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Rip Current Statement 28, NWS Mobile, AL

September 14, 2019Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Sep 14, 2019, 12:14 PM CDT for Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 39 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 14, 2019, 12:14 PM CDT (17:14 UTC)
Expired
Sep 16, 2019, 3:20 AM CDT
In force
39 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 17:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 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 2019-09-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 666 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2019-09-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 58 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
666 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-39 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1140 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
58 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
155 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

224 
WHUS44 KMOB 141714
CFWMOB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1214 PM CDT Sat Sep 14 2019

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-150115-
/O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0028.190914T1714Z-190915T1000Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
1214 PM CDT Sat Sep 14 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 Northwest Florida and Alabama.

* 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
977 
WHUS44 KMOB 150431
CFWMOB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1131 PM CDT Sat Sep 14 2019

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-151000-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-190915T1000Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
1131 PM CDT Sat Sep 14 2019

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT
SUNDAY...

* WHERE...Gulf beaches of Northwest Florida and Alabama.

* 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.

&&

$$
155 
WHUS44 KMOB 150851
CFWMOB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mobile AL
351 AM CDT Sun Sep 15 2019

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-151700-
/O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-190916T0000Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
351 AM CDT Sun Sep 15 2019

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHERE...Gulf beaches of Northwest Florida and Alabama.

* 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.

&&

$$
176 
WHUS44 KMOB 152024 AAA
CFWMOB

Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED
National Weather Service Mobile AL
324 PM CDT Sun Sep 15 2019

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-160000-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-190916T0000Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
324 PM CDT Sun Sep 15 2019

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHERE...Gulf beaches of Northwest Florida and Alabama.

* 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.

&&

$$
234 
WHUS44 KMOB 152337
CFWMOB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mobile AL
637 PM CDT Sun Sep 15 2019

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-161045-
/O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-190916T2300Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
637 PM CDT Sun Sep 15 2019

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CONTINUES THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHERE...Gulf beaches of Northwest Florida and Alabama.

* 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.

&&

$$
569 
WHUS44 KMOB 160820
CFWMOB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mobile AL
320 AM CDT Mon Sep 16 2019

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-160930-
/O.CAN.KMOB.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-190916T2300Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
320 AM CDT Mon Sep 16 2019

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

The National Weather Service in Mobile has cancelled the High Rip
Current Risk. A moderate risk of rip currents will continue
through today.


&&



$$

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.