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Rip Current Statement 3, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at May 11, 2012, 3:49 PM CDT. It took effect at May 12, 2012, 8:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 35 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 11, 2012, 3:49 PM CDT (20:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 12, 2012, 8:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 13, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
890 WHUS44 KMOB 112049 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 349 PM CDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TONIGHT ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .FORECAST WIND...WAVES...AND TIDES INDICATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-120500- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0003.120512T1300Z-120514T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 349 PM CDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY ENDING SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS... 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 FOR SATURDAY. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
6 follow-up statements
953 WHUS44 KMOB 112104 AAA CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 404 PM CDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .FORECAST WIND...WAVES...AND TIDES INDICATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-120515- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0003.120512T1300Z-120514T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 404 PM CDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AND ENDING SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS... HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND...WAVE...AND TIDAL CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
491 WHUS44 KMOB 120357 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1057 PM CDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .FORECAST WIND...WAVES...AND TIDES INDICATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-121200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0003.120512T1300Z-120514T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1057 PM CDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...FROM EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AND ENDING SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS... 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... 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
079 WHUS44 KMOB 121151 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 651 AM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .FORECAST WIND...WAVES...AND TIDES INDICATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-122000- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0003.120512T1300Z-120514T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 651 AM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...FROM EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AND ENDING SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS... HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND...WAVE...AND TIDAL CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
533 WHUS44 KMOB 121957 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 257 PM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH SUNDAY... .FORECAST WIND...WAVES...AND TIDES INDICATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-130400- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-120514T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 257 PM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS... 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... 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
048 WHUS44 KMOB 130446 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1146 PM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH SUNDAY... .FORECAST WIND...WAVES...AND TIDES INDICATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-131315- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-120514T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1146 PM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS... HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND...WAVE...AND TIDAL CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
648 WHUS44 KMOB 131234 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 734 AM CDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH TODAY... .FORECAST WIND...WAVES...AND TIDES INDICATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-132045- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-120514T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 734 AM CDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS... 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... 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 11, 3:49 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 23 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Alabama, 2012Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2012Every rip current statement in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.