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Rip Current Statement 20, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Oct 3, 2013, 4:06 PM EDT. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 3, 2013, 4:06 PM EDT (20:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 7, 2013, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
823 WHUS44 KMOB 032006 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 306 PM CDT THU OCT 3 2013 ...THERE IS NOW A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .INCREASING SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW TODAY HAS PRODUCED AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE FURTHER OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS TROPICAL STORM KAREN MOVES NORTH ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. IN ADDITION TO THE INCREASING WINDS...INCREASED SWELL WILL BE MOVING TOWARD THE COAST AS WELL...RESULTING IN INCREASED WAVE ACTION ALONG THE BEACHES. ALL OF THESE FACTORS WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-040415- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0020.131003T2006Z-131007T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 306 PM CDT THU OCT 3 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...A HIGH RISK FOR POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY. 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
12 follow-up statements
351 WHUS44 KMOB 040429 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1129 PM CDT THU OCT 3 2013 ...THERE IS NOW A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .INCREASING SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW HAS PRODUCED AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE FURTHER OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS TROPICAL STORM KAREN MOVES NORTH ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. IN ADDITION TO THE INCREASING WINDS... INCREASED SWELL WILL BE MOVING TOWARD THE COAST AS WELL... RESULTING IN INCREASED WAVE ACTION ALONG THE BEACHES. ALL OF THESE FACTORS WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-041230- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-131007T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1129 PM CDT THU OCT 3 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...A HIGH RISK FOR POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY. 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
764 WHUS44 KMOB 041046 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 546 AM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .INCREASING SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW HAS PRODUCED AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE FURTHER OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS TROPICAL STORM KAREN MOVES NORTH ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. IN ADDITION TO THE INCREASING WINDS... INCREASED SWELL WILL BE MOVING TOWARD THE COAST AS WELL... RESULTING IN INCREASED WAVE ACTION ALONG THE BEACHES. ALL OF THESE FACTORS WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-042100- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-131007T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 546 AM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...A HIGH RISK FOR POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY. 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
879 WHUS44 KMOB 042026 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 326 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .INCREASING SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW HAS PRODUCED AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE FURTHER OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS TROPICAL STORM KAREN MOVES NORTH ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. IN ADDITION TO THE INCREASING WINDS... INCREASED SWELL WILL BE MOVING TOWARD THE COAST AS WELL... RESULTING IN INCREASED WAVE ACTION ALONG THE BEACHES. ALL OF THESE FACTORS WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-050430- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-131007T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 326 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...A HIGH RISK FOR POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY. 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
371 WHUS44 KMOB 050444 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1144 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW AND INCREASED SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM KAREN CONTINUES TO PRODUCE A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY AS TROPICAL STORM KAREN APPROACHES THE REGION. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-051300- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-131007T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1144 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...A HIGH RISK FOR POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
144 WHUS44 KMOB 051136 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 636 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW AND INCREASED SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM KAREN CONTINUES TO PRODUCE A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY AS TROPICAL STORM KAREN APPROACHES THE REGION. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-052100- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-131007T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 636 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...A HIGH RISK FOR POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY. BE WATCHFUL FOR BREAKS IN THE SURF LINE...WHERE AN INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK MAY EXIST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
115 WHUS44 KMOB 052053 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 353 PM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW AND INCREASED SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION KAREN WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH SUNDAY. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-060500- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-131007T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 353 PM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...A HIGH RISK FOR POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
637 WHUS44 KMOB 060454 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1154 PM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW AND INCREASED SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION KAREN WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH SUNDAY. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-061300- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-131007T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1154 PM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...A HIGH RISK FOR POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY. BE WATCHFUL FOR BREAKS IN THE SURF LINE...WHERE AN INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK MAY EXIST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
152 WHUS44 KMOB 060947 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 447 AM CDT SUN OCT 6 2013 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.. .MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND INCREASED SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION KAREN WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-062100- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-131007T0500Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 447 AM CDT SUN OCT 6 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...A HIGH RISK FOR POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
522 WHUS44 KMOB 061711 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1211 PM CDT SUN OCT 6 2013 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY AND INCREASED SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION KAREN WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-070115- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-131008T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1211 PM CDT SUN OCT 6 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...A HIGH RISK FOR POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. BE WATCHFUL FOR BREAKS IN THE SURF LINE...WHERE AN INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK MAY EXIST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
778 WHUS44 KMOB 070113 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 813 PM CDT SUN OCT 6 2013 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY AND INCREASED SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION KAREN WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-071300- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-131008T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 813 PM CDT SUN OCT 6 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...A HIGH RISK FOR POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
929 WHUS44 KMOB 070946 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 446 AM CDT MON OCT 7 2013 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS EVENING... .MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ALONG WITH ROUGH SURF WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUED HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-072100- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-131008T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 446 AM CDT MON OCT 7 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...A HIGH RISK FOR POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. BE WATCHFUL FOR BREAKS IN THE SURF LINE...WHERE AN INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK MAY EXIST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
429 WHUS44 KMOB 071330 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 830 AM CDT MON OCT 7 2013 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS EVENING... .MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ALONG WITH ROUGH SURF WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUED HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-080000- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-131008T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 830 AM CDT MON OCT 7 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...A HIGH RISK FOR POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES WILL CONTINUE 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 9:20 AM EDT | Hurricane Watch | MOB | 31 hr | |
| Oct 3, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 90 min |
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Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2013Rip Current Statements in Alabama, 2013Every rip current statement in 2013
Sources
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