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High Surf Advisory 4, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this high surf advisory at Aug 31, 2016, 4:02 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 31, 2016, 4:02 PM CDT (21:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 2, 2016, 4:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 36 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 21:03 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, 9.0 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
- 475 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -67 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1187 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -33 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
962 WHUS44 KMOB 312102 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 402 PM CDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .LONG PERIOD SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WILL AFFECT AREA BEACHES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...AND HEAVY SURF. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-010515- /O.NEW.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.160831T2102Z-160903T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160903T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-160903T1200Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 402 PM CDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE...CONTINUING THROUGH 7 PM THURSDAY EVENING. * WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS OF 5 TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE FOR ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS AND INCLUDING HEAVY SURF CONDITIONS ALONG ALL GULF BEACHES FOR ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE...FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED...FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT STRONG EASTERLY WINDS AND TIDES ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$ ALZ263-264-010515- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160903T0000Z/ MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL- 402 PM CDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE. * TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE FOR ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS AND ALONG ALL GULF BEACHES FOR ALABAMA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT STRONG EASTERLY WINDS AND TIDES ABOVE PREDICATED LEVELS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$
7 follow-up statements
336 WHUS44 KMOB 010058 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 758 PM CDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...HIGH SURF ALONG WITH DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL IMPACT THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK... .LONG PERIOD SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WILL AFFECT AREA BEACHES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...AND HEAVY SURF. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-010900- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160903T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160903T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-160903T1200Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 758 PM CDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL POSSIBLE. * SURF CONDITIONS...5 TO 7 FEET BREAKERS IN THE SURF ZONE ALONG WITH FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MOST LIKELY DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL BE LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDDAY. HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN TYPICAL FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS ALONG THE COAST OF THE GULF WATERS AS WELL AS AREA BAYS AND SOUNDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE...FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED... FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS AND TIDES ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$ ALZ263-264-010900- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160903T0000Z/ MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL- 758 PM CDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. * TIMING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MOST LIKELY DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL BE LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDDAY. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE IN TYPICALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS AROUND MOBILE BAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT STRONG WINDS AND TIDES ABOVE PREDICATED LEVELS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$
902 WHUS44 KMOB 010439 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1139 PM CDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...HIGH SURF ALONG WITH DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL IMPACT THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK... .LONG PERIOD SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WILL AFFECT AREA BEACHES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...AND HEAVY SURF. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN AREA BAYS AND SOUNDS. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-011200- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160903T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160903T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-160903T1200Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 1139 PM CDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL POSSIBLE. * SURF CONDITIONS...SURF HEIGHTS OF 5 TO 8 FEET WITH FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MOST LIKELY DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL BE LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDDAY. HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN TYPICAL FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS ALONG THE COAST OF THE GULF WATERS AS WELL AS AREA BAYS AND SOUNDS.. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE...FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED... FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT STRONG WINDS AND TIDES ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$ ALZ263-264-011200- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160903T0000Z/ MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL- 1139 PM CDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. * TIMING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MOST LIKELY DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL BE LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDDAY. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE IN TYPICALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS AROUND MOBILE BAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT STRONG WINDS AND TIDES ABOVE PREDICATED LEVELS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$
011 WHUS44 KMOB 011053 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 553 AM CDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .LONG PERIOD SWELL AND INCREASED WIND WAVES ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WILL AFFECT AREA BEACHES THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...AND HEAVY SURF. THE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED ANYWHERE ALONG AREA GULF BEACHES AS WELL AS ALONG THE SHORELINES OF AREA BAYS. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-011900- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160903T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160903T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-160903T1200Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 553 AM CDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY DURING THE TIME OF ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE. * WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS OF 5 TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE FOR ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS AND INCLUDING HEAVY SURF CONDITIONS ALONG ALL GULF BEACHES FOR ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE...FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED... FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT STRONG EASTERLY WINDS AND TIDES ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$ ALZ263-264-011900- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160903T0000Z/ MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL- 553 AM CDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY DURING THE TIME OF ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE. * TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE FOR ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS AND ALONG ALL GULF BEACHES FOR ALABAMA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT STRONG EASTERLY WINDS AND TIDES ABOVE PREDICATED LEVELS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$
771 WHUS44 KMOB 011435 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 935 AM CDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .LONG PERIOD SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WILL AFFECT AREA BEACHES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...AND HEAVY SURF. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-012300- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160903T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160903T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-160903T1200Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 935 AM CDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE...CONTINUING THROUGH 7 PM THURSDAY EVENING. * WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS OF 5 TO 8 FEET ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE FOR ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS AND INCLUDING HEAVY SURF CONDITIONS ALONG ALL GULF BEACHES FOR ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE...FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED... FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT STRONG EASTERLY WINDS AND TIDES ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$ ALZ263-264-012300- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160903T0000Z/ MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL- 935 AM CDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE. * TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE FOR ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS AND ALONG ALL GULF BEACHES FOR ALABAMA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT STRONG EASTERLY WINDS AND TIDES ABOVE PREDICATED LEVELS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$
080 WHUS44 KMOB 012132 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 432 PM CDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... .. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .LONG PERIOD SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WILL AFFECT AREA BEACHES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...AND HEAVY SURF. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-020545- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160903T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160903T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-160903T1200Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 432 PM CDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE. * WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS OF 5 TO 8 FEET ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE FOR ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS AND INCLUDING HEAVY SURF CONDITIONS ALONG ALL GULF BEACHES FOR ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE...FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED... FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT STRONG EASTERLY WINDS AND TIDES ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$ ALZ263-264-020545- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160903T0000Z/ MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL- 432 PM CDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE. * TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE FOR ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS AND ALONG ALL GULF BEACHES FOR ALABAMA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT STRONG EASTERLY WINDS AND TIDES ABOVE PREDICATED LEVELS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$
954 WHUS44 KMOB 020451 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1151 PM CDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .LONG PERIOD SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WILL AFFECT AREA BEACHES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...AND HEAVY SURF. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-021300- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160903T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160903T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-160903T1200Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 1151 PM CDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE. * WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS OF 5 TO 8 FEET ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE FOR ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS AND INCLUDING HEAVY SURF CONDITIONS ALONG ALL GULF BEACHES FOR ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE...FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED... FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT STRONG EASTERLY WINDS AND TIDES ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$ ALZ263-264-021300- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160903T0000Z/ MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL- 1151 PM CDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE. * TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE FOR ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS AND ALONG ALL GULF BEACHES FOR ALABAMA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT STRONG EASTERLY WINDS AND TIDES ABOVE PREDICATED LEVELS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$
516 WHUS44 KMOB 020930 AAA CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... .LONG PERIOD SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WILL AFFECT AREA BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TONIGHT. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-021800- /O.CAN.KMOB.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160903T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160903T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-160903T1200Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE...FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED... FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. && $$ ALZ263-264-021030- /O.CAN.KMOB.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160903T0000Z/ MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL- 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 5:04 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 53 hr | |
| Aug 31, 4:55 PM CDT | Hurricane Watch | MOB | 18 hr | |
| Aug 31, 4:55 PM CDT | Tropical Storm Warning | MOB | 35 hr |
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.