Coastal Flood Warnings/Watches/Statements Issued by NWS Mobile, AL
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Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mobile AL
436 AM CDT Fri Mar 22 2024
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Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
436 AM CDT Fri Mar 22 2024
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
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 1 PM CDT this afternoon through Saturday evening.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Surf will also build to 3 to 4 feet, with a
few breakers locally up to near 5 feet along the Alabama and
western Florida panhandle beaches this afternoon through
Saturday.
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.
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