THE WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND...THE
  HIGHWAY 90 CAUSEWAY BETWEEN MOBILE AND SPANISH FORT...AND THE ROAD
  TO FORT PICKENS IN ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA.

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE SURF ZONE SATURDAY
  NIGHT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IMPACTS WILL OCCUR AROUND HIGH TIDE
  IN THE MID MORNING HOURS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON EACH DAY. ROUGH SURF
  AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE NOTED CONTINUALLY THROUGH
  MONDAY. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE
  ENTERING THE SURF AT AREA GULF-SIDE BEACHES. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
  IS EXPECTED...IMPACTING LOW LYING COASTAL ROADS. MINOR TO MODERATE
  COASTAL EROSION IS EXPECTED WITH THE HIGH SURF THROUGH MONDAY.

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.

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

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$

VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/MOB
FOR MORE INFORMATION.
3 follow-up statements
619 
WHUS44 KMOB 240343
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1043 PM CDT SAT JUN 23 2012

...A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY FOR
THE ALABAMA AND WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE COASTLINES...

...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY FOR THE
ALABAMA AND WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE BEACHES...

...A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF
ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH MONDAY...

.STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF DEBBY IS RESULTING IN
LARGER WAVES AND SWELL MOVING NORTH TO THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST
FLORIDA GULF COASTS. ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL
CONTINUE ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE. TIDES 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WILL RESULT IN SOME MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING FOR A FEW LOCATIONS ALONG THE ALABAMA NORTHWEST
FLORIDA GULF COASTS.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-241145-
/O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120626T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120626T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-120626T0000Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
1043 PM CDT SAT JUN 23 2012

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

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED WITH TIDES 
  AVERAGING NEAR 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. THIS COULD MEAN AN 
  INUNDATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET FOR A FEW LOCATIONS ALONG THE COAST 
  AT HIGH TIDE...PARTICULARLY FOR THE WEST END OF DAUPHIN 
  ISLAND...THE HIGHWAY 90 CAUSEWAY BETWEEN MOBILE AND SPANISH 
  FORT...AND THE ROAD TO FORT PICKENS IN ESCAMBIA COUNTY 
  FLORIDA. 

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE SURF ZONE 
  SATURDAY NIGHT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IMPACTS WILL OCCUR AROUND HIGH TIDE
  IN THE MID MORNING HOURS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON EACH DAY. ROUGH SURF
  AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUALLY ENDURE THROUGH MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO 
  ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF AT AREA GULF-SIDE BEACHES. MINOR 
  COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED...IMPACTING LOW LYING COASTAL 
  ROADS. MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL EROSION IS EXPECTED WITH THE 
  HIGH SURF THROUGH MONDAY. 

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.

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

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$


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
851 
WHUS44 KMOB 241127
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
627 AM CDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY
FOR THE ALABAMA AND WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE COASTLINES...

...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY FOR
THE ALABAMA AND WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE BEACHES...

...A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF
ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH MONDAY...

.STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF DEBBY IS RESULTING IN
LARGER WAVES AND SWELL MOVING NORTH TO THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST
FLORIDA GULF COASTS. ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL
CONTINUE ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE. TIDES 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WILL RESULT IN SOME MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING FOR A FEW LOCATIONS ALONG THE ALABAMA NORTHWEST
FLORIDA GULF COASTS. 

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-241930-
/O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120626T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120626T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-120626T0000Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
627 AM CDT SUN JUN 24 2012

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

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED WITH
  TIDES 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL FOR MOST AREAS. 

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKER WAVES FROM 5 TO 8 FEET EXPECTED. 

* TIMING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. THE
  HIGHER WATER LEVELS WILL OCCUR AROUND MIDDAY DURING ASTRONOMICAL
  HIGH TIDE.
 
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO 
  ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF AT AREA GULF-SIDE BEACHES. MINOR 
  COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED...IMPACTING LOW LYING COASTAL 
  ROADS. MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL EROSION IS EXPECTED WITH THE 
  HIGH SURF THROUGH MONDAY. 

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.

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

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$


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
803 
WHUS44 KMOB 241246
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
746 AM CDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF
ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE INCLUDING THE COASTAL
WATER OUT 60 NM OUT...

.A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES
OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE INCLUDING THE COASTAL
WATER OUT 60 NM OUT. THIS TROPICAL STORM WARNING REPLACES THE COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...HEAVY SURF ADVISORY AND HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENT
PRODUCTS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-241400-
/O.CAN.KMOB.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120626T0000Z/
/O.CAN.KMOB.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120626T0000Z/
/O.CAN.KMOB.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-120626T0000Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
746 AM CDT SUN JUN 24 2012

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

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES
OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE INCLUDING THE COASTAL
WATER OUT 60 NM OUT. THIS TROPICAL STORM WARNING REPLACES THE COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...HEAVY SURF ADVISORY AND HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENT
PRODUCTS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.

$$


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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Sources

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