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Rip Current Statement 14, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Jul 20, 2014, 7:02 PM CDT. It was in force for 42 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 20, 2014, 7:02 PM CDT (00:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 22, 2014, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
273 WHUS44 KMOB 210002 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 702 PM CDT SUN JUL 20 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... .LOCAL LIFEGUARDS REPORT THAT SURF CONDITIONS HAVE BECOME DANGEROUS ACROSS THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...ESPECIALLY THE BEACHES OF BALDWIN COUNTY ALABAMA. DOUBLE RED FLAG ARE NOW FLYING IN GULF SHORES...MEANING THE WATERS ARE CLOSED TO SWIMMERS. ORANGE BEACH...SANTA ROSA...AND OKALOOSA COUNTY BEACHES ARE FLYING RED FLAGS...INDICATIVE OF NUMEROUS RIP CURRENTS PRESENT AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-211100- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0014.140721T0002Z-140721T1100Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 702 PM CDT SUN JUL 20 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT MONDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT WITH NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD RIP CURRENTS LIKELY. DOUBLE RED FLAG ARE NOW FLYING IN GULF SHORES...MEANING THE WATERS ARE CLOSED TO SWIMMERS. ORANGE BEACH...SANTA ROSA...AND OKALOOSA COUNTY BEACHES ARE FLYING RED FLAGS...INDICATIVE OF NUMEROUS RIP CURRENTS PRESENT AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
5 follow-up statements
738 WHUS44 KMOB 211103 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 603 AM CDT MON JUL 21 2014 ...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CONTINUES ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH THIS EVENING... .AN ACTIVE DAY OF RIP CURRENTS WAS REPORTED ALONG SEVERAL AREA BEACHES ON SUNDAY...WITH LOCAL LIFEGUARDS REPORTING NUMEROUS STRONG RIP CURRENTS. INCREASED TIDAL RANGES WITH OUTGOING TIDE DURING THE DAY AND PERSISTENT SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL SUPPORT A CONTINUED HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-211900- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-140722T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 603 AM CDT MON JUL 21 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT WITH NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD RIP CURRENTS LIKELY. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR LATER STATEMENTS AS UPDATES ARE RECEIVED FROM LOCAL LIFEGUARDS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
185 WHUS44 KMOB 211104 CCA CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 604 AM CDT MON JUL 21 2014 ...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CONTINUES ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH THIS EVENING... .AN ACTIVE DAY OF RIP CURRENTS WAS REPORTED ALONG SEVERAL AREA BEACHES ON SUNDAY...WITH LOCAL LIFEGUARDS REPORTING NUMEROUS STRONG RIP CURRENTS. INCREASED TIDAL RANGES WITH OUTGOING TIDE DURING THE DAY AND PERSISTENT SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL SUPPORT A CONTINUED HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-211915- /O.COR.KMOB.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-140722T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 604 AM CDT MON JUL 21 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD RIP CURRENTS LIKELY. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR LATER STATEMENTS AS UPDATES ARE RECEIVED FROM LOCAL LIFEGUARDS TODAY. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
618 WHUS44 KMOB 211755 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1255 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2014 ...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CONTINUES ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH THIS EVENING... .AN ACTIVE DAY OF RIP CURRENTS WAS REPORTED ALONG SEVERAL AREA BEACHES ON SUNDAY...WITH LOCAL LIFEGUARDS REPORTING NUMEROUS STRONG RIP CURRENTS. INCREASED TIDAL RANGES WITH OUTGOING TIDE DURING THE DAY AND PERSISTENT SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL SUPPORT A CONTINUED HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-220000- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-140722T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1255 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD RIP CURRENTS LIKELY. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR LATER STATEMENTS AS UPDATES ARE RECEIVED FROM LOCAL LIFEGUARDS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
738 WHUS44 KMOB 212359 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 659 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2014 ...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CONTINUES ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH TONIGHT... .AN ACTIVE DAY OF RIP CURRENTS WAS REPORTED ALONG SEVERAL AREA BEACHES ON SUNDAY...WITH LOCAL LIFEGUARDS REPORTING NUMEROUS STRONG RIP CURRENTS OBSERVED. INCREASED TIDAL RANGES WITH OUTGOING TIDE DURING THE DAY AND PERSISTENT SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL SUPPORT A CONTINUED HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-220800- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-140722T1200Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 659 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD RIP CURRENTS LIKELY. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR LATER STATEMENTS AS UPDATES ARE RECEIVED FROM LOCAL LIFEGUARDS TODAY. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
799 WHUS44 KMOB 220958 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 458 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CONTINUES ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .A WEAKER...BUT STILL PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUATION OF A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-221800- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-140722T1800Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 458 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD RIP CURRENTS LIKELY. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR LATER STATEMENTS AS UPDATES ARE RECEIVED FROM LOCAL LIFEGUARDS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 3:35 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Okaloosa | 115 min |
| Jul 21, 5:30 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Okaloosa | 2 hr |
| Jul 21, 7:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Okaloosa | 2 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.