Rip Current Statement

NWS Mobile AL · US

Updated

Details

High Rip Current Risk Remains In Effect Until 7 PM CDT This Evening

Event: Rip Current Statement
Issued: 2026-09-17 17:04:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-17 17:04:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-18 00:00:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-18 00:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Response: Avoid

Description

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

Until 7 PM CDT this 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: 2026-09-17 17:04:28 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~29s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M2R57B1C61X3RABPT7D10F69
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.68abb3d048d2ce695089834d45e11e23c76d4d5d.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.7089
WMO heading: XOUS54
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 54

References

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9a524c42e939b5e4eead5827de9058aae73846d8.001.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-17 05:57:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.36d8e7b985bbaa11efbc8d6fcacfdcb8423626d9.001.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-16 20:42:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ea04572b1a593cc27444cb355c69f192d44c782d.001.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-16 10:13:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d4060da8821f88a1c312247e6ec0c53060dbdf28.001.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-16 02:01:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e0dbbe753db4a581996701f96ede771bbfcc4895.001.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-15 16:20:00 UTC

Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	NWS
NationalWeatherService	RPS

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	CFWMOB
WMOidentifier	WHUS44 KMOB 171704
NWSheadline	HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
VTEC	/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-260918T0000Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-17T19:00:00-05:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
expiredReferences	w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.36d8e7b985bbaa11efbc8d6fcacfdcb8423626d9.001.1,2026-09-16T15:42:00-05:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ea04572b1a593cc27444cb355c69f192d44c782d.001.1,2026-09-16T05:13:00-05:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d4060da8821f88a1c312247e6ec0c53060dbdf28.001.1,2026-09-15T21:01:00-05:00 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