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Rip Current Statement 19, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Sep 27, 2015, 5:44 AM CDT for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It took effect at Sep 27, 2015, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 27, 2015, 5:44 AM CDT (10:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 27, 2015, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 29, 2015, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 227 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 715 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 921 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
739 WHUS44 KMOB 271044 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 544 AM CDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG EASTERLY WIND FLOW DEVELOPING ALONG AREA BEACHES COMBINED WITH INCREASING WAVE AND SWELL PERIODS WELL OFFSHORE WILL HELP GENERATE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-271845- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0019.150927T1200Z-150929T1200Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 544 AM CDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
936 WHUS44 KMOB 271940 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 240 PM CDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG EASTERLY WIND FLOW ALONG AREA BEACHES COMBINED WITH INCREASING WAVE AND SWELL PERIODS WELL OFFSHORE WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. LIFEGUARDS HAVE ALREADY REPORTED DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT GULF SHORES BEACH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-280400- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-150929T1200Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 240 PM CDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP AND REMAIN CALM. DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
849 WHUS44 KMOB 280319 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1019 PM CDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG EASTERLY WIND FLOW ALONG AREA BEACHES COMBINED WITH INCREASING WAVE AND SWELL PERIODS WELL OFFSHORE WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. LIFEGUARDS REPORTED DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT GULF SHORES BEACH ON SUNDAY. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-281130- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-150929T1200Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 1019 PM CDT SUN SEP 27 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * 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. && $$
738 WHUS44 KMOB 281024 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 524 AM CDT MON SEP 28 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG EASTERLY WIND FLOW ALONG AREA BEACHES COMBINED WITH INCREASING WAVE AND SWELL PERIODS WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-281830- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-150929T1200Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 524 AM CDT MON SEP 28 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP AND REMAIN CALM. DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
848 WHUS44 KMOB 281943 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 243 PM CDT MON SEP 28 2015 ...HIGH RISK OF POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A MODERATE TO STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND FLOW ALONG AREA BEACHES COMBINED WITH INCREASING WAVE AND SWELL PERIODS WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-290400- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-150929T1200Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 243 PM CDT MON SEP 28 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * 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. && $$
146 WHUS44 KMOB 290325 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1025 PM CDT MON SEP 28 2015 ...HIGH RISK OF POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND FLOW ALONG AREA BEACHES COMBINED WITH INCREASING WAVE AND SWELL PERIODS WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-291200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-150929T1200Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 1025 PM CDT MON SEP 28 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP AND REMAIN CALM. DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 3:41 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 33 hr | |
| Sep 27, 2:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 3 hr |
| Sep 27, 3:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 38 min |
| Sep 27, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 53 min |
| Sep 27, 4:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 49 min |
| Sep 27, 5:01 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 89 min | |
| Sep 27, 5:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 3 hr |
| Sep 27, 5:31 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 89 min | |
| Sep 27, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 57 min |
| Sep 27, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 65 min |
| Sep 27, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 49 min |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2015Rip Current Statements in Alabama, 2015Every rip current statement in 2015
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.