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Rip Current Statement 34, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Oct 30, 2019, 4:35 AM CDT for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It took effect at Oct 30, 2019, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 30, 2019, 4:35 AM CDT (09:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 30, 2019, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 31, 2019, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 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 09:36 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, 9.6 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
- 538 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
629 WHUS44 KMOB 300935 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 435 AM CDT Wed Oct 30 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-310000- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0034.191030T1200Z-191101T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 435 AM CDT Wed Oct 30 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect through Thursday evening. * 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
596 WHUS44 KMOB 302311 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 611 PM CDT Wed Oct 30 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-310715- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-191101T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 611 PM CDT Wed Oct 30 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
382 WHUS44 KMOB 310938 AAA CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 438 AM CDT Thu Oct 31 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-010000- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-191101T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 438 AM CDT Thu Oct 31 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 1:47 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 88 min | |
| Oct 30, 2:15 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 90 min | |
| Oct 30, 2:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 62 min |
| Oct 30, 2:31 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 69 min | |
| Oct 30, 2:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 7 min |
| Oct 30, 3:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 54 min |
| Oct 30, 3:09 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Oct 30, 3:14 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 29 min | |
| Oct 30, 3:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 40 min |
| Oct 30, 3:51 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 114 min | |
| Oct 30, 5:26 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 94 min | |
| Oct 30, 6:37 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Oct 30, 7:27 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 93 min | |
| Oct 30, 7:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 55 min |
| Oct 30, 8:06 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 54 min | |
| Oct 30, 8:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 48 min |
| Oct 30, 8:45 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 90 min | |
| Oct 30, 9:18 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 27 min | |
| Oct 30, 9:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 46 min |
| Oct 30, 9:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 2 hr |
| Oct 30, 10:35 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 6 days |
| Oct 30, 10:35 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 21 days |
| Oct 30, 10:45 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 60 min | |
| Oct 30, 11:34 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 26 min | |
| Oct 30, 12:09 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 36 min | |
| Oct 30, 12:13 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 32 min | |
| Oct 30, 12:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 44 min |
| Oct 30, 12:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 15 min |
| Oct 30, 12:53 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 97 min | |
| Oct 30, 1:12 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 35 min | |
| Oct 30, 1:41 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 10 min | |
| Oct 30, 1:57 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 69 min | |
| Oct 30, 2:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 6 hr |
| Oct 30, 3:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 59 min |
| Oct 30, 3:18 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 87 min | |
| Oct 30, 3:18 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 45 hr | |
| Oct 30, 3:29 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 min | |
| Oct 30, 3:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile | 6 hr |
| Oct 30, 3:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 54 min |
| Oct 30, 4:29 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 91 min | |
| Oct 30, 5:11 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 94 min | |
| Oct 30, 5:16 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 29 min | |
| Oct 30, 5:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 43 min |
| Oct 30, 5:21 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 84 min | |
| Oct 30, 6:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 6 hr |
| Oct 30, 6:46 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 89 min | |
| Oct 30, 2:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 50 min |
| Oct 30, 2:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 3 hr |
| Oct 30, 3:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa | 49 min |
| Oct 30, 5:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Santa Rosa | 43 min |
| Oct 30, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 23 min |
| Oct 30, 6:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 46 min |
| Oct 30, 6:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 38 min |
| Oct 30, 6:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 40 min |
| Oct 30, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 50 min |
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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.