Rip Current Statement 16, NWS Mobile, AL

200 
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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1101 AM CDT SUN JUL 21 2013

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA
AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE UNTIL 7 PM MONDAY EVENING...

.A PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW AND ROUGH SURF CONTINUES THROUGH
MONDAY. NUMEROUS RIP CURRENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ALONG THE GULF
BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND A HIGH
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES UNTIL 7 PM MONDAY EVENING.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-220015-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-130723T0000Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
1101 AM CDT SUN JUL 21 2013

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

* TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM MONDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE ONSHORE WIND FLOW AND A 
  ROUGH SURF...AS WELL AS AN ONSHORE SWELL WILL MAINTAIN 
  FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES 
  UNTIL 7 PM MONDAY EVENING. BE WATCHFUL FOR BREAKS IN THE SURF 
  LINE WHERE AN INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK MAY EXIST. 

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

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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1022 PM CDT SUN JUL 21 2013

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA
AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE UNTIL 7 PM MONDAY EVENING...

.A PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW AND ROUGH SURF CONTINUES THROUGH
MONDAY. NUMEROUS RIP CURRENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ALONG THE GULF
BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND A HIGH
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES UNTIL 7 PM MONDAY EVENING.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-221130-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-130723T0000Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
1022 PM CDT SUN JUL 21 2013

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

* TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM MONDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE ONSHORE WIND FLOW AND A 
  ROUGH SURF...AS WELL AS AN ONSHORE SWELL WILL MAINTAIN 
  FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES 
  UNTIL 7 PM MONDAY EVENING. BE WATCHFUL FOR BREAKS IN THE SURF 
  LINE WHERE AN INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK MAY EXIST. 

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

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CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
407 AM CDT MON JUL 22 2013

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TO CONTINUE ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF
ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.A PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW AND ROUGH SURF IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. NUMEROUS
RIP CURRENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND
THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON SUNDAY AND THESE CONDITIONS WILL
VERY LIKELY CONTINUE INTO TODAY.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-221730-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-130723T0000Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
407 AM CDT MON JUL 22 2013

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM MONDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE ONSHORE WIND FLOW...ROUGH
  SURF...AS WELL AS AN ONSHORE SWELL WILL KEEP THE POTENTIAL OF
  FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS IN PLACE ALONG AREA BEACHES
  INTO THIS EVENING. BE WATCHFUL FOR BREAKS IN THE SURF LINE WHERE AN
  INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK MAY EXIST.

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.

&&

$$

373 
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CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1230 PM CDT MON JUL 22 2013

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF
ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH TUESDAY...

.A PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW AND ROUGH SURF IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE
THROUGH TUESDAY. RIP CURRENTS HAVE ONCE AGAIN BEEN REPORTED ALONG
THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TODAY...
AND THESE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. 

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-230130-
/O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-130724T0000Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
1230 PM CDT MON JUL 22 2013

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

* TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM TUESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE ONSHORE WIND FLOW... ROUGH
  SURF...AS WELL AS AN ONSHORE SWELL WILL KEEP THE POTENTIAL OF
  FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS IN PLACE ALONG AREA BEACHES
  THROUGH TUESDAY. BE WATCHFUL FOR BREAKS IN THE SURF LINE WHERE AN
  INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK MAY EXIST.

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

844 
WHUS44 KMOB 222333
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
633 PM CDT MON JUL 22 2013

...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE GULF BEACHES
OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH TUESDAY...

.A PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW AND ROUGH SURF IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE
THROUGH TUESDAY. RIP CURRENTS HAVE ONCE AGAIN BEEN REPORTED ALONG
THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
TODAY...AND THESE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-230745-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-130724T0000Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
633 PM CDT MON JUL 22 2013

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

* TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM TUESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE ONSHORE WIND FLOW...ROUGH
  SURF...AS WELL AS AN ONSHORE SWELL WILL KEEP THE POTENTIAL OF
  FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS IN PLACE ALONG AREA BEACHES
  THROUGH TUESDAY. BE WATCHFUL FOR BREAKS IN THE SURF LINE WHERE AN
  INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK MAY EXIST.

