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Rip Current Statement 6, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Mar 9, 2018, 5:22 PM CST for Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It took effect at Mar 10, 2018, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 30 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 9, 2018, 5:22 PM CST (23:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 10, 2018, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2018, 1:00 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 23:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 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
- 2192 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
049 WHUS44 KMOB 092322 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 522 PM CST Fri Mar 9 2018 ...A High Risp of Rip Currents Expected Saturday Night Through Sunday... .Increasing onshore flow will bring increasing swell and a high riskof dangerous rip currents. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-100730- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0006.180311T0000Z-180312T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 522 PM CST Fri Mar 9 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from Saturday evening through Sunday evening. * WHERE...The Surf 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. && $$
8 follow-up statements
260 WHUS44 KMOB 100531 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1131 PM CST Fri Mar 9 2018 ...A High Risp of Rip Currents Expected Saturday Night Through Sunday... .Increasing onshore flow will bring increasing swell and a high risk of dangerous rip currents. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-101345- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0006.180311T0000Z-180312T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1131 PM CST Fri Mar 9 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHERE...The Surf Beaches of Alabama and the Western Florida Panhandle. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
038 WHUS44 KMOB 100625 CCA CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message...CORRECTED National Weather Service Mobile AL 1225 AM CST Sat Mar 10 2018 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-101345- /O.COR.KMOB.RP.S.0006.180311T0000Z-180312T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1225 AM CST Sat Mar 10 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHERE...THE 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. && $$
671 WHUS44 KMOB 101233 AAA CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 633 AM CST Sat Mar 10 2018 ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEGINNING EARLY TONIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-110000- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0006.180311T0000Z-180312T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 633 AM CST Sat Mar 10 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHERE...THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
706 WHUS44 KMOB 102322 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 522 PM CST Sat Mar 10 2018 ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-110800- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0006.180311T0000Z-180312T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 522 PM CST Sat Mar 10 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHERE...THE 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. && $$
268 WHUS44 KMOB 110944 AAA CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 444 AM CDT Sun Mar 11 2018 ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH THIS EVENING.... ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-120000- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-180312T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 444 AM CDT Sun Mar 11 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHERE...THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
656 WHUS44 KMOB 110952 AAA CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 452 AM CDT Sun Mar 11 2018 ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH THIS EVENING.... ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-111800- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-180312T0600Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 452 AM CDT Sun Mar 11 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHERE...THE 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. && $$
326 WHUS44 KMOB 110953 AAA CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 453 AM CDT Sun Mar 11 2018 ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH THIS EVENING.... ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-120000- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-180312T0600Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 453 AM CDT Sun Mar 11 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHERE...THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
923 WHUS44 KMOB 112329 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 629 PM CDT Sun Mar 11 2018 ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH THIS EVENING... ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-120600- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-180312T0600Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 629 PM CDT Sun Mar 11 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY... * WHERE...THE 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.