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Rip Current Statement 30, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Sep 3, 2024, 2:36 AM CDT for Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It took effect at Sep 3, 2024, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 3, 2024, 2:36 AM CDT (07:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 3, 2024, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2024, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 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 07:34 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, 7.6 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
- 892 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1479 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
807 WHUS44 KMOB 030736 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 236 AM CDT Tue Sep 3 2024 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-031700- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0030.240904T0000Z-240905T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 236 AM CDT Tue Sep 3 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY 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 Thursday 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
397 WHUS44 KMOB 031702 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1202 PM CDT Tue Sep 3 2024 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-040115- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0030.240904T0000Z-240905T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1202 PM CDT Tue Sep 3 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...From 7 PM CDT this evening through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
909 WHUS44 KMOB 040102 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 802 PM CDT Tue Sep 3 2024 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-040915- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-240905T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 802 PM CDT Tue Sep 3 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY 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 Thursday 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. && $$
573 WHUS44 KMOB 040843 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 343 AM CDT Wed Sep 4 2024 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-041730- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-240905T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 343 AM CDT Wed Sep 4 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
764 WHUS44 KMOB 041633 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1133 AM CDT Wed Sep 4 2024 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-050100- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-240905T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1133 AM CDT Wed Sep 4 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY 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 Thursday 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. && $$
415 WHUS44 KMOB 050141 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 841 PM CDT Wed Sep 4 2024 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-051000- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-240905T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 841 PM CDT Wed Sep 4 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
354 WHUS44 KMOB 050815 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 315 AM CDT Thu Sep 5 2024 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-051615- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-240906T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 315 AM CDT Thu Sep 5 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS 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 this 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. && $$
670 WHUS44 KMOB 051617 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1117 AM CDT Thu Sep 5 2024 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-060000- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-240906T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1117 AM CDT Thu Sep 5 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 3:32 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 51 hr | |
| Sep 3, 6:49 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 49 min |
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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.