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WHUS44 KMOB 081725
CFWMOB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1225 PM CDT SAT OCT 8 2011

...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY AND
SUNDAY...

.A STRONG EASTERLY WIND WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG
AREA BEACHES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-090130-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-111009T2100Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
1225 PM CDT SAT OCT 8 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* IMPACTS...A STRONG EASTERLY WIND WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP
  CURRENTS ON EAST OR SOUTHEAST FACING BEACHES TODAY AND SUNDAY.

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 GROINS...
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.

&&

$$


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