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Rip Current Statement 8, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Mar 15, 2021, 11:10 AM CDT for Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2021, 11:10 AM CDT (16:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2021, 6:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 days
- 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 16:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 4.2 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
- 828 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 468 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 2.9
The text
As transmitted.
792 WHUS44 KMOB 151610 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1110 AM CDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-160200- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0008.210315T1610Z-210319T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1110 AM CDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Through Friday morning. * 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. && $$
12 follow-up statements
749 WHUS44 KMOB 160209 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 909 PM CDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-161015- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-210319T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 909 PM CDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
425 WHUS44 KMOB 160907 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 407 AM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-161715- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-210319T1100Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 407 AM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * 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 Thursday 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. && $$
374 WHUS44 KMOB 161729 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1229 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-170200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-210319T1100Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1229 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Baldwin Coastal and Mobile Coastal Counties. In Florida, Santa Rosa Coastal, Okaloosa Coastal and Escambia Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
070 WHUS44 KMOB 170354 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1054 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-171200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-210319T1100Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1054 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * 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 Thursday 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. && $$
924 WHUS44 KMOB 170918 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 418 AM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-171800- /O.NEW.KMOB.SU.Y.0002.210318T0100Z-210318T1100Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-210319T1100Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 418 AM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 5 to 6 feet expected in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, from 8 PM this evening to 6 AM CDT Thursday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
606 WHUS44 KMOB 171819 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 119 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-180300- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0002.210318T0100Z-210318T1100Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-210319T1100Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 119 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 5 to 6 feet expected in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Baldwin Coastal and Mobile Coastal Counties. In Florida, Santa Rosa Coastal, Okaloosa Coastal and Escambia Coastal Counties. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, from 8 PM this evening to 6 AM CDT Thursday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. 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. && $$
935 WHUS44 KMOB 180332 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1032 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-181145- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210318T1100Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-210319T1100Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1032 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 2 to 7 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Baldwin Coastal and Mobile Coastal Counties. In Florida, Santa Rosa Coastal, Okaloosa Coastal and Escambia Coastal Counties. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 6 AM CDT Thursday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
543 WHUS44 KMOB 180334 AAA CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 1034 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-181145- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210318T1100Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-210319T1100Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1034 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4 to 6 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Baldwin Coastal and Mobile Coastal Counties. In Florida, Santa Rosa Coastal, Okaloosa Coastal and Escambia Coastal Counties. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 6 AM CDT Thursday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. 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. && $$
578 WHUS44 KMOB 180916 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 416 AM CDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-181730- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210318T1100Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-210319T1100Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 416 AM CDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4 to 6 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Baldwin Coastal and Mobile Coastal Counties. In Florida, Santa Rosa Coastal, Okaloosa Coastal and Escambia Coastal Counties. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 6 AM CDT early this morning. For the High Rip Current Risk, through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
803 WHUS44 KMOB 181259 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 759 AM CDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-182100- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-210319T1100Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 759 AM CDT Thu Mar 18 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. && $$
588 WHUS44 KMOB 181814 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 114 PM CDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-190200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-210319T1100Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 114 PM CDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Baldwin Coastal and Mobile Coastal Counties. In Florida, Santa Rosa Coastal, Okaloosa Coastal and Escambia Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
957 WHUS44 KMOB 190130 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 830 PM CDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-191100- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-210319T1100Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 830 PM CDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT FRIDAY... * 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 6 AM CDT Friday. * 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. && $$
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.