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Rip Current Statement 9, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Apr 17, 2015, 12:31 PM EDT. It was in force for 55 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 17, 2015, 12:31 PM EDT (16:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2015, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 55 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
162 WHUS44 KMOB 171631 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1131 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2015 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY... .AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO AT TIMES STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-180045- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0009.150417T1631Z-150419T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1131 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING...REST OF TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
334 WHUS44 KMOB 180459 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1159 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2015 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY... .AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO AT TIMES STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-181300- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-150419T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1159 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY... * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
573 WHUS44 KMOB 181308 AAA CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 808 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2015 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO AT TIMES STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-182115- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-150420T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 808 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. 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. && $$
604 WHUS44 KMOB 182109 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 409 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2015 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXISTS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF MAINLY MODERATE ONSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-190515- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-150420T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 409 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
332 WHUS44 KMOB 190448 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1148 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2015 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXISTS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF MAINLY MODERATE ONSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-191300- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-150420T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1148 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. 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. && $$
170 WHUS44 KMOB 191357 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 857 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2015 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH THIS EVENING... .AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF MAINLY MODERATE ONSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-200000- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-150420T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 857 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 11:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 6 hr |
| Apr 17, 5:25 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 2 hr |
| Apr 17, 7:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 10:04 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke | 6 hr |
| Apr 17, 11:22 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 10 days |
| Apr 17, 11:22 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 10 days |
| Apr 17, 1:12 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 4 hr | |
| Apr 17, 2:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 7:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Washington | 42 min |
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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.