Rip Current Statement

Locations Affected

Pensacola, FL ∙ Avalon Mulat, FL ∙ Dauphin Island, AL ∙ Holley, FL ∙ Gulf Shores Jack Edwards Airport, AL ∙ Ensley, FL ∙ Ocean City, FL ∙ Floridatown, FL ∙ Bayou La Batre, AL ∙ Bagdad, FL

Full Alert Message

Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1246 PM CST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY 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 evening through late Sunday night. * 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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