Rip Current Statement 13, NWS Mobile, AL

Issued

Jun 10, 2014, 6:50 AM EDT (10:50 UTC)

Expired

Jun 12, 2014, 7:00 PM EDT

In force

60 hr

Issued by

NWS Mobile, AL

719 
WHUS44 KMOB 101050
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
550 AM CDT TUE JUN 10 2014

...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.A STRONG SOUTHWEST WIND FLOW COMBINED WITH INCREASING TIDAL RANGES
WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE
GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON,

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-102000-
/O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0013.140610T1050Z-140611T2300Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
550 AM CDT TUE JUN 10 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

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

* TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS FOR 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

819 
WHUS44 KMOB 121923
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
223 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2014

...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING...

.A MODERATE SOUTHWEST WIND COMBINED WITH INCREASED TIDAL RANGES WILL
CONTINUE TO LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG
THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH 6 PM THIS
EVENING.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-122300-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0013.000000T0000Z-140612T2300Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
223 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2014

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

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS FOR 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

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