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Rip Current Statement 20, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at May 5, 2022, 4:08 AM CDT for Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It took effect at May 5, 2022, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 47 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 5, 2022, 4:08 AM CDT (09:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 5, 2022, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 7, 2022, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 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 09:08 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, 9.1 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
- 766 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1199 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
042 WHUS44 KMOB 050908 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 408 AM CDT Thu May 5 2022 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-051715- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0020.220506T0000Z-220508T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 408 AM CDT Thu May 5 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * 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 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
593 WHUS44 KMOB 051711 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1211 PM CDT Thu May 5 2022 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-060100- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0020.220506T0000Z-220508T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1211 PM CDT Thu May 5 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Baldwin Coastal and Mobile Coastal Counties. In Florida, Santa Rosa Coastal, Okaloosa Coastal and Escambia Coastal Counties. * WHEN...From 7 PM CDT this evening through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
552 WHUS44 KMOB 060340 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1040 PM CDT Thu May 5 2022 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-061145- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-220508T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1040 PM CDT Thu May 5 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * 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 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. && $$
806 WHUS44 KMOB 060811 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 311 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-061800- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-220507T2300Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 311 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Baldwin Coastal and Mobile Coastal Counties. In Florida, Santa Rosa Coastal, Okaloosa Coastal and Escambia Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Through Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
963 WHUS44 KMOB 061802 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 102 PM CDT Fri May 6 2022 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-070200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-220507T2300Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 102 PM CDT Fri May 6 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY 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 Saturday 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. && $$
412 WHUS44 KMOB 070209 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 909 PM CDT Fri May 6 2022 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-071015- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-220507T2300Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 909 PM CDT Fri May 6 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Baldwin Coastal and Mobile Coastal Counties. In Florida, Santa Rosa Coastal, Okaloosa Coastal and Escambia Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Through Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
893 WHUS44 KMOB 070749 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 249 AM CDT Sat May 7 2022 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-071800- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-220507T2300Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 249 AM CDT Sat May 7 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS 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 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. && $$
616 WHUS44 KMOB 071434 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 934 AM CDT Sat May 7 2022 ALZ265-266-071545- /O.CAN.KMOB.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-220507T2300Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal- 934 AM CDT Sat May 7 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... Swell has decreased along the Alabama beaches this morning. Lifeguards at Orange Beach are still reporting moderate strength rip currents, so the rip current risk remains moderate through tonight. $$ FLZ202-204-206-072300- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-220507T2300Z/ Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 934 AM CDT Sat May 7 2022 ...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 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 8:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Conecuh, Monroe | 3 hr |
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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.