Rip Current Statement

Locations Affected

Pensacola, FL ∙ Dickerson City, FL ∙ Point Clear, AL ∙ Navarre Beach, FL ∙ Perdido Key, AL ∙ Goulding, FL ∙ Lake Lorraine, FL ∙ Pea Ridge, FL ∙ Irvington, AL ∙ Woodlawn Beach, FL

Full Alert Message

Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 358 AM CDT Fri Apr 24 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * 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 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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