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Rip Current Statement 22, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Sep 1, 2018, 4:08 AM CDT for Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 1, 2018, 4:08 AM CDT (09:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 6, 2018, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 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 09:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 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
- 856 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 734 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
581 WHUS44 KMOB 010908 AAA CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 408 AM CDT Sat Sep 1 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-020000- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0022.180901T0908Z-180903T1500Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 408 AM CDT Sat Sep 1 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. * 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. && $$
11 follow-up statements
286 WHUS44 KMOB 012059 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 359 PM CDT Sat Sep 1 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-021100- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-180903T1500Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 359 PM CDT Sat Sep 1 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all level of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
340 WHUS44 KMOB 021045 AAA CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 545 AM CDT Sun Sep 2 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-030000- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-180906T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 545 AM CDT Sun Sep 2 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all level 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. && $$
255 WHUS44 KMOB 022238 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 538 PM CDT Sun Sep 2 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-031000- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-180906T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 538 PM CDT Sun Sep 2 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all level of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
390 WHUS44 KMOB 030951 AAA CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 451 AM CDT Mon Sep 3 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-040000- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-180906T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 451 AM CDT Mon Sep 3 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all level 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. && $$
411 WHUS44 KMOB 032145 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 445 PM CDT Mon Sep 3 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-040600- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-180906T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 445 PM CDT Mon Sep 3 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all level of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
527 WHUS44 KMOB 040347 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1047 PM CDT Mon Sep 3 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-041200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-180906T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1047 PM CDT Mon Sep 3 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all level 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. && $$
452 WHUS44 KMOB 041207 AAA CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 707 AM CDT Tue Sep 4 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-050000- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-180906T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 707 AM CDT Tue Sep 4 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all level of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
839 WHUS44 KMOB 042144 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 444 PM CDT Tue Sep 4 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-050600- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-180906T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 444 PM CDT Tue Sep 4 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all level 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. && $$
879 WHUS44 KMOB 051015 AAA CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 515 AM CDT Wed Sep 5 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-052000- /O.NEW.KMOB.CF.Y.0002.180905T1015Z-180905T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.180905T1015Z-180905T2000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-180906T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal- 515 AM CDT Wed Sep 5 2018 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a High Surf Advisory, which is in effect until 3 PM CDT this afternoon. A Coastal Flood Advisory has also been issued. This Coastal Flood Advisory is in effect until 3 PM CDT this afternoon. * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. * COASTAL FLOODING...2 to 3 feet above normally dry ground. * Waves and Surf...5 to 7 feet. * TIMING...Through 3 PM CDT. * Impacts...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all level of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. A Coastal Flood Advisory indicates that onshore winds and tides will combine to generate flooding of low areas along the shore. && $$ ALZ261>264-052000- /O.NEW.KMOB.CF.Y.0002.180905T1015Z-180905T2000Z/ Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central-Baldwin Central- 515 AM CDT Wed Sep 5 2018 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a Coastal Flood Advisory, which is in effect until 3 PM CDT this afternoon. * COASTAL FLOODING...2 to 3 feet above normally dry ground. * TIMING...Through 3 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Minor or nuisance type flooding especially in low lying areas along the coast and along bays and sounds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Coastal Flood Advisory indicates that onshore winds and tides will combine to generate flooding of low areas along the shore. && $$ FLZ206-052000- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-180906T0000Z/ Okaloosa Coastal- 515 AM CDT Wed Sep 5 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all level of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
882 WHUS44 KMOB 051925 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 225 PM CDT Wed Sep 5 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-060330- /O.CAN.KMOB.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180905T2000Z/ /O.CAN.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-180905T2000Z/ /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-180906T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal- 225 PM CDT Wed Sep 5 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Mobile has cancelled the Coastal Flood Advisory. The High Surf Advisory has been cancelled. * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all level 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. && $$ ALZ261>264-052030- /O.CAN.KMOB.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180905T2000Z/ Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central-Baldwin Central- 225 PM CDT Wed Sep 5 2018 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Mobile has cancelled the Coastal Flood Advisory. $$ FLZ206-060330- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-180906T1200Z/ Okaloosa Coastal- 225 PM CDT Wed Sep 5 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all level 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. && $$
015 WHUS44 KMOB 060236 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 936 PM CDT Wed Sep 5 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-061045- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-180906T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 936 PM CDT Wed Sep 5 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all level of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 1:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 58 min |
| Sep 1, 2:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 50 min |
| Sep 1, 2:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 61 min |
| Sep 1, 2:44 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 31 min | |
| Sep 1, 3:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw, Wilcox | 72 min |
| Sep 1, 4:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 37 min |
| Sep 1, 4:57 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 48 min | |
| Sep 1, 4:59 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 91 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.