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Rip Current Statement 4, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Feb 23, 2018, 4:04 AM CST for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 47 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2018, 4:04 AM CST (10:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2018, 3:06 AM CST
- In force
- 47 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 10:09 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, 10.1 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
- 946 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 646 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.8
The text
As transmitted.
428 WHUS44 KMOB 231004 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 404 AM CST Fri Feb 23 2018 ...A High Risk of Dangerous Rip Currents over area Beaches through Wednesday... .Moderate winds and a large tidal cycle will allow for the increase formation of dangerous rip currents. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-231815- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0004.180223T1004Z-180225T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 404 AM CST Fri Feb 23 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect through Saturday afternoon. * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
688 WHUS44 KMOB 231733 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1133 AM CST Fri Feb 23 2018 ...A High Risk of Dangerous Rip Currents over area Beaches through Wednesday... .Moderate winds and a large tidal cycle will allow for the increase formation of dangerous rip currents. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-240300- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-180225T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1133 AM CST Fri Feb 23 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Western Florida Panhandle. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
111 WHUS44 KMOB 232345 AAA CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 545 PM CST Fri Feb 23 2018 ...A High Risk of Dangerous Rip Currents over area Beaches through Wednesday... .Moderate winds and a large tidal cycle will allow for the increase formation of dangerous rip currents. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-241200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-180225T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 545 PM CST Fri Feb 23 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * WHERE...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. && $$
922 WHUS44 KMOB 241012 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 412 AM CST Sat Feb 24 2018 ...A High Risk of Dangerous Rip Currents over area Beaches through Sunday... .Moderate winds and a large tidal cycle will allow for the increased formation of dangerous rip currents. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-241815- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-180226T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 412 AM CST Sat Feb 24 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and the Western Florida Panhandle. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
771 WHUS44 KMOB 242032 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 232 PM CST Sat Feb 24 2018 ...A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH SUNDAY... .Moderate winds and a large tidal cycle will allow for the increased formation of dangerous rip currents though Sunday. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-250445- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-180226T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 232 PM CST Sat Feb 24 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHERE...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. && $$
260 WHUS44 KMOB 242329 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 529 PM CST Sat Feb 24 2018 ...A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH SUNDAY... .Moderate winds and a large tidal cycle will allow for the increased formation of dangerous rip currents though Sunday. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-251200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-180226T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 529 PM CST Sat Feb 24 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and the Western Florida Panhandle. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
936 WHUS44 KMOB 250906 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 306 AM CST Sun Feb 25 2018 ...High Risk of Rip Currents Has Been Cancelled... .Onshore winds and swell have eased, dropping the high risk of dangerous rip currents to a moderate. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-251015- /O.CAN.KMOB.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-180226T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 306 AM CST Sun Feb 25 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Mobile has cancelled the High Rip Current Risk. * IMPACTS...Life-threatening rip currents are still possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a moderate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 3:51 AM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 5 hr |
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.