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Rip Current Statement 22, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Aug 18, 2021, 11:04 PM CDT for Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It took effect at Aug 19, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 58 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 18, 2021, 11:04 PM CDT (04:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 19, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 22, 2021, 4:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 58 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 04:04 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, 4.1 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
- 2529 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 835 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
574 WHUS44 KMOB 190404 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1104 PM CDT Wed Aug 18 2021 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-191200- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0022.210819T2300Z-210821T1100Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1104 PM CDT Wed Aug 18 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * 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 Thursday evening through late Friday night. * 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. && $$
9 follow-up statements
192 WHUS44 KMOB 191008 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 508 AM CDT Thu Aug 19 2021 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-192000- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0022.210819T2300Z-210821T1100Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 508 AM CDT Thu Aug 19 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...From Thursday evening through late Friday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
777 WHUS44 KMOB 191927 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 227 PM CDT Thu Aug 19 2021 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-200400- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0022.210819T2300Z-210821T1100Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 227 PM CDT Thu Aug 19 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Baldwin Coastal and Mobile Coastal Counties. In Florida, Santa Rosa Coastal, Okaloosa Coastal and Escambia Coastal Counties. * WHEN...From 6 PM CDT this evening through late Friday night. * 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. && $$
888 WHUS44 KMOB 200400 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1100 PM CDT Thu Aug 19 2021 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-201200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-210821T1100Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1100 PM CDT Thu Aug 19 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Baldwin Coastal and Mobile Coastal Counties. In Florida, Santa Rosa Coastal, Okaloosa Coastal and Escambia Coastal Counties. * WHEN...From 6 PM CDT this evening through late Friday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
711 WHUS44 KMOB 200957 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 457 AM CDT Fri Aug 20 2021 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-201800- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-210822T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 457 AM CDT Fri Aug 20 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Baldwin Coastal and Mobile Coastal Counties. In Florida, Santa Rosa Coastal, Okaloosa Coastal and Escambia Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Through Saturday evening. * 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. && $$
985 WHUS44 KMOB 201844 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 144 PM CDT Fri Aug 20 2021 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-210245- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-210822T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 144 PM CDT Fri Aug 20 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Baldwin Coastal and Mobile Coastal Counties. In Florida, Santa Rosa Coastal, Okaloosa Coastal and Escambia Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
670 WHUS44 KMOB 210216 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 916 PM CDT Fri Aug 20 2021 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-211100- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-210822T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 916 PM CDT Fri Aug 20 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY 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 Saturday evening. * 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. && $$
819 WHUS44 KMOB 210923 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 423 AM CDT Sat Aug 21 2021 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-211800- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-210822T0900Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 423 AM CDT Sat Aug 21 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Baldwin Coastal and Mobile Coastal Counties. In Florida, Santa Rosa Coastal, Okaloosa Coastal and Escambia Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
349 WHUS44 KMOB 212042 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 342 PM CDT Sat Aug 21 2021 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-220400- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-210822T0900Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 342 PM CDT Sat Aug 21 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * 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 late tonight. * 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. && $$
242 WHUS44 KMOB 220140 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 840 PM CDT Sat Aug 21 2021 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-220900- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-210822T0900Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 840 PM CDT Sat Aug 21 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Baldwin Coastal and Mobile Coastal Counties. In Florida, Santa Rosa Coastal, Okaloosa Coastal and Escambia Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Until 4 AM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 12:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke | 50 min |
| Aug 19, 1:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 50 min |
| Aug 19, 4:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 53 min |
| Aug 19, 5:29 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Choctaw | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 6:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Butler | 59 min |
| Aug 19, 6:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke | 61 min |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2021Rip Current Statements in Alabama, 2021Every rip current statement in 2021
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.