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

709 
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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
311 AM CDT TUE JUL 23 2013

...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE GULF
BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

.A PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW AND ROUGH SURF IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE
THROUGH TODAY. RIP CURRENTS WERE REPORTED ALONG THE GULF BEACHES
OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON MONDAY...AND THESE
CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-231800-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-130724T0000Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
311 AM CDT TUE JUL 23 2013

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM TUESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE ONSHORE WIND FLOW...ROUGH
  SURF...AS WELL AS AN ONSHORE SWELL WILL KEEP THE POTENTIAL OF
  FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS IN PLACE ALONG AREA BEACHES
  THROUGH THIS EVENING. BE WATCHFUL FOR BREAKS IN THE SURF LINE WHERE
  AN INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK MAY EXIST.

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

580 
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CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
306 PM CDT TUE JUL 23 2013

...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE GULF
BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.A PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW AND ROUGH SURF IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE
THROUGH TODAY. RIP CURRENTS WERE REPORTED ALONG THE GULF BEACHES
OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON MONDAY...AND
THESE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-240000-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-130724T0000Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
306 PM CDT TUE JUL 23 2013

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM TUESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE ONSHORE WIND FLOW...
  ROUGH SURF...AS WELL AS AN ONSHORE SWELL WILL KEEP THE 
  POTENTIAL OF FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS IN PLACE 
  ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. BE WATCHFUL FOR 
  BREAKS IN THE SURF LINE WHERE AN INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK 
  MAY EXIST. 

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

796 
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CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
633 PM CDT TUE JUL 23 2013

...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE GULF
BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.A SOUTHWESTERLY WIND FLOW AND ROUGH SURF IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. RIP CURRENTS WERE REPORTED ALONG THE GULF BEACHES
OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON TUESDAY...AND THESE
CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-240745-
/O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-130725T0000Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
633 PM CDT TUE JUL 23 2013

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

* TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS...ROUGH
  SURF...AS WELL AS AN ONSHORE SWELL WILL KEEP THE POTENTIAL OF
  FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS IN PLACE ALONG AREA BEACHES
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. BE WATCHFUL FOR BREAKS IN THE SURF LINE
  WHERE AN INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK MAY EXIST.

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

766 
WHUS44 KMOB 240737
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
237 AM CDT WED JUL 24 2013

...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE GULF
BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

.BREEZY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND ROUGH SURF IS FORECAST TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. RIP CURRENTS WERE REPORTED ALONG THE
GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON
TUESDAY...AND THESE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH
THE DAY TODAY.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-241800-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-130725T0000Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
237 AM CDT WED JUL 24 2013

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...
  ROUGH SURF...AS WELL AS AN ONSHORE SWELL WILL KEEP THE POTENTIAL OF
  FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS IN PLACE ALONG AREA BEACHES
  THROUGH THIS EVENING. BE WATCHFUL FOR BREAKS IN THE SURF LINE
  WHERE AN INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK MAY EXIST.

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

018 
WHUS44 KMOB 242041
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
341 PM CDT WED JUL 24 2013

...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE GULF
BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.BREEZY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND ROUGH SURF IS FORECAST TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. RIP CURRENTS WERE REPORTED ALONG
THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON
TUESDAY...AND THESE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THE
DAY TODAY.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-250000-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-130725T0000Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
341 PM CDT WED JUL 24 2013

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE WEST TO SOUTHWEST 
  WINDS... ROUGH SURF...AS WELL AS AN ONSHORE SWELL WILL KEEP 
  THE POTENTIAL OF FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS IN 
  PLACE ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. BE WATCHFUL FOR 
  BREAKS IN THE SURF LINE WHERE AN INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK 
  MAY EXIST. 

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