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Rip Current Statement 25, NWS Mobile, AL

July 19, 2020Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Jul 19, 2020, 4:28 AM CDT for Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It took effect at Jul 19, 2020, 6:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 33 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 19, 2020, 4:28 AM CDT (09:28 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 19, 2020, 6:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jul 20, 2020, 3:10 PM CDT
In force
33 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 09:33 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, 9.5 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 2020-07-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1997 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 00:00Z on 2020-07-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 25 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1997 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-22 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1156 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

324 
WHUS44 KMOB 190928
CFWMOB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mobile AL
428 AM CDT Sun Jul 19 2020

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-192100-
/O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0025.200719T1100Z-200720T2300Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
428 AM CDT Sun Jul 19 2020

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal 
  Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and 
  Okaloosa Coastal Counties.

* WHEN...Through Monday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away 
  from shore into deeper water.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
873 
WHUS44 KMOB 192040
CFWMOB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mobile AL
340 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2020

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-200500-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-200720T2300Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
340 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2020

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal 
  Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and 
  Okaloosa Coastal Counties.

* WHEN...Through Monday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away 
  from shore into deeper water.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.

&&

$$
603 
WHUS44 KMOB 200458
CFWMOB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1158 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2020

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-201600-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-200720T2300Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
1158 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2020

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...In Alabama, Baldwin Coastal and Mobile Coastal 
  Counties. In Florida, Santa Rosa Coastal, Okaloosa Coastal and 
  Escambia Coastal Counties.

* WHEN...Through Monday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away 
  from shore into deeper water.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.

&&

$$
295 
WHUS44 KMOB 201843
CFWMOB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mobile AL
143 PM CDT Mon Jul 20 2020

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-202300-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-200720T2300Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
143 PM CDT Mon Jul 20 2020

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...In Alabama, Baldwin Coastal and Mobile Coastal 
  Counties. In Florida, Santa Rosa Coastal, Okaloosa Coastal and 
  Escambia Coastal Counties.

* WHEN...Through Monday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away 
  from shore into deeper water.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.

&&

$$
499 
WHUS44 KMOB 202010
CFWMOB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mobile AL
310 PM CDT Mon Jul 20 2020

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-202115-
/O.CAN.KMOB.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-200720T2300Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
310 PM CDT Mon Jul 20 2020

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

Reports from area lifeguards, beach cameras, and marine
observations support a MODERATE rip current risk through the
remainder of the afternoon. 

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 19, 7:54 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB96 min
Jul 19, 9:29 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB91 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.