Rip Current Statement

Locations Affected

Pensacola, FL ∙ Orange Beach, AL ∙ Santa Rosa Island, FL ∙ Goulding, FL ∙ Destin, FL ∙ Avalon, FL ∙ Belle Fontaine, AL ∙ Choctaw Naval Outlying Field Milton, FL ∙ Gulf Shores, AL ∙ Gonzalez, FL

Full Alert Message

Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 156 AM CST Wed Nov 30 2022 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-301800- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-221201T0600Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 156 AM CST Wed Nov 30 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. 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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