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Rip Current Statement 15, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at May 27, 2015, 10:56 AM EDT. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 27, 2015, 10:56 AM EDT (14:56 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 2015, 8:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
395 WHUS44 KMOB 271456 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 956 AM CDT WED MAY 27 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .MODERATE SOUTHEAST WINDS AND AN ONSHORE SWELL WILL BRING A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-272300- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0015.150527T1456Z-150528T1200Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 956 AM CDT WED MAY 27 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP AND REMAIN CALM. DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
1 follow-up statement
953 WHUS44 KMOB 272345 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 645 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .MODERATE SOUTHEAST WINDS AND AN ONSHORE SWELL WILL BRING A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-281200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-150528T1200Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 645 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP AND REMAIN CALM. DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 6:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 55 min |
| May 26, 9:00 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 8 hr |
| May 27, 6:10 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 95 min | |
| May 27, 1:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke | 61 min |
| May 27, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Crenshaw | 65 min |
| May 27, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Conecuh | 61 min |
| May 27, 4:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Butler | 39 min |
| May 27, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Crenshaw | 47 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.