Rip Current Statement

Locations Affected

Pensacola, FL ∙ Oriole Beach, FL ∙ Dauphin Island, AL ∙ Holley, FL ∙ Perdido Key, AL ∙ West Pensacola, FL ∙ Ocean City, FL ∙ Pensacola Regional Airport, FL ∙ Bayou La Batre, AL ∙ Tiger Point, FL

Full Alert Message

Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 425 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...From Saturday morning through late Monday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Surf will also build along the Alabama and western Florida panhandle beaches through the weekend. Surf breakers may build as high as 4 to 7 feet late Saturday night through Sunday night before gradually subsiding into Monday. A High Surf Advisory may be issued within the next 12 to 24 hours if confidence in these trends continues to increase. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. &&

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