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Rip Current Statement 4, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Apr 6, 2014, 6:34 AM CDT. It took effect at Apr 6, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2014, 6:34 AM CDT (11:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 6, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
098 WHUS44 KMOB 061134 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 634 AM CDT SUN APR 6 2014 ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ACROSS THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY... .INCREASING ONSHORE WINDS AND HIGH TIDAL RANGES WILL RESULT IN INCREASED RIP CURRENT ACTIVITY ALONG THE BEACHES THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-062000- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0004.140407T0000Z-140408T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 634 AM CDT SUN APR 6 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT TO WIDESPREAD RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
8 follow-up statements
422 WHUS44 KMOB 062005 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 305 PM CDT SUN APR 6 2014 ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ACROSS THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY... .INCREASING ONSHORE WINDS AND HIGH TIDAL RANGES WILL RESULT IN INCREASED RIP CURRENT ACTIVITY ALONG THE BEACHES THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-070415- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0004.140407T0000Z-140408T0500Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 305 PM CDT SUN APR 6 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT TO WIDESPREAD RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
536 WHUS44 KMOB 070319 AAA CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1019 PM CDT SUN APR 6 2014 ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ACROSS THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY... .INCREASING ONSHORE WINDS AND HIGH TIDAL RANGES WILL RESULT IN INCREASED RIP CURRENT ACTIVITY ALONG THE BEACHES TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-071130- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140408T0500Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1019 PM CDT SUN APR 6 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT TO WIDESPREAD RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
621 WHUS44 KMOB 071103 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 603 AM CDT MON APR 7 2014 ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ACROSS THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY... .INCREASING ONSHORE WINDS AND HIGH TIDAL RANGES WILL RESULT IN INCREASED RIP CURRENT ACTIVITY ALONG THE BEACHES TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-071915- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140408T0500Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 603 AM CDT MON APR 7 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT TO WIDESPREAD RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
692 WHUS44 KMOB 071841 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 141 PM CDT MON APR 7 2014 ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ACROSS THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .RELATIVE LONG PERIOD SWELL CONTINUES TO ARRIVE FROM THE SOUTH OVER THE NEXT 18 TO 24 HOURS. THIS WILL CAUSE THE RIP CURRENT RISK TO REMAIN ELEVATED. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-080245- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140408T1600Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 141 PM CDT MON APR 7 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MID-MORNING MONDAY. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT TO WIDESPREAD RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
486 WHUS44 KMOB 080100 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 800 PM CDT MON APR 7 2014 ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .RELATIVELY LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO ARRIVE FROM THE SOUTH AND IMPACT AREA BEACHES THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-081200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140408T1600Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 800 PM CDT MON APR 7 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MID-MORNING MONDAY. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT TO WIDESPREAD RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
349 WHUS44 KMOB 080452 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1152 PM CDT MON APR 7 2014 ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .RELATIVELY LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO ARRIVE FROM THE SOUTH AND IMPACT AREA BEACHES THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-081200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140408T1600Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1152 PM CDT MON APR 7 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT TUESDAY... * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MID-MORNING TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT TO WIDESPREAD RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
087 WHUS44 KMOB 080941 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 441 AM CDT TUE APR 8 2014 ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH TODAY... .RELATIVELY LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO ARRIVE FROM THE SOUTH AND IMPACT AREA BEACHES THROUGH TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-081745- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140409T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 441 AM CDT TUE APR 8 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH TODAY. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT TO WIDESPREAD RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
795 WHUS44 KMOB 081534 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1034 AM CDT TUE APR 8 2014 ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH TODAY... .RELATIVELY LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO ARRIVE FROM THE SOUTH AND IMPACT AREA BEACHES THROUGH TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-090000- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140409T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1034 AM CDT TUE APR 8 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH TODAY. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT TO WIDESPREAD RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 10:54 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 39 hr | |
| Apr 6, 5:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox | 3 hr |
| Apr 6, 9:43 AM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 3 hr | |
| Apr 6, 3:03 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Dallas, Monroe, Wilcox | 9 days |
| Apr 6, 3:03 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox | 13 days |
| Apr 6, 3:03 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 4 days |
| Apr 6, 5:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 6 hr |
| Apr 6, 6:13 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Monroe and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 6, 9:43 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 4 days |
Nearby
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Sources
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