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Rip Current Statement 4, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Jan 17, 2020, 3:48 AM CST for Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It took effect at Jan 17, 2020, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 41 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2020, 3:48 AM CST (09:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 17, 2020, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2020, 11:09 AM CST
- In force
- 41 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 09:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 514 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
399 WHUS44 KMOB 170948 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 348 AM CST Fri Jan 17 2020 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-171800- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0004.200118T0000Z-200120T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 348 AM CST Fri Jan 17 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY 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...From this evening through Sunday 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
144 WHUS44 KMOB 172129 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 329 PM CST Fri Jan 17 2020 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-180445- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0004.200118T0000Z-200120T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 329 PM CST Fri Jan 17 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...From this evening through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
822 WHUS44 KMOB 180337 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 937 PM CST Fri Jan 17 2020 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-181200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-200120T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 937 PM CST Fri Jan 17 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY 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...From this evening through Sunday 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. && $$
579 WHUS44 KMOB 181023 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 423 AM CST Sat Jan 18 2020 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-181830- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-200120T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 423 AM CST Sat Jan 18 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Baldwin Coastal and Mobile Coastal Counties. In Florida, Santa Rosa Coastal, Okaloosa Coastal and Escambia Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
313 WHUS44 KMOB 182009 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 209 PM CST Sat Jan 18 2020 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-190430- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-200120T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 209 PM CST Sat Jan 18 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY 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 Sunday 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. && $$
699 WHUS44 KMOB 190319 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 919 PM CST Sat Jan 18 2020 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-191130- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-200120T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 919 PM CST Sat Jan 18 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Baldwin Coastal and Mobile Coastal Counties. In Florida, Santa Rosa Coastal, Okaloosa Coastal and Escambia Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
121 WHUS44 KMOB 190859 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 259 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2020 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-191800- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-200120T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 259 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents are expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Baldwin Coastal and Mobile Coastal Counties. In Florida, Santa Rosa Coastal, Okaloosa Coastal and Escambia Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Through this 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. && $$
723 WHUS44 KMOB 191709 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1109 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2020 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-191815- /O.CAN.KMOB.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-200120T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1109 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... Beach and bouy reports suggest that the swell has diminished enough this morning to lower the rip current risk to a moderate risk. A moderate risk of rip currents will continue through Monday. $$
Nearby
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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.