Rip Current Statement
Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 402 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-161700- /O.NEW.KMOB.RP.S.0020.240517T1100Z-240519T2300Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 402 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING 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 Friday morning through Sunday afternoon. * 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. && $$