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Rip Current Statement 17, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at May 1, 2016, 5:43 AM CDT for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It took effect at May 1, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 1, 2016, 5:43 AM CDT (10:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 1, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 2, 2016, 3:43 AM CDT
- In force
- 21 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 10:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 10.7 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
- 68 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -393 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1032 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 276 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
703 WHUS44 KMOB 011043 AAA CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 543 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2016 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT... .CONTINUED SOUTHERLY FLOW HAS CREATED A HIGH SWELL. THIS SWELL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE A FRONT CROSSING THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT BEGINS TO SHIFT THE SWELL OFFSHORE. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-011845- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0017.160501T1200Z-160503T0000Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 543 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT INTO MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT INTO MONDAY EVENING. * TIMING...TODAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT * 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
119 WHUS44 KMOB 012000 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 300 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2016 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A CONTINUED SOUTHERLY FLOW HAS CREATED A HIGH ONSHORE SWELL. THIS SWELL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE A FRONT MOVES SOUTH ACROSS THE MARINE WATERS AREA MONDAY NIGHT...BRINGING AN OFFSHORE WINDFLOW AND DIMINISHING THE ONSHORE SWELL. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-020400- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-160503T0000Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 300 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
095 WHUS44 KMOB 020221 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 921 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2016 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .A CONTINUED SOUTHERLY FLOW HAS CREATED A HIGH ONSHORE SWELL. THIS SWELL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE A FRONT MOVES SOUTH ACROSS THE MARINE WATERS AREA MONDAY NIGHT...BRINGING AN OFFSHORE WINDFLOW AND DIMINISHING THE ONSHORE SWELL. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-021030- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-160503T0000Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 921 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * 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. && $$
050 WHUS44 KMOB 020843 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 343 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2016 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CANCELLED... .THE MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE FLOW HAS EASED...BUT A MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELL CONTINUES. THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENT HAS ENDED...BUT A MODERATE RISK CONTINUES. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-020945- /O.CAN.KMOB.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-160503T0000Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 343 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. * TIMING...THROUGH TODAY * IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM... DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 7:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 74 min |
| Apr 30, 7:09 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 36 min | |
| Apr 30, 7:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 66 min |
| Apr 30, 7:43 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 32 min | |
| Apr 30, 8:05 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 85 min | |
| Apr 30, 8:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 89 min |
| Apr 30, 9:32 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 28 min | |
| Apr 30, 9:47 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 88 min | |
| May 1, 2:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wilcox | 71 min |
| May 1, 2:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke | 82 min |
| May 1, 3:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Monroe | 56 min |
| May 1, 4:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Conecuh | 62 min |
| May 1, 4:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Crenshaw | 46 min |
| May 1, 4:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 42 min |
| May 1, 5:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Butler | 43 min |
| May 1, 6:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Crenshaw | 48 min |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.