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Rip Current Statement 3, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Jan 25, 2015, 6:27 AM EST. It took effect at Jan 25, 2015, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2015, 6:27 AM EST (11:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 25, 2015, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2015, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
764 WHUS44 KMOB 251127 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 527 AM CST SUN JAN 25 2015 ...A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .A LARGE SWELL PROPAGATING FROM WELL OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH A STRONG WESTERLY WIND FLOW DEVELOPING LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-251930- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0003.150125T1200Z-150127T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 527 AM CST SUN JAN 25 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
4 follow-up statements
605 WHUS44 KMOB 251915 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 115 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2015 ...A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .A LARGE SWELL PROPAGATING FROM WELL OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH A STRONG WESTERLY WIND FLOW DEVELOPING LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-260600- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-150127T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 115 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
818 WHUS44 KMOB 260557 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1157 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2015 ...A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .A LARGE SWELL PROPAGATING FROM FAR OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH A STRONG WESTERLY WIND TONIGHT WILL BRING A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-261600- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-150127T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1157 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
223 WHUS44 KMOB 260925 AAA CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 325 AM CST MON JAN 26 2015 ...A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .LARGE SWELL PROPAGATING FROM WELL OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH A STRONG WESTERLY WIND WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-261800- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-150127T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 325 AM CST MON JAN 26 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
990 WHUS44 KMOB 261757 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1157 AM CST MON JAN 26 2015 ...A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .LARGE SWELL PROPAGATING FROM WELL OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH A STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WIND WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-270000- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-150127T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1157 AM CST MON JAN 26 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 4:17 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 39 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.