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Rip Current Statement 27, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Aug 18, 2019, 9:47 AM CDT for Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 42 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 18, 2019, 9:47 AM CDT (14:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2019, 3:18 AM CDT
- In force
- 42 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 14:49 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, 2.8 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1749 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 716 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
431 WHUS44 KMOB 181447 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 947 AM CDT Sun Aug 18 2019 FLZ202-204-206-191115- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0027.190818T1447Z-190819T2300Z/ Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 947 AM CDT Sun Aug 18 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect through Monday afternoon. * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Northwest Florida * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surface 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
746 WHUS44 KMOB 191036 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 536 AM CDT Mon Aug 19 2019 FLZ202-204-206-191900- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-190819T2300Z/ Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 536 AM CDT Mon Aug 19 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Northwest Florida * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surface is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
445 WHUS44 KMOB 191457 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 957 AM CDT Mon Aug 19 2019 ALZ265-266-192300- /O.EXB.KMOB.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-190820T1100Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal- 957 AM CDT Mon Aug 19 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect through late tonight. * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surface 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. && $$ FLZ202-204-206-192300- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-190820T1100Z/ Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 957 AM CDT Mon Aug 19 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Northwest Florida * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surface is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
411 WHUS44 KMOB 192136 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 436 PM CDT Mon Aug 19 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-200545- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-190820T1100Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 436 PM CDT Mon Aug 19 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Northwest Florida * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surface 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. && $$
699 WHUS44 KMOB 200444 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1144 PM CDT Mon Aug 19 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-201100- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-190820T1100Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1144 PM CDT Mon Aug 19 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT TUESDAY... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Northwest Florida and Alabama. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surface is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
408 WHUS44 KMOB 200818 AAA CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 318 AM CDT Tue Aug 20 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-200930- /O.CAN.KMOB.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-190820T1100Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 318 AM CDT Tue Aug 20 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Mobile has cancelled the High Rip Current Risk. A moderate risk for rip currents will continue through Wednesday. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 4:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 37 min |
| Aug 18, 5:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Escambia | 113 min |
| Aug 18, 4:08 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 67 min | |
| Aug 18, 5:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 40 min |
| Aug 18, 5:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 32 min |
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.