Rip Current Statement 11, NWS Mobile, AL

Issued

Aug 8, 2012, 4:25 AM EDT (08:25 UTC)

In effect from

Aug 8, 2012, 8:00 AM EDT

Expired

Aug 8, 2012, 2:12 PM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Mobile, AL

683 
WHUS44 KMOB 080825
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
325 AM CDT WED AUG 8 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE ALABAMA
AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE BEACHES...

.INCREASING SWELLS PRODUCED BY HURRICANE ERNESTO ARE FORECAST TO
REACH THE COASTLINE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT.
BREAKERS OF 2 TO 4 FEET ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE BY THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-081800-
/O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0011.120808T1200Z-120809T0500Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
325 AM CDT WED AUG 8 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...THREAT INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY. 

* IMPACTS...SOUTHERLY SWELL WILL BRING BREAKERS OF 2 TO 4 FEET INTO
  THE SURF ZONE TODAY...PRODUCING A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.
  DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING
  THE SURF AT AREA GULF SIDE BEACHES THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$


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

561 
WHUS44 KMOB 081812
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
112 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2012

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY AND A HIGH RISK FOR DEADLY RIP CURRENTS THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.LARGE SWELLS GENERATED FROM TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO LOCATED OVER THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA
AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. ERNESTO WILL CONTINUE TO
TRACK WEST AND WEAKEN OVER MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-090700-
/O.CAN.KMOB.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-120809T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.120808T1812Z-120809T0700Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
112 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2012

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT THURSDAY. A HIGH RISK
FOR DEADLY RIP CURRENTS WILL ALSO BE LIKELY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. 

* WAVES AND SURF...HIGH SURF FROM 3 TO 5 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED
  THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* TIMING...THREAT INCREASING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SOUTHERLY SWELL WILL BRING BREAKERS OF 3 TO 5 FEET INTO
  THE SURF ZONE TODAY...PRODUCING A HIGH RISK OF DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.
  DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING
  THE SURF AT AREA GULF SIDE BEACHES THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

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.

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

&&

$$


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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