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Rip Current Statement 14, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Oct 1, 2012, 9:20 AM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 1, 2012, 9:20 AM CDT (14:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 2, 2012, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
329 WHUS44 KMOB 011420 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 920 AM CDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF DEADLY RIP CURRENTS TODAY... .THE COMBINATION OF STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND HIGH SEAS HAS RESULTED IN DANGEROUS SURF ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INCLUDING LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-020500- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0014.121001T1420Z-121002T0500Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 920 AM CDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...A HIGH RISK OF DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ACROSS THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 9:49 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 86 min | |
| Sep 30, 11:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 50 min |
| Oct 1, 12:44 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 91 min |
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Sources
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