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Rip Current Statement 11, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Mar 2, 2019, 5:26 AM CST for Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It took effect at Mar 3, 2019, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2019, 5:26 AM CST (11:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 3, 2019, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2019, 6:00 AM CST
- In force
- 24 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 11:25 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, 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
- 855 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 734 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted.
931 WHUS44 KMOB 021126 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 526 AM CST Sat Mar 2 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-021930- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0011.190303T1200Z-190304T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 526 AM CST Sat Mar 2 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from Sunday morning through late Sunday night. * 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
554 WHUS44 KMOB 021913 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 113 PM CST Sat Mar 2 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-030330- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0011.190303T1200Z-190304T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 113 PM CST Sat Mar 2 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
623 WHUS44 KMOB 030423 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1023 PM CST Sat Mar 2 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-031230- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0011.190303T1200Z-190304T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1023 PM CST Sat Mar 2 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST SUNDAY THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * 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. && $$
121 WHUS44 KMOB 031210 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 610 AM CST Sun Mar 3 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-032015- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-190304T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 610 AM CST Sun Mar 3 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
656 WHUS44 KMOB 031826 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1226 PM CST Sun Mar 3 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-040230- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-190304T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1226 PM CST Sun Mar 3 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * 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. && $$
789 WHUS44 KMOB 040233 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 833 PM CST Sun Mar 3 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-041030- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-190304T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 833 PM CST Sun Mar 3 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
792 WHUS44 KMOB 040556 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1156 PM CST Sun Mar 3 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-041200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-190304T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1156 PM CST Sun Mar 3 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... * 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 3:13 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 45 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2019Rip Current Statements in Alabama, 2019Every rip current statement in 2019
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.