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 ∙ Goulding, FL

Full Alert Message

Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 909 AM CDT Sat May 23 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * 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 late tonight. * 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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