Rip Current Statement

Locations Affected

Pensacola, FL ∙ Avalon, FL ∙ Heron Bay, AL ∙ Choctaw Naval Outlying Field Milton, FL ∙ Bon Secour, AL ∙ West Pensacola, FL ∙ Fort Walton Beach, FL ∙ Pensacola Regional Airport, FL ∙ Grand Bay, AL ∙ Dickerson City, FL

Full Alert Message

Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1110 PM CDT Tue May 26 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * 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 Thursday 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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