2 products issued by NWS for: Destin FL
Rip Current Statement
Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 947 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-171100- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0020.240517T1100Z-240519T2300Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 947 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CDT FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * 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 CDT Friday through Sunday afternoon. * 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. && $$
Flood Watch
Flood Watch National Weather Service Mobile AL 739 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024 ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-171100- /O.CON.KMOB.FA.A.0005.240517T0500Z-240518T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Choctaw-Washington-Clarke-Wilcox-Monroe-Conecuh-Butler-Crenshaw- Escambia-Covington-Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central- Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Inland- Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Inland-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Inland-Okaloosa Coastal-Wayne-Perry-Greene-Stone-George- Including the cities of Foley, Bayou La Batre, Walnut Hill, Fairhope, Gulf Shores, Niceville, Perdido Bay, Grand Bay, Saraland, Daphne, Molino, Lisman, Eglin AFB, Century, Mobile, Greenville, Theodore, Seminole, Waynesboro, Millry, Destin, Atmore, Andalusia, Flomaton, Dauphin Island, Valparaiso, McLain, Richton, Beaumont, Pine Hill, Opp, Homewood, Bay Minette, Jackson, Chatom, Fort Morgan, Gulf Breeze, Brantley, Fort Pickens, Pensacola Beach, Milton, Fort Walton Beach, New Augusta, Silas, Lucedale, Butler, Leakesville, Camden, Thomasville, Stockton, Crestview, Brewton, Wiggins, Pensacola, Jay, Bagdad, Grove Hill, Wright, Citronelle, Prichard, Spanish Fort, Evergreen, Orange Beach, Beulah, Luverne, Ensley, Navarre, and Monroeville 739 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of Alabama, including the following areas, Baldwin Central, Baldwin Coastal, Baldwin Inland, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia, Mobile Central, Mobile Coastal, Mobile Inland, Monroe, Washington and Wilcox, northwest Florida, including the following areas, Escambia Coastal, Escambia Inland, Okaloosa Coastal, Okaloosa Inland, Santa Rosa Coastal and Santa Rosa Inland, and southeast Mississippi, including the following areas, George, Greene, Perry, Stone and Wayne. * WHEN...From midnight CDT tonight through Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall are expected to pass across the area through Saturday afternoon. Widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to 5 inches are expected, with localized totals above 6 inches possible. These totals, in addition to wet antecedent conditions from previous rainfall could result in flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. && $$