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Rip Current Statement 23, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Nov 17, 2015, 6:10 AM CST for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2015, 6:10 AM CST (12:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 18, 2015, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 36 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 12:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 0.2 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
- 355 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 549 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 230 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 260 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
956 WHUS44 KMOB 171210 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 610 AM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG WITH HIGH SURF WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW WILL RESULT IN BUILDING SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-172000- /O.NEW.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.151118T0000Z-151119T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0023.151117T1210Z-151119T0000Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 610 AM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...AND AS HIGH AS 5 TO 7 FEET WEDNESDAY. THE ROUGH SURF AND MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF AND FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
475 WHUS44 KMOB 171826 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1226 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG WITH HIGH SURF WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WIND WILL RESULT IN BUILDING SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-180300- /O.EXT.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.151117T1826Z-151119T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0023.000000T0000Z-151119T0000Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 1226 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...AND AS HIGH AS 5 TO 7 FEET WEDNESDAY. THE ROUGH SURF AND STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF AND FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION IS ALSO LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP AND REMAIN CALM. DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
905 WHUS44 KMOB 180329 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 929 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG WITH HIGH SURF WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WIND WILL RESULT IN BUILDING SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-181200- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-151119T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0023.000000T0000Z-151119T0000Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 929 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS OF 5 TO 7 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE ROUGH SURF AND STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF AND FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION IS ALSO LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. 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. && $$
957 WHUS44 KMOB 181047 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 447 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015 ...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG WITH HIGH SURF WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WIND WILL RESULT IN BUILDING SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-181900- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-151119T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0023.000000T0000Z-151119T0000Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 447 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS OF 5 TO 7 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE ROUGH SURF AND STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF AND FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION IS ALSO LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP AND REMAIN CALM. DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
044 WHUS44 KMOB 181047 CCA CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 447 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015 ...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG WITH HIGH SURF WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WIND WILL RESULT IN BUILDING SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THOROUGH TDAY. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-181900- /O.COR.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-151119T0000Z/ /O.COR.KMOB.RP.S.0023.000000T0000Z-151119T0000Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 447 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS OF 5 TO 7 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE ROUGH SURF AND STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF AND FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION IS ALSO LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. 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. && $$
768 WHUS44 KMOB 181225 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 625 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015 ...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG WITH HIGH SURF WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WIND WILL RESULT IN HIGH SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH TODAY. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-182030- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-151119T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0023.000000T0000Z-151119T0000Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 625 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 7 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH TODAY. THE ROUGH SURF AND STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF AND FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION IS ALSO LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP AND REMAIN CALM. DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
556 WHUS44 KMOB 181252 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 652 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015 ...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG WITH HIGH SURF WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING... .A STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WIND WILL RESULT IN HIGH SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH TODAY. TIDAL LEVELS RUNNING 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WILL RESULT IN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THIS MORNING. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-181800- /O.NEW.KMOB.CF.Y.0003.151118T1252Z-151118T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-151119T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0023.000000T0000Z-151119T0000Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 652 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL LEVELS RUNNING 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL HAVE RESULTED IN MINOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS ALONG THE COAST EARLY THIS MORNING. * WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 7 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH TODAY. THE ROUGH SURF AND STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF AND FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION IS ALSO LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. 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. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$
093 WHUS44 KMOB 181712 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1112 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015 ...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG WITH HIGH SURF WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... .A STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT IS MOVING EAST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HIGH SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WHILE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE FALLING THIS AFTERNOON...WATER LEVELS CONTINUE TO RUN 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL AND WILL LIKELY RESULT IN CONTINUED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE COAST IN LOW LYING AND NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-190000- /O.EXT.KMOB.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-151119T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-151119T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0023.000000T0000Z-151119T0000Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 1112 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL LEVELS RUNNING 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS ALONG THE COAST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 7 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH TODAY. THE ROUGH SURF AND STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF AND FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION AND COASTAL FLOODING IS ALSO LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. 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. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 6:10 AM CST | High Surf Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 36 hr |
| Nov 17, 10:38 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 27 hr |
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.