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Rip Current Statement 20, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Nov 22, 2014, 3:03 AM CST. It took effect at Nov 22, 2014, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 22, 2014, 3:03 AM CST (09:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 22, 2014, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Nov 25, 2014, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
780 WHUS44 KMOB 220903 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 303 AM CST SAT NOV 22 2014 ...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS EXISTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THIS WEEKEND... .A STRONG AREA OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN ATLANTIC...WESTWARD TO EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TODAY...RESULTS IN A MODERATE TO STRONG EAST SOUTHEAST FLOW. THE HIGH MOVES EASTWARD ON SUNDAY AS A STRENGTHENING AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE PIVOTS NORTHEAST ACROSS THE MID SOUTH ON SUNDAY. AS THIS OCCURS...WINDS BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AND REMAIN STRONG OVER THE BEACHES. THE INCREASE IN WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH SPRING TIDAL CYCLES AND AN INCREASE IN HIGHER PERIOD SWELL OVER THE WEEKEND RESULTS IN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-221700- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0020.141122T1800Z-141124T1200Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 303 AM CST SAT NOV 22 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...NOON TODAY THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...EAST SOUTHEAST INCREASING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE BEACHES. WINDS BECOME MORE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST BY SUNDAY AND REMAIN STRONG. * IMPACTS...MORE FREQUENT...DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND. 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
10 follow-up statements
060 WHUS44 KMOB 221655 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1055 AM CST SAT NOV 22 2014 ...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS EXISTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THIS WEEKEND... .A STRONG AREA OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WESTWARD TO EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TODAY...WILL RESULT IN A MODERATE TO STRONG EAST SOUTHEAST FLOW. THE HIGH MOVES EASTWARD ON SUNDAY AS A STRENGTHENING AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE PIVOTS NORTHEAST ACROSS THE MID SOUTH. AS THIS OCCURS...WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AND REMAIN STRONG ALONG THE COAST. THE INCREASE IN WINDS...IN COMBINATION WITH SPRING TIDAL CYCLES AND AN INCREASE IN HIGHER PERIOD SWELL OVER THE WEEKEND...WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-230100- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0020.141122T1800Z-141124T1200Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1055 AM CST SAT NOV 22 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...NOON TODAY THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...EAST BECOMING SOUTHEAST AND INCREASING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE BEACHES. WINDS THEN BECOME MORE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST BY SUNDAY AND REMAIN STRONG. * IMPACTS...MORE FREQUENT...DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND. 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
488 WHUS44 KMOB 230017 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 617 PM CST SAT NOV 22 2014 ...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS EXISTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THIS WEEKEND... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES MOVES OFF TO THE EAST ON SUNDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ADVANCES FROM THE WEST. AS THIS OCCURS...STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AND REMAIN STRONG ALONG THE COAST. THE INCREASE IN WINDS...IN COMBINATION WITH SPRING TIDAL CYCLES AND AN INCREASE IN HIGHER PERIOD SWELL OVER THE WEEKEND...WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-231000- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-141124T1200Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 617 PM CST SAT NOV 22 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...EAST INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH AND BECOMING SOUTHEAST TONIGHT THEN MORE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...MORE FREQUENT...DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND. 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
069 WHUS44 KMOB 231114 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 514 AM CST SUN NOV 23 2014 ...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY... .A STRENGTHENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE LOWER TO MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TODAY. AS THIS OCCURS...EAST NORTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING BECOME STRONG FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE DAY. THE INCREASE IN WINDS...IN COMBINATION WITH SPRING TIDAL CYCLES AND AN INCREASE IN HIGHER PERIOD SWELL MAINTAINS THE HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES TODAY AND TONIGHT. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-231900- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-141124T1200Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 514 AM CST SUN NOV 23 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...EAST NORTHEAST THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH AND BECOMING MORE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST DURING THE DAY. FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS...MORE FREQUENT...DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND. 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
867 WHUS44 KMOB 232041 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 241 PM CST SUN NOV 23 2014 ...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .A STRENGTHENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE LOWER TO MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TODAY AND CONTINUE LIFTING NORTHEAST TONIGHT. AS THIS OCCURS...WINDS BECOME STRONGER FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST THROUGH TONIGHT. THE INCREASE IN WINDS...IN COMBINATION WITH SPRING TIDAL CYCLES AND AN INCREASE IN HIGHER PERIOD SWELL MAINTAINS THE HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-240445- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-141124T1200Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 241 PM CST SUN NOV 23 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS OVERNIGHT WITH DURING THE DAY. FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS...MORE FREQUENT...DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
763 WHUS44 KMOB 240209 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 809 PM CST SUN NOV 23 2014 ...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THE COMBINATION OF A MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW...SPRING TIDAL CYCLES AND HIGHER PERIOD SWELL WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-241200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-141124T1200Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 809 PM CST SUN NOV 23 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY 15 MPH. * IMPACTS...MORE FREQUENT...DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
468 WHUS44 KMOB 241114 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 514 AM CST MON NOV 24 2014 ...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS AT THE BEACHES...SPRING TIDAL CYCLES AND HIGHER PERIOD SWELL WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-241900- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-141126T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 514 AM CST MON NOV 24 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 KNOTS THIS MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...MORE FREQUENT...DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. 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
728 WHUS44 KMOB 241955 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 155 PM CST MON NOV 24 2014 ...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .STRONG ONSHORE WINDS EARLY TODAY SHIFTING TO STRONG OFFSHORE THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAINING STRONG OFFSHORE THROUGH TUESDAY. THE PREVIOUS MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS ONSHORE WINDS AND CONTINUED RESIDUAL EFFECTS...COMBINED WITH SPRING TIDAL CYCLES AND HIGHER PERIOD SWELL WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-250400- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-141126T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 155 PM CST MON NOV 24 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH FLOW OF 20 TO 25 MPH DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSISTING THROUGH TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...MORE FREQUENT...DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY...BUT THREAT GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. 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
470 WHUS44 KMOB 250131 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 731 PM CST MON NOV 24 2014 ...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS TONIGHT AND CONTINUES THROUGH TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION AND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE GULF. THE OFFSHORE FLOW COMBINED WITH AN ONSHORE SWELL ALONG WITH SPRING TIDAL CYCLES WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-251015- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-141126T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 731 PM CST MON NOV 24 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...MORE FREQUENT...DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY...BUT THREAT GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
289 WHUS44 KMOB 251001 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 401 AM CST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW COMBINED WITH AN ONSHORE SWELL AND A LARGE RANGE BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW TIDE WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE THREAT BEGINS TO DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AS THE ONSHORE SWELL DECREASES. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-251800- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-141126T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 401 AM CST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING: THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS: MORE FREQUENT...DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH TODAY. THE RISK WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
387 WHUS44 KMOB 251851 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1251 PM CST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW COMBINED WITH AN ONSHORE SWELL AND A LARGE RANGE BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW TIDE WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE THREAT BEGINS TO DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AS THE ONSHORE SWELL DECREASES. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-260000- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-141126T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1251 PM CST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS: MORE FREQUENT...DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH TODAY. THE RISK WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 4:37 AM CST | Gale Watch | MOB | 22 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:37 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 48 hr |
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