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Rip Current Statement 13, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Mar 12, 2019, 1:56 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It took effect at Mar 13, 2019, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 12, 2019, 1:56 PM CDT (18:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 13, 2019, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2019, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 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
- 1040 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
327 WHUS44 KMOB 121856 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 156 PM CDT Tue Mar 12 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-130300- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0013.190313T1200Z-190315T0900Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 156 PM CDT Tue Mar 12 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from Wednesday morning through late Thursday 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. && $$
12 follow-up statements
721 WHUS44 KMOB 130316 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1016 PM CDT Tue Mar 12 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-131130- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0013.190313T1200Z-190315T0900Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1016 PM CDT Tue Mar 12 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
266 WHUS44 KMOB 131030 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 530 AM CDT Wed Mar 13 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-131830- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0013.190313T1200Z-190315T0900Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 530 AM CDT Wed Mar 13 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY 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. && $$
439 WHUS44 KMOB 131631 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1131 AM CDT Wed Mar 13 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-140130- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0013.000000T0000Z-190315T0900Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1131 AM CDT Wed Mar 13 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
016 WHUS44 KMOB 140351 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1051 PM CDT Wed Mar 13 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-141200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0013.000000T0000Z-190315T0900Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1051 PM CDT Wed Mar 13 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY 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. && $$
080 WHUS44 KMOB 141037 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 537 AM CDT Thu Mar 14 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-141900- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0013.000000T0000Z-190315T0900Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 537 AM CDT Thu Mar 14 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
287 WHUS44 KMOB 141640 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1140 AM CDT Thu Mar 14 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-150100- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0013.000000T0000Z-190316T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1140 AM CDT Thu Mar 14 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * 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. && $$
355 WHUS44 KMOB 150142 AAA CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 842 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-151800- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0013.000000T0000Z-190316T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 842 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
424 WHUS44 KMOB 151029 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 529 AM CDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-151830- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0013.000000T0000Z-190316T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 529 AM CDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * 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. && $$
892 WHUS44 KMOB 151750 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1250 PM CDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-160200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0013.000000T0000Z-190316T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1250 PM CDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
969 WHUS44 KMOB 160225 AAA CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 925 PM CDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-161200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0013.000000T0000Z-190316T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 925 PM CDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... * 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. && $$
622 WHUS44 KMOB 160921 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 421 AM CDT Sat Mar 16 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-161200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0013.000000T0000Z-190316T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 421 AM CDT Sat Mar 16 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
405 WHUS44 KMOB 161200 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 700 AM CDT Sat Mar 16 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-161300- /O.EXP.KMOB.RP.S.0013.000000T0000Z-190316T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 700 AM CDT Sat Mar 16 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED AT 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... The risk of Dangerous Rip Currents has become Moderate. Still, life threatening rip currents are possible in the surf zone. Swim near a lifeguard. Remember to heed the advice of the local beach patrol and flag warning systems. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 3:56 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 36 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.