Alert archive / Florida / Rip Current Statements in 2013
Rip Current Statement 21, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Oct 31, 2013, 7:08 AM EDT. It took effect at Oct 31, 2013, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 27 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 31, 2013, 7:08 AM EDT (11:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 31, 2013, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Nov 1, 2013, 11:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
072 WHUS44 KMOB 311108 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 608 AM CDT THU OCT 31 2013 ...A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-010000- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0021.131031T1200Z-131101T1200Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 608 AM CDT THU OCT 31 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....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... 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
3 follow-up statements
811 WHUS44 KMOB 311957 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 257 PM CDT THU OCT 31 2013 ...A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .A STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-010400- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-131101T1500Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 257 PM CDT THU OCT 31 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * IMPACTS....A HIGH RISK FOR POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. BE WATCHFUL FOR BREAKS IN THE SURF LINE...WHERE AN INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK MAY EXIST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
655 WHUS44 KMOB 010229 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 929 PM CDT THU OCT 31 2013 ...A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .A STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-011100- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-131101T1500Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 929 PM CDT THU OCT 31 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * IMPACTS....A HIGH RISK FOR POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. BE WATCHFUL FOR BREAKS IN THE SURF LINE...WHERE AN INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK MAY EXIST. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
254 WHUS44 KMOB 010916 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 416 AM CDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .A STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND FLOW AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-011500- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-131101T1500Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 416 AM CDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING * IMPACTS....A HIGH RISK FOR POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES. BE WATCHFUL FOR BREAKS IN THE SURF LINE...WHERE AN INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK MAY EXIST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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 31, 4:52 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 30 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2013Rip Current Statements in Alabama, 2013Every rip current statement in 2013
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.