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Rip Current Statement 3, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this rip current statement at Jan 12, 2025, 3:08 AM CST for Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It took effect at Jan 13, 2025, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 12, 2025, 3:08 AM CST (09:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 13, 2025, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 14, 2025, 2:59 AM CST
- In force
- 21 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 09:09 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 996 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -112 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -259 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
428 WHUS44 KMOB 120908 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 308 AM CST Sun Jan 12 2025 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-121800- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0003.250113T1200Z-250114T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 308 AM CST Sun Jan 12 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY 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 Monday morning through late Monday 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
042 WHUS44 KMOB 121812 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1212 PM CST Sun Jan 12 2025 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-130215- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0003.250113T1200Z-250114T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1212 PM CST Sun Jan 12 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...From Monday morning through late Monday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ JLH
764 WHUS44 KMOB 130053 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 653 PM CST Sun Jan 12 2025 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-131300- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0003.250113T1200Z-250114T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 653 PM CST Sun Jan 12 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST MONDAY THROUGH LATE MONDAY 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 6 AM CST Monday through late Monday night. * 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. && $$
839 WHUS44 KMOB 130821 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 221 AM CST Mon Jan 13 2025 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-131800- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0003.250113T1200Z-250114T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 221 AM CST Mon Jan 13 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...From 6 AM CST this morning through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
365 WHUS44 KMOB 130823 AAA CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 223 AM CST Mon Jan 13 2025 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-131800- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0003.250113T1200Z-250114T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 223 AM CST Mon Jan 13 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * 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 AM CST this morning through late tonight. * 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. && $$
223 WHUS44 KMOB 131755 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1155 AM CST Mon Jan 13 2025 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-140200- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-250114T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1155 AM CST Mon Jan 13 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
465 WHUS44 KMOB 140055 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 655 PM CST Mon Jan 13 2025 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-140900- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-250114T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 655 PM CST Mon Jan 13 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * 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 6 AM CST Tuesday. * 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. && $$
097 WHUS44 KMOB 140859 CFWMOB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 259 AM CST Tue Jan 14 2025 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-141000- /O.CAN.KMOB.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-250114T1200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 259 AM CST Tue Jan 14 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... A moderate risk of rip currents is in effect today. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 3:08 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 57 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.