Rip Current Statement
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
331 AM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026
FLZ114-170900-
/O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0044.000000T0000Z-260617T0900Z/
Coastal Gulf-
331 AM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026 /231 AM CDT Tue Jun 16 2026/
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.
* WHERE...West-facing Gulf County Beaches.
* WHEN...Through late tonight.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
* ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...Onshore flow will become increasingly
brisk today, so the rip current risk will increase through the
day.
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
1106 AM CDT Tue Jun 16 2026
ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-170300-
/O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0019.260616T1606Z-260620T1100Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
1106 AM CDT Tue Jun 16 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...
* 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 Friday 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.
&&
$$