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Rip Current Statement 37, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Nov 29, 2019, 3:18 PM CST for Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It took effect at Nov 30, 2019, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 45 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 29, 2019, 3:18 PM CST (21:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 30, 2019, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 2, 2019, 3:29 AM CST
- In force
- 45 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 21:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1417 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
252 WHUS44 KMOB 292118 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 318 PM CST Fri Nov 29 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-300530- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0037.191201T0000Z-191202T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 318 PM CST Fri Nov 29 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from Saturday evening through late Sunday night. * WHERE...The Gulf Beaches of Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle. * 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. && $$
8 follow-up statements
375 WHUS44 KMOB 300256 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 856 PM CST Fri Nov 29 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-301100- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0037.191201T0000Z-191202T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 856 PM CST Fri Nov 29 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHERE...The Gulf Beaches of Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
533 WHUS44 KMOB 301100 AAA CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 500 AM CST Sat Nov 30 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-301900- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0037.191130T1200Z-191202T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 500 AM CST Sat Nov 30 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHERE...The Gulf Beaches of Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle. * 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. && $$
206 WHUS44 KMOB 301854 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1254 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-010300- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0037.000000T0000Z-191202T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1254 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHERE...The Gulf Beaches of Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
002 WHUS44 KMOB 010244 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 844 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-011100- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0037.000000T0000Z-191202T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 844 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHERE...The Gulf Beaches of Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle. * 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. && $$
419 WHUS44 KMOB 011214 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 614 AM CST Sun Dec 1 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-012000- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0037.000000T0000Z-191202T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 614 AM CST Sun Dec 1 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHERE...The Gulf Beaches of Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
125 WHUS44 KMOB 011708 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1108 AM CST Sun Dec 1 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-020200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0037.000000T0000Z-191202T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1108 AM CST Sun Dec 1 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHERE...The Gulf Beaches of Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle. * 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. && $$
245 WHUS44 KMOB 012242 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 442 PM CST Sun Dec 1 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-021200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0037.000000T0000Z-191202T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 442 PM CST Sun Dec 1 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHERE...The Gulf Beaches of Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle. * IMPACTS...Frequent life-threatening rip currents are expected. The surf is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life- threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. && $$
309 WHUS44 KMOB 020929 AAA CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 329 AM CST Mon Dec 2 2019 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-021030- /O.CAN.KMOB.RP.S.0037.000000T0000Z-191202T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 329 AM CST Mon Dec 2 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 today through Tuesday. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 3:18 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 3 days |
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.