Alert archive / Florida / Rip Current Statements in 2018
Rip Current Statement 9, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Apr 6, 2018, 4:13 AM CDT for Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It took effect at Apr 6, 2018, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 33 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2018, 4:13 AM CDT (09:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 6, 2018, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2018, 4:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 33 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 09:11 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, 9.2 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
- 2059 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
425 WHUS44 KMOB 060913 CCA CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message...CORRECTED National Weather Service Mobile AL 413 AM CDT Fri Apr 6 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .A persistent onshore swell and a moderate southerly wind flow will create a high rip current hazard along the Gulf beaches of Alabama and the western Florida panhandle this evening into Saturday night. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-061715- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0009.180407T0000Z-180408T0900Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 413 AM CDT Fri Apr 6 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from this evening through late Saturday night. * 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
720 WHUS44 KMOB 061729 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1229 PM CDT Fri Apr 6 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .A persistent onshore swell and a moderate southerly wind flow will create a high rip current hazard along the Gulf beaches of Alabama and the western Florida panhandle this evening into Saturday night. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-070200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0009.180407T0000Z-180408T0900Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1229 PM CDT Fri Apr 6 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and the western Florida panhandle. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
763 WHUS44 KMOB 070150 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 850 PM CDT Fri Apr 6 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .A persistent onshore swell and a moderate southerly wind flow will create a high rip current hazard along the Gulf beaches of Alabama and the western Florida panhandle this evening into Saturday night. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-071000- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-180408T0900Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 850 PM CDT Fri Apr 6 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * 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. && $$
418 WHUS44 KMOB 070946 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 446 AM CDT Sat Apr 7 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .A persistent onshore swell and a moderate southerly wind flow will create a high rip current hazard along the Gulf beaches of Alabama and the western Florida panhandle into Saturday night. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-071800- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-180408T0900Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 446 AM CDT Sat Apr 7 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and the western Florida panhandle. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
666 WHUS44 KMOB 071706 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1206 PM CDT Sat Apr 7 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-080115- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-180408T0900Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1206 PM CDT Sat Apr 7 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * 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. && $$
513 WHUS44 KMOB 080214 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 914 PM CDT Sat Apr 7 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-080900- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-180408T0900Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 914 PM CDT Sat Apr 7 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT SUNDAY... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and the western Florida panhandle. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
437 WHUS44 KMOB 080859 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 359 AM CDT Sun Apr 8 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT... ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-081000- /O.EXP.KMOB.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-180408T0900Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 359 AM CDT Sun Apr 8 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT... .A moderate risk of rip current will continue through Sunday. $$
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.