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Rip Current Statement 17, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Apr 17, 2019, 11:28 AM CDT for Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It took effect at Apr 18, 2019, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 47 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 17, 2019, 11:28 AM CDT (16:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 18, 2019, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 20, 2019, 6:00 AM CDT
- 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 16:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 4.5 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
- 962 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
438 WHUS44 KMOB 171628 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1128 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-180100- /O.NEW.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.190419T0000Z-190420T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0017.190418T1200Z-190420T1000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1128 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a High Surf Advisory, which is in effect from 7 PM Thursday to 7 PM CDT Friday. A High Rip Current Risk has also been issued. This High Rip Current Risk is in effect from Thursday morning through late Friday night. * WAVES AND SURF...Surf height will increase to 5 to 8 feet along the Alabama and western Florida panhandle coast Thursday evening through Friday afternoon. A High Risk of rip currents is also expected Thursday through Friday night. * IMPACTS...High surf and frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf will become dangerous for all levels of swimmers Thursday through Friday night. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. 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. && $$
8 follow-up statements
486 WHUS44 KMOB 180256 AAA CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 956 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-181200- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.190419T0000Z-190420T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0017.190418T1200Z-190420T1000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 956 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THURSDAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...Surf height will increase to 5 to 8 feet along the Alabama and western Florida panhandle coast Thursday evening through Friday afternoon. A High Risk of rip currents is also expected Thursday through Friday night. * IMPACTS...High surf and frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf will become dangerous for all levels of swimmers Thursday through Friday night. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
269 WHUS44 KMOB 181300 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 800 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-182100- /O.EXT.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.190418T2300Z-190419T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-190420T1100Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 800 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CDT FRIDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...Surf height will increase to 5 to 8 feet along the Alabama and western Florida panhandle coast Thursday evening through Friday afternoon. A High Risk of rip currents is also expected Thursday through Friday night. * IMPACTS...High surf and frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf will become dangerous for all levels of swimmers Thursday through Friday night. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. 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. && $$
758 WHUS44 KMOB 181810 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 110 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-190500- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.190418T2300Z-190419T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-190420T1100Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 110 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CDT FRIDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...Surf height will increase to 5 to 8 feet along the Alabama and western Florida panhandle coast Thursday evening through Friday afternoon. A High Risk of rip currents is also expected Thursday through Friday night. * IMPACTS...High surf and frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf will become dangerous for all levels of swimmers Thursday through Friday night. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
086 WHUS44 KMOB 190209 AAA CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 909 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-191200- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-190419T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-190420T1100Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 909 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2019 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WAVES AND SURF...Surf height will increase to 5 to 8 feet along the Alabama and western Florida panhandle coast Thursday evening through Friday afternoon. A High Risk of rip currents is also expected Thursday through Friday night. * IMPACTS...High surf and frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf will become dangerous for all levels of swimmers Thursday through Friday night. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. 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. && $$
868 WHUS44 KMOB 191047 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 547 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-191800- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-190419T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-190420T1100Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 547 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2019 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WAVES AND SURF...Surf heights of 5 to 8 feet along the Alabama and western Florida panhandle coast will gradually decrease throughout the day. A High Risk of rip currents remains through tonight. * IMPACTS...High surf and frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf will become dangerous for all levels of swimmers through tonight. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
599 WHUS44 KMOB 191744 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1244 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-200200- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-190419T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-190420T1100Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1244 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2019 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WAVES AND SURF...Surf heights of 5 to 8 feet along the Alabama and western Florida panhandle coast will gradually decrease throughout the day. A High Risk of rip currents remains through tonight. * IMPACTS...High surf and frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf will become dangerous for all levels of swimmers through tonight. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. 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. && $$
509 WHUS44 KMOB 200306 AAA CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 1006 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-201100- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-190420T1100Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1006 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT SATURDAY... * SURF...A High Risk of rip currents remains through tonight. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf will is dangerous for all levels of swimmers through tonight. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
745 WHUS44 KMOB 201104 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 604 AM CDT Sat Apr 20 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-201215- /O.EXP.KMOB.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-190420T1100Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 604 AM CDT Sat Apr 20 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... A moderate risk for rip currents is now in effect along the Alabama and western Florida panhandle coast today and tonight. Life threatening rip currents are still possible in the surf zone. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 11:28 AM CDT | High Surf Advisory | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 55 hr |
| Apr 17, 3:48 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 66 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.