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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
951 PM CDT THU MAY 2 2013
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
.STRONG EASTERLY WINDS OVER THE MARINE AREA WILL GRADUALLY
DECREASE AND BECOME MORE NORTHEASTERLY THROUGH TONIGHT. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL BRING A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS
EVENING.
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LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
951 PM CDT THU MAY 2 2013
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TONIGHT...
* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING. BE WATCHFUL FOR BREAKS IN THE SURF LINE
WHERE AN INCREASING RIP CURRENT RISK MAY OCCUR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.
RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.
IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.
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