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Rip Current Statement 31, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Oct 9, 2019, 5:16 AM CDT for Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It took effect at Oct 10, 2019, 6:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 49 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 9, 2019, 5:16 AM CDT (10:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 10, 2019, 6:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 12, 2019, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 49 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 10:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 10.3 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
- 464 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -93 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1300 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 3 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
577 WHUS44 KMOB 091016 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 516 AM CDT Wed Oct 9 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-092115- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0031.191010T1100Z-191011T2300Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 516 AM CDT Wed Oct 9 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from Thursday morning through Friday 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. && $$
8 follow-up statements
090 WHUS44 KMOB 092052 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 352 PM CDT Wed Oct 9 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-100500- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0031.191010T1100Z-191011T2300Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 352 PM CDT Wed Oct 9 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Northwest Florida and Alabama. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
023 WHUS44 KMOB 100350 AAA CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 1050 PM CDT Wed Oct 9 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-101500- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0031.191010T1100Z-191011T2300Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1050 PM CDT Wed Oct 9 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CDT THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 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. && $$
759 WHUS44 KMOB 101048 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 548 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-101900- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0031.191010T1100Z-191012T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 548 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Northwest Florida and Alabama. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
268 WHUS44 KMOB 102015 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 315 PM CDT Thu Oct 10 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-110500- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0031.000000T0000Z-191012T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 315 PM CDT Thu Oct 10 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * 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. && $$
758 WHUS44 KMOB 110353 AAA CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 1053 PM CDT Thu Oct 10 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-111800- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0031.000000T0000Z-191012T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1053 PM CDT Thu Oct 10 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Northwest Florida and Alabama. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
166 WHUS44 KMOB 111144 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 644 AM CDT Fri Oct 11 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-111945- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0031.000000T0000Z-191012T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 644 AM CDT Fri Oct 11 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * 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. && $$
663 WHUS44 KMOB 111656 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1156 AM CDT Fri Oct 11 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-120200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0031.000000T0000Z-191012T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1156 AM CDT Fri Oct 11 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Northwest Florida and Alabama. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
117 WHUS44 KMOB 120320 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1020 PM CDT Fri Oct 11 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-121200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0031.000000T0000Z-191012T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1020 PM CDT Fri Oct 11 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... * 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 3:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 25 min |
| Oct 9, 4:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 41 min |
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.