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High Surf Advisory 1, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this high surf advisory at Feb 22, 2016, 4:37 PM CST for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It took effect at Feb 23, 2016, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 22, 2016, 4:37 PM CST (22:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 24 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 22:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 331 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 576 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted.
763 WHUS44 KMOB 222237 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 437 PM CST MON FEB 22 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... .THE COMBINATION OF SOUTHERLY SWELL AND AN ONSHORE FLOW WILL RESULT IN HIGH SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-230800- /O.NEW.KMOB.SU.Y.0001.160224T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 437 PM CST MON FEB 22 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * WAVES AND SURF...SEAS 4 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE WITH ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * 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. 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 HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$
7 follow-up statements
288 WHUS44 KMOB 230241 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 841 PM CST MON FEB 22 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... .THE COMBINATION OF SOUTHERLY SWELL AND AN ONSHORE FLOW BECOMING WESTERLY WILL RESULT IN HIGH SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-231045- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0001.160224T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 841 PM CST MON FEB 22 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...SEAS 4 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE WITH ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$
520 WHUS44 KMOB 231016 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 416 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... .THE COMBINATION OF SOUTHERLY SWELL AND AN ONSHORE FLOW BECOMING WESTERLY WILL RESULT IN HIGH SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-231830- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0001.160224T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 416 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...SEAS 4 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE WITH ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * 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. 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 HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$
607 WHUS44 KMOB 231839 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1239 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .THE COMBINATION OF SOUTHERLY SWELL AND AN INCREASING STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL RESULT IN HIGH SURF...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE COAST. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-240245- /O.NEW.KMOB.CF.Y.0001.160224T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0001.160224T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 1239 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE COAST IN LOW LYING AREAS. * WAVES AND SURF...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET IN THE SURF ZONE WITH ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * 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. 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 HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT STRONG ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ ALZ263-264-240245- /O.NEW.KMOB.CF.Y.0001.160224T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL- 1239 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE SHORES OF MOBILE BAY IN LOW LYING AREAS. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WAVE SPLASH UP AND MINOR FLOODING ALONG LOW LYING SHORES OF MOBILE BAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$
444 WHUS44 KMOB 240141 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 741 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .THE COMBINATION OF SOUTHERLY SWELL AND AN INCREASING STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL RESULT IN HIGH SURF...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE COAST. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-241000- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 741 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE COAST IN LOW LYING AREAS. * WAVES AND SURF...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET IN THE SURF ZONE WITH ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * 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. 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 HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT STRONG ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ ALZ263-264-241000- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL- 741 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE SHORES OF MOBILE BAY IN LOW LYING AREAS. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WAVE SPLASH UP AND MINOR FLOODING ALONG LOW LYING SHORES OF MOBILE BAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$
869 WHUS44 KMOB 241017 AAA CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 417 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TODAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .THE COMBINATION OF SOUTHERLY SWELL AND AN INCREASING STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL RESULT IN HIGH SURF...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE COAST. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-241800- /O.EXT.KMOB.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160224T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 417 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS THROUGH NOON. * WAVES AND SURF...4 TO 7 FEET IN THE SURF ZONE WITH ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * 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. 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 HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT STRONG ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ ALZ263-264-241800- /O.EXT.KMOB.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160224T1800Z/ MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL- 417 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE SHORES OF MOBILE BAY. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$
011 WHUS44 KMOB 241852 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1252 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TODAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... .THE COMBINATION OF SOUTHERLY SWELL AND AN STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED HIGH SURF THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH THREAT WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS WINDS BECOME MORE WESTERLY. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALSO CONTINUES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-250000- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 1252 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WAVES AND SURF...4 TO 7 FEET IN THE SURF ZONE WITH ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM... DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$
737 WHUS44 KMOB 250006 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 606 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY AND HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS HAVE BOTH EXPIRED... .SURF HEIGHTS HAVE SUBSIDED SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY TO EXPIRE...AND SWELL HAS ALSO DIMINISHED SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TO EXPIRE. A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-250115- /O.EXP.KMOB.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ /O.EXP.KMOB.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 606 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... SURF HEIGHTS HAVE SUBSIDED SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY TO EXPIRE...AND SWELL HAS ALSO DIMINISHED SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TO EXPIRE. A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 3:54 AM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 5 hr | |
| Feb 22, 3:57 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Covington, Escambia, Mobile | 5 hr |
| Feb 22, 4:47 AM CST | Rip Current Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 61 hr |
| Feb 22, 1:21 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 53 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:25 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 65 min |
| Feb 22, 4:33 PM CST | Gale Watch | MOB | 11 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:33 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 25 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:33 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 4 days |
Nearby
High Surf Advisories in Florida, 2016High Surf Advisories in Alabama, 2016Every high surf advisory in 2016
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.