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Rip Current Statement 10, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Mar 9, 2025, 3:25 AM CDT for Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It took effect at Mar 9, 2025, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 9, 2025, 3:25 AM CDT (08:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 9, 2025, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 10, 2025, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 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 08:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 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
- 129 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -224 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 945 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 249 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
516 WHUS44 KMOB 090825 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 325 AM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-091630- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0010.250310T0000Z-250311T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 325 AM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY 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 Monday 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
606 WHUS44 KMOB 091625 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1125 AM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-100100- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0010.250310T0000Z-250311T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1125 AM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...From 7 PM CDT this evening through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
140 WHUS44 KMOB 100125 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 825 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-100930- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-250311T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 825 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY 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 Monday 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. && $$
890 WHUS44 KMOB 100841 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 341 AM CDT Mon Mar 10 2025 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-101700- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-250311T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 341 AM CDT Mon Mar 10 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
213 WHUS44 KMOB 101741 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1241 PM CDT Mon Mar 10 2025 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-110000- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-250311T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1241 PM CDT Mon Mar 10 2025 ...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...Until 7 PM CDT this 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 12:02 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 43 min |
| Mar 9, 12:17 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 28 min |
| Mar 9, 12:43 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa | 62 min |
| Mar 9, 1:57 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa | 18 min |
| Mar 9, 3:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa | 38 min |
| Mar 9, 4:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 44 min |
| Mar 9, 5:46 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Okaloosa | 3 hr |
| Mar 9, 2:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa | 16 min |
| Mar 9, 6:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa | 23 min |
| Mar 9, 6:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa | 48 min |
| Mar 8, 6:35 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 40 min |
| Mar 8, 7:16 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wilcox | 44 min |
| Mar 8, 8:49 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 86 min | |
| Mar 8, 10:25 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 80 min | |
| Mar 8, 10:34 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 42 min | |
| Mar 8, 10:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 26 min |
| Mar 8, 11:00 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 45 min | |
| Mar 8, 11:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 63 min |
| Mar 8, 11:30 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 45 min |
| Mar 9, 12:04 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke | 41 min |
| Mar 9, 12:34 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 71 min | |
| Mar 9, 12:59 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 46 min |
| Mar 9, 3:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 50 min |
| Mar 9, 3:35 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 70 min | |
| Mar 9, 3:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 34 min |
| Mar 9, 3:45 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 45 min | |
| Mar 9, 4:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 45 min |
| Mar 9, 4:50 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 55 min | |
| Mar 9, 5:37 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 53 min | |
| Mar 9, 7:17 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 88 min | |
| Mar 9, 8:36 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 33 min | |
| Mar 9, 12:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 50 min |
| Mar 9, 1:31 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 73 min | |
| Mar 9, 2:21 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 54 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.