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Rip Current Statement 2, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at May 3, 2012, 2:02 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 3, 2012, 2:02 PM CDT (19:02 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
353 WHUS44 KMOB 031902 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 202 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TONIGHT ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .NUMEROUS BEACHES ALONG THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTS ARE REPORTING DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-040000- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0002.120503T1902Z-120504T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 202 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND...WAVE...AND TIDAL CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 8:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 8 hr |
| May 2, 9:59 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 16 hr |
| May 3, 4:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 10 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.