Rip Current Statement

Locations Affected

Pensacola, FL ∙ West Pensacola, FL ∙ Fort Walton Beach, FL ∙ Pensacola Regional Airport, FL ∙ Grand Bay, AL ∙ Dickerson City, FL ∙ Point Clear, AL ∙ Navarre Beach, FL ∙ Perdido Key, AL ∙ Lake Lorraine, FL

Full Alert Message

Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 113 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * 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 Thursday morning through Saturday morning. * 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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