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Rip Current Statement 18, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Sep 2, 2014, 9:54 AM EDT. It was in force for 22 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 2, 2014, 9:54 AM EDT (13:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2014, 7:41 AM EDT
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
183 WHUS44 KMOB 021354 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 854 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ACROSS THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ..LONGER PERIOD SWELL AND AN INCREASING TIDAL RANGE WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-030000- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0018.140902T1354Z-140903T1200Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 854 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IN THE SURF ZONE THROUGH TONIGHT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR LATER STATEMENTS AS UPDATES. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
3 follow-up statements
170 WHUS44 KMOB 030134 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 834 PM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ACROSS THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ...A LONG PERIOD SWELL AND AN INCREASING TIDAL RANGE WILL BRING A HIGH RISK RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-030945- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0018.000000T0000Z-140903T1200Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 834 PM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IN THE SURF ZONE THROUGH TONIGHT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR LATER STATEMENTS AS UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
022 WHUS44 KMOB 030137 AAA CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 837 PM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ACROSS THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ...A LONG PERIOD SWELL AND AN INCREASING TIDAL RANGE WILL BRING A HIGH RISK RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-031200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0018.000000T0000Z-140903T1200Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 837 PM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IN THE SURF ZONE THROUGH TONIGHT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR LATER STATEMENTS AS UPDATES. 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 SANDBARS 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
526 WHUS44 KMOB 031141 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 641 AM CDT WED SEP 3 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-031245- /O.CAN.KMOB.RP.S.0018.000000T0000Z-140903T1200Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 641 AM CDT WED SEP 3 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 4:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 56 min |
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