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Rip Current Statement 15, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Mar 15, 2023, 3:00 PM CDT for Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It took effect at Mar 16, 2023, 6:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 40 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2023, 3:00 PM CDT (20:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 16, 2023, 6:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2023, 10:05 AM CDT
- In force
- 40 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 20:02 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 12:00Z, 8.0 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1763 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
283 WHUS44 KMOB 152000 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 300 PM CDT Wed Mar 15 2023 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-160400- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0015.230317T0000Z-230319T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 300 PM CDT Wed Mar 15 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY 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 Thursday 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. && $$
10 follow-up statements
712 WHUS44 KMOB 152123 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 423 PM CDT Wed Mar 15 2023 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-160400- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0015.230316T2300Z-230319T1100Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 423 PM CDT Wed Mar 15 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...From Thursday evening through late Saturday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
156 WHUS44 KMOB 160324 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1024 PM CDT Wed Mar 15 2023 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-161200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0015.230316T2300Z-230319T1100Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1024 PM CDT Wed Mar 15 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY 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 Saturday 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. && $$
522 WHUS44 KMOB 160914 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 414 AM CDT Thu Mar 16 2023 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-161800- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0015.230316T2300Z-230319T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 414 AM CDT Thu Mar 16 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...From this evening through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
209 WHUS44 KMOB 161839 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 139 PM CDT Thu Mar 16 2023 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-170300- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0015.230316T2300Z-230319T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 139 PM CDT Thu Mar 16 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * 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 6 PM CDT this evening 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. && $$
204 WHUS44 KMOB 170155 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 855 PM CDT Thu Mar 16 2023 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-171000- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-230319T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 855 PM CDT Thu Mar 16 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
383 WHUS44 KMOB 170830 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 330 AM CDT Fri Mar 17 2023 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-171700- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-230319T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 330 AM CDT Fri Mar 17 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * 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 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. && $$
056 WHUS44 KMOB 172037 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 337 PM CDT Fri Mar 17 2023 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-180445- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-230318T2300Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 337 PM CDT Fri Mar 17 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Through Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
685 WHUS44 KMOB 180352 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1052 PM CDT Fri Mar 17 2023 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-181200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-230318T2300Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1052 PM CDT Fri Mar 17 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * 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 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. && $$
503 WHUS44 KMOB 180851 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 351 AM CDT Sat Mar 18 2023 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-181700- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-230318T2300Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 351 AM CDT Sat Mar 18 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Through this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
380 WHUS44 KMOB 181505 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1005 AM CDT Sat Mar 18 2023 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-181615- /O.CAN.KMOB.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-230318T2300Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1005 AM CDT Sat Mar 18 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... Based on rip current reports from local beaches this morning and guidance indicating the rip current risk quickly falls today, have decided to cancel the High Risk of rip currents. $$
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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.