Rip Current Statement
NWS Mobile AL ยท US
Updated
This event was updated at .
Details
High Rip Current Risk Remains In Effect Through Thursday Evening
- Event
- Rip Current Statement
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
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
Through Thursday evening.
Impacts
Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
Instructions
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.
Affected areas
- Mobile Coastal
- Baldwin Coastal
- Escambia Coastal
- Santa Rosa Coastal
- Okaloosa Coastal
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Mobile AL
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m6s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2MVB6GQ9ZHZ808JRG21QYMV
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ea04572b1a593cc27444cb355c69f192d44c782d.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Mobile AL
- AWIPS ID
- CAPMOB
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.7435
- WMO heading
- XOUS54
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 54
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | RPS |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | CFWMOB |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS44 KMOB 161013 |
| NWSheadline | HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0025.260916T1200Z-260918T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-17T19:00:00-05:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e0dbbe753db4a581996701f96ede771bbfcc4895.001.1,2026-09-15T11:20:00-05:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Mobile Coastal
- Baldwin Coastal
- Escambia Coastal
- Santa Rosa Coastal
- Okaloosa Coastal
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 001097 |
| SAME | 001003 |
| SAME | 012033 |
| SAME | 012113 |
| SAME | 012091 |
| UGC | ALZ265 |
| UGC | ALZ266 |
| UGC | FLZ202 |
| UGC | FLZ204 |
| UGC | FLZ206 |