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Rip Current Statement 22, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Oct 2, 2017, 10:18 AM CDT for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 68 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 2, 2017, 10:18 AM CDT (15:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 5, 2017, 6:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 68 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 15:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 3.3 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
- 29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -344 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 526 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 306 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted.
471 WHUS44 KMOB 021518 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1018 AM CDT MON OCT 2 2017 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE MAINLY AROUND TIME OF HIGH TIDE ALONG COASTAL PORTIONS OF MOBILE COUNTY TODAY... ALZ265-022330- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0022.171002T1518Z-171003T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-171002T2100Z/ MOBILE COASTAL- 1018 AM CDT MON OCT 2 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * COASTAL FLOODING...1 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING. * RIP CURRENTS AND SURF...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY AND TONIGHT. SURF HEIGHTS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 FEET CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ALONG AREA BEACHES. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...WATER PILEUP MAY RESULT IN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG EAST FACING SHORES OF MOBILE COUNTY, AS WELL AS THE TYPICAL LOW LYING AREAS AND FLOOD PRONE SPOTS ALONG THE SHORE. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. 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. && $$ ALZ263-022100- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-171002T2100Z/ MOBILE CENTRAL- 1018 AM CDT MON OCT 2 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * COASTAL FLOODING...1 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...WATER PILEUP MAY RESULT IN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG EAST FACING SHORES OF MOBILE COUNTY, AS WELL AS THE TYPICAL LOW LYING AREAS AND FLOOD PRONE SPOTS ALONG THE SHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ ALZ266-FLZ202-204-206-022330- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0022.171002T1518Z-171003T0900Z/ BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA COASTAL- OKALOOSA COASTAL- 1018 AM CDT MON OCT 2 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * RIP CURRENTS AND SURF...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY AND TONIGHT. SURF HEIGHTS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 FEET CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ALONG AREA BEACHES. * 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
632 WHUS44 KMOB 022011 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 311 PM CDT MON OCT 2 2017 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT... ALZ265-030400- /O.CAN.KMOB.CF.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-171002T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-171003T0900Z/ MOBILE COASTAL- 311 PM CDT MON OCT 2 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * RIP CURRENTS AND SURF...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TONIGHT. SURF HEIGHTS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 FEET CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ALONG AREA BEACHES. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED, FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. && $$ ALZ263-022115- /O.CAN.KMOB.CF.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-171002T2100Z/ MOBILE CENTRAL- 311 PM CDT MON OCT 2 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. WATER LEVELS ARE RECEDING AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED ALONG EAST FACING SHORES OF CENTRAL MOBILE COUNTY TODAY. $$ ALZ266-FLZ202-204-206-030400- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-171003T0900Z/ BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA COASTAL- OKALOOSA COASTAL- 311 PM CDT MON OCT 2 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * RIP CURRENTS AND SURF...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TONIGHT. SURF HEIGHTS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 FEET CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ALONG AREA BEACHES. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED, FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. && $$
503 WHUS44 KMOB 030311 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1011 PM CDT MON OCT 2 2017 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE BEACHES THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-031115- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-171004T0000Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 1011 PM CDT MON OCT 2 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * RIP CURRENTS AND SURF...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY. SURF HEIGHTS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 FEET CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ALONG AREA BEACHES. * 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. && $$
485 WHUS44 KMOB 031416 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 916 AM CDT TUE OCT 3 2017 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE BEACHES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-032200- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-171004T0900Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 916 AM CDT TUE OCT 3 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * RIP CURRENTS AND SURF...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TONIGHT. SURF HEIGHTS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 FEET CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ALONG AREA BEACHES. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED, FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. && $$
759 WHUS44 KMOB 032142 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 442 PM CDT TUE OCT 3 2017 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE BEACHES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-040900- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-171004T0900Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 442 PM CDT TUE OCT 3 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... * RIP CURRENTS AND SURF...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TONIGHT. SURF HEIGHTS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 FEET CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ALONG AREA BEACHES. * 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. && $$
447 WHUS44 KMOB 040354 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1054 PM CDT TUE OCT 3 2017 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE BEACHES THROUGH EARLY WEDENSDAY EVENING... ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-050000- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-171005T0000Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 1054 PM CDT TUE OCT 3 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING... * RIP CURRENTS AND SURF...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SURF HEIGHTS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 FEET CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ALONG AREA BEACHES. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED, FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. && $$
129 WHUS44 KMOB 041011 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 511 AM CDT WED OCT 4 2017 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE BEACHES THROUGH WEDENSDAY NIGHT... ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-050000- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-171005T1100Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 511 AM CDT WED OCT 4 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * RIP CURRENTS AND SURF...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SURF HEIGHTS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 FEET CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ALONG AREA BEACHES. * 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. && $$
212 WHUS44 KMOB 050537 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1237 AM CDT THU OCT 5 2017 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE BEACHES THROUGH WEDENSDAY NIGHT... ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-051100- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-171005T1100Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 1237 AM CDT THU OCT 5 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... * RIP CURRENTS AND SURF...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SURF HEIGHTS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 FEET CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ALONG AREA BEACHES. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED, FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. && $$
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2017Rip Current Statements in Alabama, 2017Every rip current statement in 2017
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.