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High Surf Advisory 2, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this high surf advisory at Apr 2, 2017, 11:40 AM CDT for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It took effect at Apr 3, 2017, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2017, 11:40 AM CDT (16:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 3, 2017, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2017, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 18 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 16:41 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, 4.7 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
- 269 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -529 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1056 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
165 WHUS44 KMOB 021640 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1140 AM CDT SUN APR 2 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK ALONG ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND BALDWIN COUNTY BEACHES... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG ALL NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA BEACHES... .A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN A MODERATE RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY AND A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS STARTING TONIGHT ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. HIGH SURF AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING ALONG AREA BEACHES. ALZ266-FLZ202-204-206-030100- /O.NEW.KMOB.SU.Y.0002.170403T1200Z-170404T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.CF.Y.0001.170403T1600Z-170404T0400Z/ /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0010.170403T0000Z-170405T0000Z/ BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA COASTAL- OKALOOSA COASTAL- 1140 AM CDT SUN APR 2 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM CDT MONDAY. * COASTAL FLOODING...TIDES 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...FOR A TOTAL HEIGHT OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. * WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS OF 5 TO 8 FEET ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...HIGH SURF AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MOST LIKELY FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * 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 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 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 ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ ALZ265-030100- /O.NEW.KMOB.CF.Y.0001.170403T1600Z-170404T0400Z/ /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0010.170403T0000Z-170405T0000Z/ MOBILE COASTAL- 1140 AM CDT SUN APR 2 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM CDT MONDAY. * COASTAL FLOODING...TIDES 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...FOR A TOTAL HEIGHT OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. * TIMING...COASTAL FLOODING MOST LIKELY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE FOR ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS AND ALONG ALL GULF BEACHES FOR ALABAMA... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED, FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ ALZ261>264-030100- /O.NEW.KMOB.CF.Y.0001.170403T1600Z-170404T0400Z/ MOBILE INLAND-BALDWIN INLAND-MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL- 1140 AM CDT SUN APR 2 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM CDT MONDAY. * COASTAL FLOODING...TIDES 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...FOR A TOTAL HEIGHT OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. * TIMING...MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY 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 ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$
5 follow-up statements
018 WHUS44 KMOB 030102 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 802 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK ALONG ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND BALDWIN COUNTY BEACHES... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG ALL NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA BEACHES... .A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN A MODERATE RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY AND A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS STARTING TONIGHT ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. HIGH SURF AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING ALONG AREA BEACHES. ALZ265-030915- /O.EXA.KMOB.SU.Y.0002.170403T1200Z-170404T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0001.170403T1600Z-170404T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-170405T0000Z/ MOBILE COASTAL- 802 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY. * COASTAL FLOODING...TIDES 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...FOR A TOTAL HEIGHT OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. * TIMING...COASTAL FLOODING MOST LIKELY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * 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 ALONG ALL GULF BEACHES FOR ALABAMA... 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 ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ ALZ266-FLZ202-204-206-030915- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0002.170403T1200Z-170404T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0001.170403T1600Z-170404T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-170405T0000Z/ BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA COASTAL- OKALOOSA COASTAL- 802 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM CDT MONDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...TIDES 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...FOR A TOTAL HEIGHT OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. * WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS OF 5 TO 8 FEET ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...HIGH SURF AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MOST LIKELY FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * 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 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 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 ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ ALZ261>264-030915- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0001.170403T1600Z-170404T0400Z/ MOBILE INLAND-BALDWIN INLAND-MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL- 802 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM CDT MONDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...TIDES 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...FOR A TOTAL HEIGHT OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. * TIMING...MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE FOR ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS AND ALONG ALL GULF BEACHES FOR ALABAMA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$
988 WHUS44 KMOB 030557 AAA CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1257 AM CDT MON APR 3 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK ALONG ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND ALABAMA BEACHES... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG ALL NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA BEACHES... .A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS STARTING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. HIGH SURF AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING ALONG AREA BEACHES. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-031400- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0002.170403T1200Z-170404T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0001.170403T1600Z-170404T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-170405T0000Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 1257 AM CDT MON APR 3 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...TIDES 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...FOR A TOTAL HEIGHT OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. * WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS OF 5 TO 8 FEET WITH A FEW BREAKERS UP TO 9 FEET EXPECTED. * TIMING...HIGH SURF AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MOST LIKELY FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * 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 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 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 ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ ALZ261>264-031400- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0001.170403T1600Z-170404T0400Z/ MOBILE INLAND-BALDWIN INLAND-MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL- 1257 AM CDT MON APR 3 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...TIDES 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...FOR A TOTAL HEIGHT OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. * TIMING...MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE FOR ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS AND ALONG ALL GULF BEACHES FOR ALABAMA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$
419 WHUS44 KMOB 031504 AAA CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1004 AM CDT MON APR 3 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK ALONG ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND ALABAMA COASTAL BEACHES THROUGH 1 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR ALL COASTAL AREAS OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA INCLUDING INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS FROM 11 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. HIGH SURF AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-040100- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170404T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0001.170403T1600Z-170404T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-170405T0000Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 1004 AM CDT MON APR 3 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...TIDES 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...FOR A TOTAL HEIGHT OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. * WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS OF 5 TO 8 FEET WITH A FEW BREAKERS UP TO 9 FEET EXPECTED. * TIMING...HIGH SURF AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MOST LIKELY FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * 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 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 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 ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ ALZ261>264-040100- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0001.170403T1600Z-170404T0400Z/ MOBILE INLAND-BALDWIN INLAND-MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL- 1004 AM CDT MON APR 3 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...TIDES 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...FOR A TOTAL HEIGHT OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. * TIMING...MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE FOR ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS AND ALONG ALL GULF BEACHES FOR ALABAMA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$
621 WHUS44 KMOB 031656 AAA CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1156 AM CDT MON APR 3 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK ALONG ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND ALABAMA COASTAL BEACHES THROUGH 1 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED... .A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. HIGH SURF WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-040100- /O.CAN.KMOB.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170404T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170404T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-170405T0000Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 1156 AM CDT MON APR 3 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. * WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS OF 5 TO 8 FEET WITH A FEW BREAKERS UP TO 9 FEET EXPECTED. * TIMING...HIGH SURF MOST LIKELY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA, PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ ALZ261>264-031800- /O.CAN.KMOB.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170404T0400Z/ MOBILE INLAND-BALDWIN INLAND-MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL- 1156 AM CDT MON APR 3 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. $$
973 WHUS44 KMOB 040034 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 734 PM CDT MON APR 3 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK ALONG ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES CONTINUES THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND ALABAMA COASTAL BEACHES THROUGH 1 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. HIGH SURF WILL ALSO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-040600- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170404T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-170405T0000Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 734 PM CDT MON APR 3 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS OF 5 TO 7 FEET. * TIMING...HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA, PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 4:56 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 41 hr | |
| Apr 2, 5:03 AM CDT | Rip Current Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 5 days |
| Apr 2, 11:40 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 24 hr |
| Apr 2, 2:24 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 21 hr |
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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.