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Rip Current Statement 25, NWS Mobile, AL

December 12, 2015Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Dec 12, 2015, 1:53 PM CST for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 46 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 12, 2015, 1:53 PM CST (19:53 UTC)
Expired
Dec 14, 2015, 11:26 AM CST
In force
46 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 19:52 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, 7.9 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 2015-12-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 10 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 2015-12-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 93 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
10 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-224 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
609 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
93 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
159 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

291 
WHUS44 KMOB 121953
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
153 PM CST SAT DEC 12 2015

...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXISTS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF
ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY
EVENING...

.AN INCREASINGLY STRONG ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED RIP CURRENT
THREAT ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY EVENING.

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-130400-
/O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0025.151212T1953Z-151214T1200Z/
MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL-
SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL-
153 PM CST SAT DEC 12 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* 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.

&&

$$
8 follow-up statements
258 
WHUS44 KMOB 130001
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
601 PM CST SAT DEC 12 2015

...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.AN INCREASINGLY STRONG ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED RIP
CURRENT THREAT ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY NIGHT.

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-130900-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-151214T1200Z/
MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL-
SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL-
601 PM CST SAT DEC 12 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* 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.

&&

$$
671 
WHUS44 KMOB 131004
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
404 AM CST SUN DEC 13 2015

...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.AN INCREASINGLY STRONG ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED RIP
CURRENT THREAT ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY NIGHT.

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-131815-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-151214T1200Z/
MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL-
SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL-
404 AM CST SUN DEC 13 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* 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.

&&

$$
412 
WHUS44 KMOB 131853
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1253 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2015

...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.AN INCREASINGLY STRONG ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED RIP
CURRENT THREAT ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO OFFSHORE
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT ON MONDAY AND THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL
BEGIN TO SUBSIDE.

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-140300-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-151214T1200Z/
MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL-
SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL-
1253 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* 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.

&&

$$
105 
WHUS44 KMOB 131936 AAA
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
136 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2015

...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MONDAY...

.AN INCREASINGLY STRONG ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED RIP
CURRENT THREAT ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO OFFSHORE IN
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE
BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON.

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-140345-
/O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-151214T1800Z/
MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL-
SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL-
136 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY.

* 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.

&&

$$
473 
WHUS44 KMOB 140049
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
649 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2015

...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH NOON CST MONDAY...

.A MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED RIP CURRENT
THREAT ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO OFFSHORE IN
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL SUBSIDE MONDAY
AFTERNOON.

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-140900-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-151214T1800Z/
MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL-
SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL-
649 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON CST MONDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH NOON CST MONDAY.

* 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.

&&

$$
714 
WHUS44 KMOB 140734
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
134 AM CST MON DEC 14 2015

...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG WITH HIGH SURF WILL
IMPACT THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
THROUGH NOON TODAY...

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 8 AM THIS MORNING...

.A STRONG SOUTH WIND FLOW WILL PERSIST IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT
APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGH SURF AND A HIGH
RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND
THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS MORNING. WHILE
ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL BE FALLING THROUGHOUT THE MORNING...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-FLZ202-204-206-141545-
/O.NEW.KMOB.CF.Y.0004.151214T0734Z-151214T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.SU.Y.0005.151214T1000Z-151214T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-151214T1800Z/
MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL-
SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL-
134 AM CST MON DEC 14 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS MORNING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS MORNING. A HIGH
SURF ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL LEVELS RUNNING 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL
  WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN MINOR IN LOW LYING AND NORMALLY FLOOD
  PRONE LOCATIONS ALONG THE COAST.

* WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 5 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH
  THIS MORNING. THE ROUGH SURF AND STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL PRODUCE
  WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA
  AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

* TIMING...THROUGHOUT THE MORNING HOURS.

* 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...

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.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE
ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.

&&

$$

ALZ263-264-141400-
/O.NEW.KMOB.CF.Y.0004.151214T0734Z-151214T1400Z/
MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL-
134 AM CST MON DEC 14 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS MORNING. 

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL LEVELS RUNNING 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL
  WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN MINOR IN LOW LYING AND NORMALLY FLOOD
  PRONE LOCATIONS ALONG THE COAST.

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 AM CST THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE COAST IN LOW LYING AND
  NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$
807 
WHUS44 KMOB 141249
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
649 AM CST MON DEC 14 2015

...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG WITH HIGH SURF WILL
IMPACT THE BEACHES OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH NOON
TODAY...

.HIGH SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF
BEACHES OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING
UNTIL THE GULF SEAS SUBSIDE.

FLZ202-204-206-141800-
/O.CAN.KMOB.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-151214T1400Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-151214T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-151214T1800Z/
ESCAMBIA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL-
649 AM CST MON DEC 14 2015

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY. 

* WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 5 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH
  THIS MORNING. THE ROUGH SURF AND STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL PRODUCE
  WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF THE
  WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

* TIMING...THROUGHOUT THE MORNING HOURS.

* IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF AND FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE
  EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

&&

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.

&&

$$

ALZ265-266-141400-
/O.CAN.KMOB.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-151214T1400Z/
/O.CAN.KMOB.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-151214T1800Z/
/O.CAN.KMOB.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-151214T1800Z/
MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-
649 AM CST MON DEC 14 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
SURF ADVISORY. THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

WINDS HAVE TURNED TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST BEHIND A SURFACE BOUNDARY
THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING...AND ASTRONOMICAL
TIDES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH NOON. THEREFORE...THE ADVISORIES
HAVE BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE ALABAMA COAST.

$$

ALZ263-264-141400-
/O.CAN.KMOB.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-151214T1400Z/
MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL-
649 AM CST MON DEC 14 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY. 

WINDS HAVE TURNED TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST BEHIND A SURFACE BOUNDARY
THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING...AND ASTRONOMICAL
TIDES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH NOON. THEREFORE...THE ADVISORIES
HAVE BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE ALABAMA COAST.

$$
606 
WHUS44 KMOB 141726 AAA
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1126 AM CST MON DEC 14 2015

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

FLZ202-204-206-141830-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-151214T1800Z/
/O.CAN.KMOB.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-151214T1800Z/
ESCAMBIA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL-
1126 AM CST MON DEC 14 2015

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
SURF ADVISORY. THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 12, 2:07 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 3 more7 hr
Dec 12, 3:35 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB54 hr

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.