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Rip Current Statement 22, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Aug 9, 2016, 3:44 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It took effect at Aug 10, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 83 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 9, 2016, 3:44 PM CDT (20:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 10, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 10, 2016, 8:23 AM CDT
- In force
- 83 min
- 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 20:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Eglin AFB/Valpar, FL (KVPS), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 87 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
- 217 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 696 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
436 WHUS44 KMOB 092044 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 344 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2016 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENT EXPECTED TUESDAY INTO FRIDAY... .STRONG ONSHORE FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER SYSTEM MOVING SLOWLY WEST OVER THE AREA THROUGH MID WEEK WILL COMBINE WITH AN INCREASING TIDAL CYCLE TO BRING A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TO THE AREA. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-100445- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0022.160810T1200Z-160812T1200Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 344 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * TIMING...TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY 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. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
086 WHUS44 KMOB 092200 CCA CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 500 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2016 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENT EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INTO FRIDAY... .STRONG ONSHORE FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER SYSTEM MOVING SLOWLY WEST OVER THE AREA THROUGH MID WEEK WILL COMBINE WITH AN INCREASING TIDAL CYCLE TO BRING A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TO THE AREA. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-101000- /O.COR.KMOB.RP.S.0022.160810T1200Z-160812T1200Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 500 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED, FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. && $$
283 WHUS44 KMOB 100902 AAA CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 402 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2016 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH FRIDAY... .A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER SYSTEM MOVING SLOWLY WEST OVER THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY COMBINED WITH AN INCREASING TIDAL CYCLE THROUGH THE WEEK WILL HELP BRING A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TO THE AREA. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-101715- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0022.160810T1200Z-160813T0000Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 402 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY 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. 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. && $$
840 WHUS44 KMOB 101323 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 823 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER SYSTEM MOVING SLOWLY WEST OVER THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY COMBINED WITH AN INCREASING TIDAL CYCLE THROUGH THE WEEK WILL HELP BRING A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TO THE AREA. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-102130- /O.CAN.KMOB.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-160813T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0023.160811T1200Z-160813T0000Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 823 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING...THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE... FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED... FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 6:03 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 23 hr | |
| Aug 9, 10:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 3 days |
| Aug 9, 3:44 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 66 hr | |
| Aug 9, 5:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Butler, Conecuh | 3 hr |
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.