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Rip Current Statement 10, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at May 12, 2014, 6:32 AM EDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 12, 2014, 6:32 AM EDT (10:32 UTC)
- Expired
- May 12, 2014, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
082 WHUS44 KMOB 121032 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 532 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2014 ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... .THE COMBINATION OF A PERSISTENT SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW...CONTINUED SOUTHERLY SWELL...AND INCREASED TIDAL RANGES WILL BRING ANOTHER HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TO THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-121900- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0010.140512T1032Z-140513T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 532 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TIMING...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CONTINUES THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT TO WIDESPREAD RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
1 follow-up statement
172 WHUS44 KMOB 121626 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1126 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2014 ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... .THE COMBINATION OF A PERSISTENT SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW... CONTINUED SOUTHERLY SWELL...AND INCREASED TIDAL RANGES WILL BRING ANOTHER HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TO THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-130000- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-140513T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1126 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CONTINUES THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT TO WIDESPREAD RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 11:25 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 33 hr |
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Sources
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