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Rip Current Statement 34, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Dec 25, 2018, 2:23 PM CST for Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It took effect at Dec 26, 2018, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 25, 2018, 2:23 PM CST (20:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 26, 2018, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2018, 6:00 PM CST
- 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 20:25 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, 8.4 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 839 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
215 WHUS44 KMOB 252023 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 223 PM CST Tue Dec 25 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-260430- /O.NEW.KMOB.SU.Y.0012.181227T1200Z-181229T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0034.181226T1200Z-181229T1000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 223 PM CST Tue Dec 25 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a High Surf Advisory, which is in effect from 6 AM Thursday to 6 PM CST Friday. A High Rip Current Risk has also been issued. This High Rip Current Risk is in effect from Wednesday morning through late Friday night. * WAVES AND SURF...Surf heights increasing to 4 to 6 feet. * IMPACTS...The surf will be dangerous for all levels of swimmers. Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. Some minor beach erosion is possible. * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. 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. && $$
12 follow-up statements
143 WHUS44 KMOB 260422 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1022 PM CST Tue Dec 25 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-261300- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0012.181227T1200Z-181229T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0034.181226T1200Z-181229T1000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1022 PM CST Tue Dec 25 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...Surf heights increasing to 5 to 7 feet. * IMPACTS...The surf will be dangerous for all levels of swimmers. Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. Some minor beach erosion is possible. * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$ JLH
525 WHUS44 KMOB 261051 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 451 AM CST Wed Dec 26 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-261900- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0012.181227T1200Z-181229T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0034.181226T1200Z-181229T1000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 451 AM CST Wed Dec 26 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...Surf heights increasing to 5 to 7 feet. * IMPACTS...The surf will be dangerous for all levels of swimmers. Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. Some minor beach erosion is possible. * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. 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. && $$
347 WHUS44 KMOB 261906 AAA CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 106 PM CST Wed Dec 26 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-270600- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0012.181227T1200Z-181229T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-181229T1000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 106 PM CST Wed Dec 26 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...Surf heights increasing to 5 to 7 feet. * IMPACTS...The surf will be dangerous for all levels of swimmers. Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. Some minor beach erosion is possible. * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
252 WHUS44 KMOB 270503 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1103 PM CST Wed Dec 26 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-271400- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0012.181227T1200Z-181229T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-181229T1000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1103 PM CST Wed Dec 26 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...Surf heights increasing to 5 to 7 feet. * IMPACTS...The surf will be dangerous for all levels of swimmers. Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. Some minor beach erosion is possible. * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. 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. && $$
710 WHUS44 KMOB 270925 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 325 AM CST Thu Dec 27 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-271800- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0012.181227T1200Z-181229T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-181229T1000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 325 AM CST Thu Dec 27 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...Surf heights increasing to 5 to 7 feet. * IMPACTS...The surf will be dangerous for all levels of swimmers. Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. Some minor beach erosion is possible. * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
246 WHUS44 KMOB 272005 AAA CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 205 PM CST Thu Dec 27 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-280600- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-181229T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-181229T1000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 205 PM CST Thu Dec 27 2018 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WAVES AND SURF...Surf heights increasing to 5 to 7 feet. * IMPACTS...The surf will be dangerous for all levels of swimmers. Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. Some minor beach erosion is possible. * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. 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. && $$
518 WHUS44 KMOB 280553 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1153 PM CST Thu Dec 27 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-281500- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-181229T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-181229T1000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1153 PM CST Thu Dec 27 2018 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WAVES AND SURF...Surf heights between 5 to 7 feet. * IMPACTS...The surf will be dangerous for all levels of swimmers. Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. Some minor beach erosion is possible. * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$ JLH
132 WHUS44 KMOB 281233 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 633 AM CST Fri Dec 28 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-282045- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-181229T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-181229T1000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 633 AM CST Fri Dec 28 2018 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WAVES AND SURF...Surf heights between 5 to 7 feet. * IMPACTS...The surf will be dangerous for all levels of swimmers. Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. Some minor beach erosion is possible. * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. 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. && $$
719 WHUS44 KMOB 281813 AAA CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 1213 PM CST Fri Dec 28 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-290300- /O.CAN.KMOB.SU.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-181229T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-181229T1000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1213 PM CST Fri Dec 28 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Mobile has cancelled the High Surf Advisory. WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
571 WHUS44 KMOB 290238 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 838 PM CST Fri Dec 28 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-291000- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-181229T1000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 838 PM CST Fri Dec 28 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY... * IMPACTS...The surf will be dangerous for all levels of swimmers. Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. Some minor beach erosion is possible. * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. 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. && $$
828 WHUS44 KMOB 290935 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 335 AM CST Sat Dec 29 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-291800- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-181230T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 335 AM CST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS...The surf will be dangerous for all levels of swimmers. Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
966 WHUS44 KMOB 291806 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1206 PM CST Sat Dec 29 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-300000- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-181230T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1206 PM CST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * IMPACTS...The surf will be dangerous for all levels of swimmers. Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 2:23 PM CST | High Surf Advisory | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 70 hr |
| Dec 25, 2:48 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 48 hr |
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.