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Rip Current Statement 33, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Oct 6, 2024, 3:29 AM CDT for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It took effect at Oct 7, 2024, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 6, 2024, 3:29 AM CDT (08:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 7, 2024, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 10, 2024, 1:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 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 08:32 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 00:00Z, 8.5 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
- 89 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1159 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
349 WHUS44 KMOB 060829 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 329 AM CDT Sun Oct 6 2024 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-061630- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0033.241007T1200Z-241010T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 329 AM CDT Sun Oct 6 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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 Monday morning through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
14 follow-up statements
662 WHUS44 KMOB 062200 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 500 PM CDT Sun Oct 6 2024 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-070600- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0033.241007T1200Z-241010T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 500 PM CDT Sun Oct 6 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...From Monday morning through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
186 WHUS44 KMOB 070354 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1054 PM CDT Sun Oct 6 2024 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-071200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0033.241007T1200Z-241010T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1054 PM CDT Sun Oct 6 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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 Monday morning through Wednesday 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. && $$
184 WHUS44 KMOB 070820 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 320 AM CDT Mon Oct 7 2024 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-071630- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0033.241007T1200Z-241010T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 320 AM CDT Mon Oct 7 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...From 7 AM CDT this morning through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
593 WHUS44 KMOB 071843 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 143 PM CDT Mon Oct 7 2024 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-080300- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0033.000000T0000Z-241010T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 143 PM CDT Mon Oct 7 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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 Wednesday 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. && $$
544 WHUS44 KMOB 080226 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 926 PM CDT Mon Oct 7 2024 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-081100- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0033.000000T0000Z-241010T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 926 PM CDT Mon Oct 7 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
626 WHUS44 KMOB 080815 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 315 AM CDT Tue Oct 8 2024 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-081615- /O.NEW.KMOB.SU.Y.0014.241010T0300Z-241011T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0033.000000T0000Z-241011T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 315 AM CDT Tue Oct 8 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4 to 6 feet expected in the surf zone. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through Thursday evening. For the High Surf Advisory, from 10 PM Wednesday to 7 PM CDT Thursday. * 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. && $$
302 WHUS44 KMOB 081428 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 928 AM CDT Tue Oct 8 2024 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-090100- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0014.241010T0300Z-241011T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0033.000000T0000Z-241011T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 928 AM CDT Tue Oct 8 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4 to 6 feet expected in the surf zone. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through Thursday evening. For the High Surf Advisory, from 10 PM Wednesday to 7 PM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
210 WHUS44 KMOB 090205 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 905 PM CDT Tue Oct 8 2024 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-091015- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0014.241010T0300Z-241011T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0033.000000T0000Z-241011T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 905 PM CDT Tue Oct 8 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4 to 6 feet expected in the surf zone. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through Thursday evening. For the High Surf Advisory, from 10 PM Wednesday to 7 PM CDT Thursday. * 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. && $$
011 WHUS44 KMOB 090842 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 342 AM CDT Wed Oct 9 2024 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-091645- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0014.241010T0300Z-241011T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0033.000000T0000Z-241011T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 342 AM CDT Wed Oct 9 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4 to 7 feet expected in the surf zone. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through Thursday evening. For the High Surf Advisory, from 10 PM this evening to 7 PM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
228 WHUS44 KMOB 091752 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1252 PM CDT Wed Oct 9 2024 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-100300- /O.EXT.KMOB.SU.Y.0014.241010T0300Z-241010T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0033.000000T0000Z-241010T2300Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1252 PM CDT Wed Oct 9 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4 to 7 feet expected in the surf zone. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through Thursday afternoon. For the High Surf Advisory, from 10 PM this evening to 1 PM CDT Thursday. * 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. && $$
738 WHUS44 KMOB 100308 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1008 PM CDT Wed Oct 9 2024 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-101115- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-241010T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0033.000000T0000Z-241010T2300Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1008 PM CDT Wed Oct 9 2024 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4 to 7 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 1 PM CDT Thursday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
390 WHUS44 KMOB 100823 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 323 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-101630- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-241010T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0033.000000T0000Z-241010T2300Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 323 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * 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, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 1 PM CDT this afternoon. For the High Rip Current Risk, through this afternoon. * 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. && $$
713 WHUS44 KMOB 101417 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 917 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-102230- /O.CAN.KMOB.SU.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-241010T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0033.000000T0000Z-241010T2300Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 917 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
093 WHUS44 KMOB 101830 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 130 PM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-101930- /O.CAN.KMOB.RP.S.0033.000000T0000Z-241010T2300Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 130 PM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... Light northerly winds along with decreasing swell are resulting in fewer and weaker rip currents along area beaches, so the high rip current riks has been cancelled. Be sure to check beach flags and follow lifeguard instructions if visiting area beaches this afternoon. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 3:32 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 39 hr |
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.