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Rip Current Statement 21, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Aug 2, 2018, 6:36 AM CDT for Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 2, 2018, 6:36 AM CDT (11:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 5, 2018, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 days
- 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 11:36 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 00:00Z, 11.6 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1592 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 938 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
817 WHUS44 KMOB 021136 AAA CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 636 AM CDT Thu Aug 2 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-021945- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0021.180802T1136Z-180803T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 636 AM CDT Thu Aug 2 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...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. * 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. && $$
10 follow-up statements
861 WHUS44 KMOB 021703 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1203 PM CDT Thu Aug 2 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-030200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-180803T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1203 PM CDT Thu Aug 2 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
231 WHUS44 KMOB 030237 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 937 PM CDT Thu Aug 2 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-031200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-180803T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 937 PM CDT Thu Aug 2 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. * 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. && $$
383 WHUS44 KMOB 030836 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 336 AM CDT Fri Aug 3 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-031645- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-180804T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 336 AM CDT Fri Aug 3 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * WHERE...GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
110 WHUS44 KMOB 031726 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1226 PM CDT Fri Aug 3 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-040130- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-180804T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1226 PM CDT Fri Aug 3 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * WHERE...GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. * 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. && $$
340 WHUS44 KMOB 040112 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 812 PM CDT Fri Aug 3 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-041200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-180804T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 812 PM CDT Fri Aug 3 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... * WHERE...GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
244 WHUS44 KMOB 040857 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 357 AM CDT Sat Aug 4 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-041700- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-180804T1800Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 357 AM CDT Sat Aug 4 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHERE...GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. * 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. && $$
614 WHUS44 KMOB 041446 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 946 AM CDT Sat Aug 4 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-042300- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-180805T0900Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 946 AM CDT Sat Aug 4 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHERE...GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
726 WHUS44 KMOB 050218 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 918 PM CDT Sat Aug 4 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-051030- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-180805T1300Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 918 PM CDT Sat Aug 4 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT SUNDAY... * WHERE...GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. * 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. && $$
054 WHUS44 KMOB 050819 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 319 AM CDT Sun Aug 5 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-051700- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-180806T0100Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 319 AM CDT Sun Aug 5 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHERE...GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
347 WHUS44 KMOB 051958 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 258 PM CDT Sun Aug 5 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-060100- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-180806T0100Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 258 PM CDT Sun Aug 5 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHERE...GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. * 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, 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.