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Rip Current Statement 17, NWS Mobile, AL

June 28, 2018Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Jun 28, 2018, 3:37 AM CDT for Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It took effect at Jun 28, 2018, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 30 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 28, 2018, 3:37 AM CDT (08:37 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 28, 2018, 4:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 29, 2018, 10:20 AM CDT
In force
30 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 08:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 00:00Z, 8.6 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2018-06-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2345 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2018-06-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 16 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2345 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1102 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

373 
WHUS44 KMOB 280837
CFWMOB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mobile AL
337 AM CDT Thu Jun 28 2018

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-281645-
/O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0017.180628T0900Z-180629T1200Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
337 AM CDT Thu Jun 28 2018

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a High Rip
Current Risk, which is in effect through Friday morning. 

* WHERE...The Gulf beaches of Alabama and the Western Florida
  Panhandle.

* 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
133 
WHUS44 KMOB 281642
CFWMOB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1142 AM CDT Thu Jun 28 2018


ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-290045-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-180629T1200Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
1142 AM CDT Thu Jun 28 2018

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

* WHERE...The Gulf beaches of Alabama and the Western Florida 
  Panhandle. 

* 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.

&&

$$
188 
WHUS44 KMOB 290147
CFWMOB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mobile AL
847 PM CDT Thu Jun 28 2018

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-291000-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-180629T1200Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
847 PM CDT Thu Jun 28 2018

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
FRIDAY...

* WHERE...The Gulf beaches of Alabama and the Western Florida 
  Panhandle. 

* 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.

&&

$$
156 
WHUS44 KMOB 290930
CFWMOB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mobile AL
430 AM CDT Fri Jun 29 2018

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-291800-
/O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-180630T1200Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
430 AM CDT Fri Jun 29 2018

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

* WHERE...The Gulf beaches of Alabama and the Western Florida 
  Panhandle. 

* 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.

&&

$$
888 
WHUS44 KMOB 291520
CFWMOB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1020 AM CDT Fri Jun 29 2018

.Long period onshore swells have decreased this morning. As a
result, the High Rip Current Risk for today has been cancelled. 
However, there is still a moderate risk for dangerous dip currents
through Saturday evening.

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-291630-
/O.CAN.KMOB.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-180630T1200Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
1020 AM CDT Fri Jun 29 2018

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Mobile has cancelled the High Rip
Current Risk. However, there is still a Moderate Rip Current Risk
in place through Saturday evening.


$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 6:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa43 min
Jun 28, 6:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa51 min
Jun 28, 4:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCrenshaw43 min
Jun 28, 4:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Crenshaw46 min
Jun 28, 5:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox53 min
Jun 28, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Monroe62 min
Jun 28, 6:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBConecuh, Monroe41 min
Jun 28, 6:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox51 min
Jun 28, 6:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBConecuh, Monroe30 min

Nearby

Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2018Rip Current Statements in Alabama, 2018Every rip current statement in 2018

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.