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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1222 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...HIGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
ALL LIKELY THROUGH THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND...

.A STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 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 CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH LABOR
DAY.

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LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
1222 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
SURF ADVISORY. 

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT. 

REFER TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MOBILE ALABAMA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. 

$$

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/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/
COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
1222 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. 

...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.

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.

$$

ALZ061-062-030630-
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UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-
1222 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

$$

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT. 

REFER TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MOBILE ALABAMA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. 

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