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Rip Current Statement 1, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Mar 15, 2014, 8:34 AM EDT. It took effect at Mar 15, 2014, 11:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 33 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2014, 8:34 AM EDT (12:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 15, 2014, 11:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2014, 7:46 AM EDT
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
484 WHUS44 KMOB 151234 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 734 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .A MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW AND BUILDING SEAS WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS LATE TONIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-152200- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0001.140316T0600Z-140317T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 734 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS FOR AREA SWIMMERS 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
6 follow-up statements
083 WHUS44 KMOB 152114 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 414 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .A MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW AND BUILDING SEAS WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-160515- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0001.140316T0300Z-140317T0500Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 414 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS FOR AREA SWIMMERS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
802 WHUS44 KMOB 160339 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1039 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .A MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE WIND AND BUILDING SEAS WILL BRING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-161145- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-140317T0500Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1039 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS FOR AREA SWIMMERS 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
000 WHUS44 KMOB 161042 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 542 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .A MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE WIND AND BUILDING SEAS WILL BRING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-162000- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-140317T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 542 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS FOR AREA SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
887 WHUS44 KMOB 161855 AAA CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 155 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE WIND SUBSIDES OVERNIGHT BUT NORTHERLY MOVING SWELL WILL CONTINUE IMPACTING THE BEACHES THROUGH EARLY MONDAY CAUSING THE RIP CURRENT RISK TO REMAIN SOMEWHAT ELEVATED. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-170300- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-140317T1500Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 155 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS FOR AREA SWIMMERS. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
800 WHUS44 KMOB 170330 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE WIND SUBSIDES OVERNIGHT BUT NORTHERLY MOVING SWELL WILL CONTINUE IMPACTING THE BEACHES THROUGH EARLY MONDAY CAUSING THE RIP CURRENT RISK TO REMAIN SOMEWHAT ELEVATED. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-171130- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-140317T1500Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT MONDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS FOR AREA SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
043 WHUS44 KMOB 171146 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 646 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-171300- /O.CAN.KMOB.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-140317T1500Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 646 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 5:59 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 34 hr |
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Sources
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