000 WHUS44 KMOB 022247 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 547 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...HIGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALL LIKELY THROUGH THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND... .MODERATE TO STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND AS TROPICAL STORM LEE GRADUALLY GAINS STRENGTH AND SLOWLY MOVES NORTH TOWARD THE LOUISIANA COAST. DANGEROUS SURF... LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ARE ALL CONCERNS THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-031100- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 547 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS MOST LIKELY DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE WHICH WILL BE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS GENERALLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE IN THE GENERAL RANGE OF 5 TO 7 FEET EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND. TIDES WILL LIKELY RISE TO 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS AT TIMES THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES. THIS MEANS MINOR FLOODING COULD OCCUR OVER ROADWAYS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE GULF COAST AND ALONG BAYS AND SOUNDS. THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY...THE CAUSEWAY BRIDGE FROM THE MAINLAND TO DAUPHIN ISLAND...AND FORT PICKENS IN THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ARE A FEW AREAS THAT WILL BE PRONE TO MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. WAVE RUN UP WILL BE LIKELY ALONG GULF BEACHES. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH OR WARNING MAY BECOME NECESSARY SOMETIME THIS WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AS WAVE AS RUN UP ALONG THE BEACHES. && $$ ALZ061-062-031100- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN- 547 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND... * TIMING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS MOST LIKELY DURING TIMES OF ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES...WHICH WILL BE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS GENERALLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM. * IMPACTS...TIDES WILL LIKELY RISE TO 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS THROUGH THE WEEKEND IN RESPONSE TO TROPICAL STORM LEE TRACKING NORTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THIS MEANS MINOR FLOODING COULD OCCUR OVER ROADWAYS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY WILL BE A PRONE AREA TO MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH OR WARNING MAY BECOME NECESSARY SOMETIME THIS WEEKEND. $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM