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Rip Current Statement 21, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Dec 22, 2014, 8:14 PM CST. It was in force for 46 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 22, 2014, 8:14 PM CST (02:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2014, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 46 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
944 WHUS44 KMOB 230214 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 814 PM CST MON DEC 22 2014 ...HIGH RISK OF DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .BEACH SUPERVISORS IN GULF SHORES ARE REPORTING INCREASING SURF AND SWELL THIS EVENING...WITH RIP CURRENTS BECOMING MORE ORGANIZED. AN INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING A CONTINUED HIGH POTENTIAL OF DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-231000- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0021.141223T0214Z-141224T1200Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 814 PM CST MON DEC 22 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF INCREASING WINDS AND SWELL WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASING FREQUENCY OF DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH AT LEAST LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. 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
654 WHUS44 KMOB 231214 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 614 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...HIGH RISK OF DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG AREA BEACHES LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT FROM THE WEST. THIS PATTERN WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK FOR DEADLY RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA TODAY AND TONIGHT. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-232100- /O.NEW.KMOB.SU.Y.0002.141223T1214Z-141224T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-141224T1200Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 614 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * WAVES AND SURF...INCREASING TO 6 TO 8 FEET. * TIMING...TODAY AND TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF INCREASING WINDS AND SWELL WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASING FREQUENCY OF DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH AT LEAST LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ 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
462 WHUS44 KMOB 232137 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 337 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...HIGH RISK OF DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH TONIGHT... .A STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW IS DEVELOPING ALONG AREA BEACHES AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. THIS PATTERN WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK FOR DEADLY RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH TONIGHT. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-240545- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-141224T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-141224T1200Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 337 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WAVES AND SURF...INCREASING TO 6 TO 8 FEET. * TIMING...TODAY AND TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF INCREASING WINDS AND SWELL WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASING FREQUENCY OF DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH AT LEAST LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ 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
278 WHUS44 KMOB 240546 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1146 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...HIGH RISK OF DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH TONIGHT... .A STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW IS DEVELOPING ALONG AREA BEACHES AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. THIS PATTERN WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK FOR DEADLY RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH TONIGHT. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-241200- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-141224T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-141224T1200Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1146 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...6 TO 8 FEET. * TIMING...TODAY AND TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SWELL WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASING FREQUENCY OF DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH AT LEAST LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ 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
480 WHUS44 KMOB 241104 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 504 AM CST WED DEC 24 2014 ...HIGH RISK OF DEADLY RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SURF ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG WESTERLY FLOW COMBINED WITH ABOVE AVERAGE SWELL HEIGHTS PROPAGATING TOWARDS SHORE WILL HELP MAINTAIN THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SURF CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-250000- /O.EXT.KMOB.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-141225T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-141225T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 504 AM CST WED DEC 24 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * WAVES AND SURF...6 TO 8 FEET. * TIMING...TODAY AND TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SWELL WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASING FREQUENCY OF DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH AT LEAST LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 11:24 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia, Monroe and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Dec 22, 11:29 PM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 11 hr | |
| Dec 23, 2:11 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 94 min | |
| Dec 23, 3:08 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 97 min | |
| Dec 23, 4:10 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 50 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:52 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 113 min | |
| Dec 23, 6:07 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 113 min | |
| Dec 23, 6:14 AM CST | High Surf Advisory | MOB | 36 hr | |
| Dec 23, 6:46 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 89 min | |
| Dec 23, 6:54 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 66 min |
| Dec 23, 7:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 59 min |
| Dec 23, 7:35 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe | 40 min |
| Dec 23, 8:21 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 84 min | |
| Dec 23, 8:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe | 16 min |
| Dec 23, 8:59 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Dec 23, 9:08 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox | 16 min |
| Dec 23, 10:17 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Escambia | 43 min |
| Dec 23, 4:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 32 min |
| Dec 23, 9:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 38 min |
| Dec 23, 9:51 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 43 min |
| Dec 23, 10:29 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 4 days |
Nearby
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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.