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 1116 AM CDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * 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 7 PM CDT this evening through Thursday afternoon. * 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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