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Rip Current Statement 19, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Oct 13, 2014, 6:32 AM CDT. It was in force for 35 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2014, 6:32 AM CDT (11:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 14, 2014, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
884 WHUS44 KMOB 131132 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 632 AM CDT MON OCT 13 2014 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ACROSS THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .INCREASING LONGER PERIOD SWELLS AND HIGH TIDAL RANGES WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY AND TUESDAY. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-131945- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0019.141013T1132Z-141014T2300Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 632 AM CDT MON OCT 13 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IN THE SURF ZONE TODAY AND TUESDAY. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR LATER STATEMENTS. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
4 follow-up statements
808 WHUS44 KMOB 132053 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 353 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ACROSS THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .INCREASING LONGER PERIOD SWELLS AND HIGH TIDAL RANGES WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TUESDAY. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-140500- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-141014T2300Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 353 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IN THE SURF ZONE THROUGH TUESDAY. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR LATER STATEMENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
473 WHUS44 KMOB 140448 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1148 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ACROSS THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE CONTINUES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .INCREASING LONGER PERIOD SWELLS AND HIGH TIDAL RANGES...COMBINED WITH A STRONG ONSHORE WIND FLOW GRADUALLY BECOMING MORE OFFSHORE...WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MOST OF TUESDAY. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-141300- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-141014T2300Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1148 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IN THE SURF ZONE THROUGH TUESDAY. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR LATER STATEMENTS. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
439 WHUS44 KMOB 141033 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 533 AM CDT TUE OCT 14 2014 ...A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ACROSS THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .LONG PERIOD SWELLS AND HIGH TIDAL RANGES COMBINED WITH A STRONG WESTERLY WIND FLOW WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-141900- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-141014T2300Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 533 AM CDT TUE OCT 14 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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 141812 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 112 PM CDT TUE OCT 14 2014 ...A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ACROSS THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON... .LONG PERIOD SWELLS AND HIGH TIDAL RANGES COMBINED WITH A STRONG WESTERLY WIND FLOW WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THIS AFTERNOON. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-142300- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-141014T2300Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 112 PM CDT TUE OCT 14 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * IMPACTS...MORE FREQUENT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 4:56 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 40 hr | |
| Oct 13, 12:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Covington | 47 min |
| Oct 13, 12:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 38 min |
| Oct 13, 1:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Wilcox | 24 min |
| Oct 13, 2:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 24 min |
| Oct 13, 3:06 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 11 hr |
| Oct 13, 3:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 15 hr |
| Oct 13, 4:35 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 55 min |
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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.