Coastal Flood Statement 2, NWS Mobile, AL

752 
WHUS44 KMOB 301301
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
801 AM CDT WED APR 30 2014

...A HIGH RISK OF DEADLY RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH THIS EVENING
OVER THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

.A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL CONTINUE A
STRONG ONSHORE FLOW AND AN INCREASE IN LONG PERIOD SWELL INTO THE
BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. RIP CURRENT ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN
HEIGHTENED OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THROUGH THIS EVENING.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-302115-
/O.CON.KMOB.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-140501T0500Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-140501T0500Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
801 AM CDT WED APR 30 2014

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

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE
TO LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELL...

...STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL CAUSE TIDE LEVELS TO REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH TODAY...

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS
  EXPECTED TO CAUSE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TODAY.

* TIMING...HIGHEST IMPACT DUE TO COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE AT HIGH
  TIDE WHICH OCCURS AROUND NOON TODAY. HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL
  REMAIN THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HIGH TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF
  THE CAUSEWAY BETWEEN BALDWIN AND MOBILE COUNTIES ALONG WITH
  PORTIONS OF DOWNTOWN BAYOU LA BATRE AND THE WEST END OF DAUPHIN
  ISLAND IN ALABAMA. TIDES MAY ALSO FLOOD THE COASTAL ROAD LEADING TO
  PICKENS STATE PARK IN PENSACOLA FLORIDA. OTHER LOW LYING COASTAL
  AND SECONDARY ROADWAYS MAY ALSO BE IMPACTED. FREQUENT TO
  WIDESPREAD RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING
  CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA
  PANHANDLE.

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.

&&

$$

ALZ061-062-302115-
/O.CON.KMOB.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-140501T0500Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-
801 AM CDT WED APR 30 2014

...STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL CAUSE TIDE LEVELS TO REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH TODAY...

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS 
  EXPECTED TO CAUSE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TODAY. 

* TIMING...HIGHEST IMPACT TIME WILL BE AT HIGH TIDE AROUND NOON 
  TODAY. BUT TIDES WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...HIGH TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE MINOR 
  FLOODING OF THE CAUSEWAY BETWEEN BALDWIN AND MOBILE COUNTIES 
  ALONG WITH PORTIONS OF DOWNTOWN BAYOU LA BATRE AND THE WEST 
  END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND IN ALABAMA. TIDES MAY ALSO FLOOD THE 
  COASTAL ROAD LEADING TO PICKENS STATE PARK IN PENSACOLA 
  FLORIDA. OTHER LOW LYING COASTAL AND SECONDARY ROADWAYS MAY 
  ALSO BE IMPACTED. 

$$


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

072 
WHUS44 KMOB 301936
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
236 PM CDT WED APR 30 2014

...A HIGH RISK OF DEADLY RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH THIS
EVENING OVER THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...

.A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL CONTINUE A
STRONG ONSHORE FLOW AND AN INCREASE IN LONG PERIOD SWELL INTO THE
BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. RIP CURRENT ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN
HEIGHTENED OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THROUGH THIS EVENING.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-010345-
/O.CAN.KMOB.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-140501T0500Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-140501T0500Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
236 PM CDT WED APR 30 2014

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TONIGHT...

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE
TO LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELL...

...COASTAL FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED...

* TIMING...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...FREQUENT TO WIDESPREAD RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE
  WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

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.

&&

$$

ALZ061-062-302045-
/O.CAN.KMOB.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-140501T0500Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-
236 PM CDT WED APR 30 2014

...COASTAL FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED...

TIDE LEVELS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED BUT COASTAL FLOODING IS NO LONGER
EXPECTED.

$$


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