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Rip Current Statement 5, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Feb 16, 2015, 4:51 AM EST. It took effect at Feb 16, 2015, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 33 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2015, 4:51 AM EST (09:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 16, 2015, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2015, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
689 WHUS44 KMOB 160951 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 351 AM CST MON FEB 16 2015 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED TODAY INTO TUESDAY... .STRONG ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPING TODAY WILL CREATE A STRONG SOUTHERLY WELL. COMBINED WITH A LARGE TIDAL CYCLE...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS LIKELY. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-161800- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0005.150216T1500Z-150217T1800Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 351 AM CST MON FEB 16 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...NOONTIME TODAY TO NOONTIME TUESDAY 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
4 follow-up statements
647 WHUS44 KMOB 161826 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1226 PM CST MON FEB 16 2015 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED TODAY INTO TUESDAY... .STRONG ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPING TODAY WILL CREATE A STRONG SOUTHERLY WELL. COMBINED WITH A LARGE TIDAL CYCLE...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS LIKELY. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-170230- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-150217T1800Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1226 PM CST MON FEB 16 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...NOONTIME TODAY TO NOONTIME TUESDAY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
845 WHUS44 KMOB 170420 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1020 PM CST MON FEB 16 2015 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...A STRONG SOUTHERLY WELL...AND A LARGE TIDAL CYCLE...WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUED HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-171300- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-150217T1800Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1020 PM CST MON FEB 16 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. * 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
483 WHUS44 KMOB 171103 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 503 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2015 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...A GRADUALLY DECREASING BUT STILL STRONG SOUTHERLY SWELL AND A LARGE TIDAL CYCLE WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUED HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-171915- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-150218T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 503 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
009 WHUS44 KMOB 171820 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1220 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2015 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...A GRADUALLY DECREASING BUT STILL STRONG SOUTHERLY SWELL AND A LARGE TIDAL CYCLE WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUED HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-180000- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-150218T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1220 PM CST TUE FEB 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 4:54 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MOB | 26 hr |
Nearby
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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.