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Rip Current Statement 2, NWS Mobile, AL

January 11, 2019Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Jan 11, 2019, 2:47 PM CST for Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It took effect at Jan 12, 2019, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 22 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 11, 2019, 2:47 PM CST (20:47 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 12, 2019, 6:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 13, 2019, 3:50 AM CST
In force
22 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 20:52 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, 8.8 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2019-01-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2019-01-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 1 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2083 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

475 
WHUS44 KMOB 112047
CFWMOB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mobile AL
247 PM CST Fri Jan 11 2019

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-120500-
/O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0002.190112T1200Z-190114T1200Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
247 PM CST Fri Jan 11 2019

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a High Rip
Current Risk, which is in effect from Saturday 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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
586 
WHUS44 KMOB 120519
CFWMOB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1119 PM CST Fri Jan 11 2019

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-121330-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0002.190112T1200Z-190114T1200Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
1119 PM CST Fri Jan 11 2019

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST SATURDAY
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.

&&

$$
692 
WHUS44 KMOB 120949
CFWMOB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mobile AL
349 AM CST Sat Jan 12 2019

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-121915-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0002.190112T1200Z-190114T1200Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
349 AM CST Sat Jan 12 2019

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT 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.

&&

$$
820 
WHUS44 KMOB 122146 AAA
CFWMOB

Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED
National Weather Service Mobile AL
346 PM CST Sat Jan 12 2019

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-130615-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-190114T1200Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
346 PM CST Sat Jan 12 2019

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT 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.

&&

$$
666 
WHUS44 KMOB 130555
CFWMOB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1155 PM CST Sat Jan 12 2019

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-131400-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-190114T1200Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
1155 PM CST Sat Jan 12 2019

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT 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.

&&

$$
345 
WHUS44 KMOB 130950
CFWMOB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mobile AL
350 AM CST Sun Jan 13 2019

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-131100-
/O.CAN.KMOB.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-190114T1200Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
350 AM CST Sun Jan 13 2019

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Mobile has cancelled the High Rip
Current Risk. 



$$

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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.