Rip Current Statement

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
224 AM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026

FLZ114-010400-
/O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0054.000000T0000Z-260801T0400Z/
Coastal Gulf-
224 AM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026 /124 AM CDT Fri Jul 31 2026/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...West-facing Gulf County Beaches.

* 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.

&&

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Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mobile AL
252 AM CDT Fri Jul 31 2026

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-311800-
/O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0024.260801T1800Z-260803T1100Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
252 AM CDT Fri Jul 31 2026

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY 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 Saturday afternoon through late Sunday 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.

&&

$$