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Rip Current Statement 9, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Jun 21, 2012, 8:51 PM EDT. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 21, 2012, 8:51 PM EDT (00:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 24, 2012, 8:46 AM EDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
214 WHUS44 KMOB 220051 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 751 PM CDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY... ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-221200- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0009.120622T0051Z-120624T0500Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 751 PM CDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY. A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. * 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
8 follow-up statements
608 WHUS44 KMOB 221032 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 532 AM CDT FRI JUN 22 2012 ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH SUNDAY... ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-230000- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-120625T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 532 AM CDT FRI JUN 22 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THE WEEKEND. * IMPACTS...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND...WAVE...AND TIDAL CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
242 WHUS44 KMOB 222046 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 346 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2012 ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH SUNDAY... ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-230500- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-120625T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 346 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THE WEEKEND. * 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
466 WHUS44 KMOB 230310 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1010 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2012 ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH SUNDAY... ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-231200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-120625T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1010 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THE WEEKEND. * IMPACTS...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND...WAVE...AND TIDAL CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
281 WHUS44 KMOB 231044 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 544 AM CDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH SUNDAY... ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-240000- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-120625T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 544 AM CDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THE WEEKEND. * 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
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.
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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