LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mobile AL
247 AM CDT Mon Jun 18 2018
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
247 AM CDT Mon Jun 18 2018
…HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING…
* WHERE…Gulf beaches of Alabama and northwest Florida.
* TIMING…Until 7 am Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS…FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED.
THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are life-
threatening to anyone entering the surf. Swim near a lifeguard.
If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don’t fight the current.
Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to
escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. If tired,
float or tread water until out of the rip current.
