Rip Current Statement 24, NWS Mobile, AL

138 
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CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
115 PM CST SAT NOV 16 2013

...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE AREA
BEACHES TODAY...

.A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHING FROM THE EASTERN SEABOARD TO THE
GULF COAST REGION WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUED MODERATE EASTERLY TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW TODAY. THESE INCREASED WIND SPEEDS...COMBINED
WITH INCREASED TIDAL RANGES AND SWELL WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF
DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS TODAY.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-170000-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-131117T0000Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
115 PM CST SAT NOV 16 2013

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...A HIGH RISK FOR POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS
  WILL CONTINUE 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

740 
WHUS44 KMOB 162146
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
346 PM CST SAT NOV 16 2013

...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE AREA
BEACHES TODAY...

.A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHING FROM THE EASTERN SEABOARD TO THE
GULF COAST REGION WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUED MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY
WIND FLOW TONIGHT. THESE WIND SPEEDS...COMBINED WITH TIDAL RANGES
AND SWELL...WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY
DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-170600-
/O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-131117T1000Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
346 PM CST SAT NOV 16 2013

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* TIMING...THROUGH THROUGH 4 AM SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...A HIGH RISK FOR POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS
  WILL CONTINUE 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

470 
WHUS44 KMOB 170607
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1207 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE AREA
BEACHES INTO SUNDAY MORNING...

.A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHING FROM THE EASTERN SEABOARD TO
THE GULF COAST REGION WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUED MODERATE
SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW TONIGHT. THESE WIND SPEEDS...COMBINED
WITH TIDAL RANGES AND SWELL...WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF
DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-171000-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-131117T1000Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
1207 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST EARLY
THIS MORNING...

* TIMING...THROUGH THROUGH 4 AM SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...A HIGH RISK FOR POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP 
  CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE 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

956 
WHUS44 KMOB 171002
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
402 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY...

.A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHING FROM THE EASTERN SEABOARD TO
THE GULF COAST REGION WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUED MODERATE
SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW TONIGHT. THESE WIND SPEEDS...COMBINED
WITH TIDAL RANGES AND SWELL...WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF
DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-171815-
/O.EXP.KMOB.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-131117T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0025.131117T1002Z-131117T2200Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
402 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...THROUGH THROUGH 4 AM SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...A HIGH RISK FOR POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP 
  CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE 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