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Rip Current Statement 23, NWS Mobile, AL

November 17, 2015Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2015-11-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 355 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2015-11-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 230 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 17, 6:10 AM CSTHigh Surf AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Mobile36 hr
Nov 17, 10:38 AM CSTWind AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more27 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.