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Rip Current Statement 16, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Jun 17, 2018, 6:27 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 35 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 2018, 6:27 PM CDT (23:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2018, 5:12 AM CDT
- In force
- 35 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 23:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 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
- 1306 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 832 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -44 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
323 WHUS44 KMOB 172327 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 627 PM CDT Sun Jun 17 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-180800- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0016.180617T2327Z-180618T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 627 PM CDT Sun Jun 17 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect through Monday morning. * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and northwest Florida. * TIMING...Until 7 am Monday morning. * 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
524 WHUS44 KMOB 180747 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 247 AM CDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-181700- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-180619T1300Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 247 AM CDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and northwest Florida. * TIMING...Until 7 am Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
826 WHUS44 KMOB 181704 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1204 PM CDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-190115- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-180619T1300Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1204 PM CDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and northwest Florida. * TIMING...Until 7 am Tuesday morning. * 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. && $$
466 WHUS44 KMOB 190250 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 950 PM CDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-191300- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-180619T1300Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 950 PM CDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT TUESDAY... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and northwest Florida. * TIMING...Until 7 am Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
084 WHUS44 KMOB 191012 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 512 AM CDT Tue Jun 19 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-191115- /O.CAN.KMOB.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-180619T1300Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 512 AM CDT Tue Jun 19 2018 ...RIP CURRENT RISK EASES TO MODERATE TODAY... The rip current risk level is forecast to become moderate today. The rip risk level will be coordinated with local beach partners this morning and may be updated as necessary. Always heed local beach flag systems and lifeguard instructions. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 5:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 23 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.