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Rip Current Statement 36, NWS Mobile, AL

November 26, 2019Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Nov 26, 2019, 5:49 AM CST for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It took effect at Nov 27, 2019, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 26, 2019, 5:49 AM CST (11:49 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 27, 2019, 6:00 AM CST
Expired
Nov 28, 2019, 6:00 AM CST
In force
24 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 11:50 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, 11.8 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 00:00Z on 2019-11-26Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2019-11-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 128 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1169 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
128 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
348 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

865 
WHUS44 KMOB 261149
CFWMOB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mobile AL
549 AM CST Tue Nov 26 2019

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-262000-
/O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0036.191127T1200Z-191128T1200Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
549 AM CST Tue Nov 26 2019

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

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a High Rip
Current Risk, which is in effect from Wednesday morning through
late Wednesday night. 

* WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and the northwest Florida
  panhandle. 

* IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected.
  The surf will become 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
740 
WHUS44 KMOB 261837 AAA
CFWMOB

Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1237 PM CST Tue Nov 26 2019

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-270600-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0036.191127T1200Z-191128T1200Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
1237 PM CST Tue Nov 26 2019

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

* WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and the northwest Florida 
  panhandle. 

* IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. 
  The surf will become 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.

&&

$$
791 
WHUS44 KMOB 270457
CFWMOB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1057 PM CST Tue Nov 26 2019

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-271300-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0036.191127T1200Z-191128T1200Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
1057 PM CST Tue Nov 26 2019

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

* WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and the northwest Florida 
  panhandle. 

* IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. 
  The surf will become 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.

&&

$$
047 
WHUS44 KMOB 271228
CFWMOB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mobile AL
628 AM CST Wed Nov 27 2019

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-272100-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0036.000000T0000Z-191128T1200Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
628 AM CST Wed Nov 27 2019

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and the northwest Florida 
  panhandle. 

* IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. 
  The surf will become 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.

&&

$$
105 
WHUS44 KMOB 272204
CFWMOB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mobile AL
404 PM CST Wed Nov 27 2019

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-280615-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0036.000000T0000Z-191128T1200Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
404 PM CST Wed Nov 27 2019

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and the northwest Florida 
  panhandle. 

* IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. 
  The surf will become 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.

&&

$$
931 
WHUS44 KMOB 280534
CFWMOB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1134 PM CST Wed Nov 27 2019

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-281200-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0036.000000T0000Z-191128T1200Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
1134 PM CST Wed Nov 27 2019

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
THURSDAY...

* WHERE...Gulf beaches of Alabama and the northwest Florida 
  panhandle. 

* IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. 
  The surf will become 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.

&&

$$

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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.