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Rip Current Statement 6, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Feb 20, 2015, 8:44 AM CST. It took effect at Feb 20, 2015, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2015, 8:44 AM CST (14:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 20, 2015, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2015, 6:00 AM CST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
704 WHUS44 KMOB 201444 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 844 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS DEVELOPING BY THIS AFTERNOON... .AN ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS TODAY. WIND SPEEDS SUBSEQUENTLY INCREASE AND NORTHERLY MOVING SWELL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-202245- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0006.150221T0000Z-150223T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 844 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH THE ENTIRE WEEKEND * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY BUT IT WILL BECOME A HIGH RISK BY THIS EVENING AND THIS ENDURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
7 follow-up statements
504 WHUS44 KMOB 202059 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 259 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS DEVELOPING BY THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .AN ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS TODAY. WIND SPEEDS SUBSEQUENTLY INCREASE AND NORTHERLY MOVING SWELL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. IN ADDITION THIS WILL BRING RELATIVELY MUCH HIGHER BREAKER HEIGHTS BETWEEN 5 AND 7 FEET ON SATURDAY. ALZ064-FLZ002-004-006-210500- /O.NEW.KMOB.SU.Y.0001.150221T0100Z-150222T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0006.150221T0000Z-150223T0000Z/ LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 259 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY. * WAVES AND SURF...5-7 FEET BREAKERS * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF...AT LEAST 5 FEET... WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ ALZ063-210500- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0006.150221T0000Z-150223T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE- 259 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH THE ENTIRE WEEKEND * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY BUT IT WILL BECOME A HIGH RISK BY THIS EVENING AND THIS ENDURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
868 WHUS44 KMOB 210511 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1111 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .A FRONTAL BOUNDARY SINKING SOUTHEAST INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY ON SATURDAY RESULTS IN A STRENGTHENING SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW. THE STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS COMBINED WITH NORTHERLY MOVING SWELL RESULTS IN MUCH HIGHER BREAKER HEIGHTS BETWEEN 5 AND 7 FEET ON SATURDAY. THERE IS ALSO A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. ALZ064-FLZ002-004-006-211300- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150222T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-150223T0000Z/ LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1111 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST SATURDAY... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY. * WAVES AND SURF...5-7 FEET BREAKERS. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF...AT LEAST 5 FEET... WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS PERSISTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. && $$ ALZ063-211300- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-150223T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE- 1111 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...OVERNIGHT THROUGH THE ENTIRE WEEKEND. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS PERSISTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
367 WHUS44 KMOB 211256 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 656 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVVENING... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .A FRONTAL BOUNDARY SINKING SOUTHEAST INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TODAY WILL RESULT IN A STRENGTHENING SOUTHT TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW. THE STRONG ONSHORE WINDS...COMBINED WITH NORTHERLY MOVING SWELL...WILL PRODUCE BREAKER HEIGHTS AT THE BEACHES BETWEEN 5 AND 7 FEET TODAY. THERE IS ALSO A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA GULF FRONT BEACHES. ALZ064-FLZ002-004-006-212100- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150222T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-150223T0000Z/ LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 656 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WAVES AND SURF...5-7 FEET BREAKERS. * TIMING...WAVES AND SURF THROUGH LATE TODAY...RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...MINOR BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF...AT LEAST 5 FEET... WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS PERSISTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. && $$ ALZ063-212100- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-150223T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE- 656 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS PERSISTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
052 WHUS44 KMOB 212102 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 302 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... .A LARGE SWELL GENERATED BY A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL RESULT IN HIGH SURF ACROSS THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY. ALZ064-FLZ002-004-006-220600- /O.EXT.KMOB.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150222T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-150223T0000Z/ LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 302 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WAVES AND SURF...5-7 FEET BREAKERS. * TIMING...THE HIGH SURF WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT WITH THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS PERSISTING THROUGH SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...MINOR BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF...AT LEAST 5 FEET... WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS PERSISTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. && $$ ALZ063-220600- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-150223T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE- 302 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS PERSISTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
669 WHUS44 KMOB 220510 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1110 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... .LARGE SWELL GENERATED BY A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW RESULTS IN HIGH SURF ACROSS THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY. ALZ064-FLZ002-004-006-221300- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150222T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-150223T0000Z/ LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1110 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WAVES AND SURF...5-7 FEET BREAKERS. * TIMING...THE HIGH SURF WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT WITH THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS PERSISTING THROUGH SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...MINOR BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF...AT LEAST 5 FEET... WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS PERSISTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. && $$ ALZ063-221300- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-150223T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE- 1110 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS PERSISTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
819 WHUS44 KMOB 221246 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 646 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... .WHILE SURF CONDTIONS ARE OVERALL IMPROVING AS THE ONSHORE WIND FLOW CONTINUES TO WEAKEN...LONG PERIOD SWELL CONTINUES TO MOVE UP TOWARD THE COAST. AS A RESULT...THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE HOWEVER A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-222100- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-150223T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 646 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH TODAY. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS PERSISTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. && $$ 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
318 WHUS44 KMOB 222044 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 244 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ACROSS THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... .LONG PERIOD SWELL CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH TOWARD THE COAST. AS A RESULT...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-231200- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-150223T1200Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 244 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS PERSISTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 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. && $$ 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 20, 3:55 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 44 hr | |
| Feb 20, 6:11 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia, Monroe and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 20, 7:36 AM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe, Washington and 1 more | 99 min |
| Feb 20, 2:48 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:59 PM CST | High Surf Advisory | MOB | 39 hr |
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