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Rip Current Statement 19, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Sep 19, 2013, 11:39 AM EDT. It was in force for 65 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2013, 11:39 AM EDT (15:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 22, 2013, 4:26 AM EDT
- In force
- 65 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
957 WHUS44 KMOB 191539 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1039 AM CDT THU SEP 19 2013 ...A STRONG EAST TO WEST FLOWING LONG SHORE CURRENT COMBINED WITH MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS WILL BRING A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TONIGHT... .A MODERATE EASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL PERSIST ALONG THE AREA BEACHES TODAY BETWEEN STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES AND AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE. A STRONG EAST TO WEST FLOWING LONG SHORE CURRENT IS ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO HIGH BREAKERS AND VERY ROUGH SURF. THIS WILL MAKE FOR A HIGH RISK FOR POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS TODAY AND TONIGHT. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-192345- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0019.130919T1539Z-130920T1500Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1039 AM CDT THU SEP 19 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * TIMING...TODAY AND TONIGHT * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF A STRONG EAST TO WEST FLOWING LONG SHORE CURRENT AND MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS WILL BRING A HIGH RISK OF POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES. 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
8 follow-up statements
627 WHUS44 KMOB 200319 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1019 PM CDT THU SEP 19 2013 ...A STRONG LONG SHORE CURRENT FLOWING EAST TO WEST IS ACTING WITH MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS TO BRING A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .A MODERATE EAST WIND WILL PERSIST ALONG AREA BEACHES BETWEEN A STRONG SURFACE HIGH OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES AND A SURFACE LOW OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE. A STRONG LONG SHORE CURRENT FLOWING FROM EAST TO WEST IS ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO HIGH BREAKERS AND VERY ROUGH SURF. THIS WILL BRING A HIGH RISK FOR POTENTIALLY LETHAL RIP CURRENTS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...AND POSSIBLY LATER FRIDAY. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-201130- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-130920T1500Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1019 PM CDT THU SEP 19 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF A STRONG LONG SHORE CURRENT FLOWING FROM EAST TO WEST AND MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS WILL BRING A HIGH RISK OF POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES. 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
646 WHUS44 KMOB 200850 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 350 AM CDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...A MODERATE TO STRONG EASTERLY WIND FLOW ALONG AREAS BEACHES WILL HELP MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... .A MODERATE TO STRONG EASTERLY WIND FLOW ALONG AREA BEACHES DUE TO A STRONG SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES COMBINED WITH A PERSISTENT SURFACE LOW OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL HELP CONTRIBUTE TO ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND POSSIBLY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-201915- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-130921T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 350 AM CDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING * IMPACTS...A HIGH RISK OF POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES. 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. $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
840 WHUS44 KMOB 202035 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 335 PM CDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...A MODERATE TO STRONG EASTERLY WIND FLOW ALONG AREAS BEACHES WILL HELP MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TONIGHT... .A MODERATE TO STRONG EASTERLY WIND FLOW ALONG AREA BEACHES DUE TO A STRONG SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES COMBINED WITH A PERSISTENT SURFACE LOW OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL HELP CONTRIBUTE TO ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TONIGHT. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-210445- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-130921T1200Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 335 PM CDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...A HIGH RISK OF POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES. BE WATCHFUL FOR BREAKS IN THE SURF LINE... WHERE AN INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK MAY EXIST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. $$ 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
260 WHUS44 KMOB 210455 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1155 PM CDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...A MODERATE TO STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW ALONG AREA BEACHES WILL HELP MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TONIGHT... .A MODERATE TO STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW ALONG AREA BEACHES RESULTING FROM A STRONG SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES COMBINED WITH A PERSISTENT SURFACE LOW OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL HELP CONTRIBUTE TO ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT...POSSIBLY INTO SATURDAY. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-211200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-130921T1200Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1155 PM CDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...A HIGH RISK OF POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TONIGHT. 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. $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
463 WHUS44 KMOB 211025 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 525 AM CDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...A MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW ALONG AREA BEACHES WILL HELP MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT... .A MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW GENERATING SEAS UP TO 5 FEET OFFSHORE WILL CONTINUE TO GIVE WAY TO DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-220000- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-130922T1200Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 525 AM CDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...A HIGH RISK FOR POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. BE WATCHFUL FOR BREAKS IN THE SURF LINE... WHERE AN INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK MAY EXIST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. $$ 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
657 WHUS44 KMOB 211049 CCA CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 547 AM CDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...A MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW ALONG AREA BEACHES WILL HELP MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .A MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW GENERATING SEAS UP TO 5 FEET OFFSHORE WILL CONTINUE TO GIVE WAY TO DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-220045- /O.COR.KMOB.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-130922T1200Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 547 AM CDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...A HIGH RISK FOR POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 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. $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
431 WHUS44 KMOB 220044 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 744 PM CDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...A MODERATE TO STRONG WESTERLY WIND FLOW ALONG AREA BEACHES WILL HELP MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .A MODERATE TO STRONG WESTERLY WIND FLOW GENERATING HIGH SURF ALONG THE BEACHES WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. AS WINDS BECOME MORE NORTHWESTERLY TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY...THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE DIMINISHING BUT A MODERATE RISK WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY SUNDAY. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-220930- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-130922T1200Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 744 PM CDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...A HIGH RISK FOR POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. BE WATCHFUL FOR BREAKS IN THE SURF LINE...WHERE AN INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK MAY EXIST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. $$ 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
366 WHUS44 KMOB 220826 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 326 AM CDT SUN SEP 22 2013 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A MODERATE RISK... ...ALTHOUGH LESS FREQUENT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL STILL OCCUR TODAY IN THE SURF ZONE AT AREA BEACHES... .AS A WEAKENING COLD FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE TODAY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH. OFFSHORE NOAA BOUYS OBSERVATIONS ALSO INDICATE LOWERED WAVE SWELL PERIODS, AND THIS IS AN INDICATOR OF A SOMEWHAT LOWER BUT NOT INSIGIFICANT RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IN THE SURF ZONE TODAY. PERSONS PLANNING A TRIP TO AREA BEACHES TODAY SHOULD STILL SWIM NEAR LIFEGUARDS AND HEED THE ADVICE OF THE LOCAL BEACH PATROL AND FLAG WARNING SYSTEMS. ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS SHOULD ENTER THE GULF WATER TODAY. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-220930- /O.CAN.KMOB.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-130922T1200Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 326 AM CDT SUN SEP 22 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE REMAINS AN ELEVATED OR MODERATE RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IN THE SURF ZONE AT AREA BEACHES. PERSONS PLANNING A TRIP TO THE BEACH TODAY SHOULD PLAN TO ONLY SWIM NEAR LIFEGUARDS. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF THE LOCAL BEACH PATROL AND BEACH HAZARD FLAG WARNING SYSTEMS. ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS SHOULD ENTER THE GULF WATERS TODAY. A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS STILL MEANS CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE PERIODIC OCCURENCE OF STRONGER OR MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. REMEMBER...RIP CURRENTS CAN BE MORE INTENSE NEAR INLETS...JETTIES AND PIERS. 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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