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WHUS44 KMOB 021717
CFWMOB
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1217 PM CDT FRI OCT 2 2026
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BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA COASTAL-
OKALOOSA COASTAL-
1217 PM CDT FRI OCT 2 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM
CDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY, MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...IN ALABAMA, BALDWIN COASTAL COUNTY. IN FLORIDA,
ESCAMBIA COASTAL, SANTA ROSA COASTAL AND OKALOOSA COASTAL
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...WAVE RUNUP AND OVERWASH OCCUR ALONG GULF FRONT
BEACHES, PARTICULARLY IN THE GULF ISLANDS NATIONAL SEASHORE AREA
BETWEEN FORT PICKENS AND PENSACOLA BEACH. WAVE RUNUP AND
OVERWASH THROUGH THE DUNE SYSTEM CAN RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING
IMPACTS ON FORT PICKENS ROAD, ALTHOUGH THE ROAD USUALLY REMAINS
PASSABLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF TRAVEL IS REQUIRED, ALLOW EXTRA TIME AS SOME ROADS MAY BE
CLOSED. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR THROUGH WATER OF
UNKNOWN DEPTH. TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT FLOOD-PRONE
PROPERTY.
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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MOBILE COASTAL-
1217 PM CDT FRI OCT 2 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY, MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...MOBILE COASTAL COUNTY.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY, FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM
CDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF LOTS, PARKS, AND ROADS WITH ONLY
ISOLATED ROAD CLOSURES EXPECTED. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN
THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AROUND 2 FEET MHHW, WATER BEGINS TO COVER
PORTIONS OF SHELL BELT AND CODEN BELT ROADS. ROADS MAY HAVE
SOME DEBRIS WASHED UP ON THEM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF TRAVEL IS REQUIRED, ALLOW EXTRA TIME AS SOME ROADS MAY BE
CLOSED. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR THROUGH WATER OF
UNKNOWN DEPTH. TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT FLOOD-PRONE
PROPERTY.
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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MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL-
1217 PM CDT FRI OCT 2 2026
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED.
* WHERE...MOBILE CENTRAL AND BALDWIN CENTRAL COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF LOTS, PARKS, AND ROADS WITH ONLY
ISOLATED ROAD CLOSURES EXPECTED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AT 1.5 TO 2.0 FEET MHHW, THE LOWEST
PORTIONS OF THE CAUSEWAY AT THE I-10 INTERCHANGE BEGIN TO
OBSERVE SPLASHOVER AND STANDING WATER, RESULTING IN MINOR
FLOODING AROUND THE EASTBOUND I-10 ON-RAMPS. THE EASTBOUND,
OUTSIDE LANES OF THE US 90/98 CAUSEWAY MAY BRIEFLY BECOME
IMPASSABLE DUE TO STANDING WATER AND DEBRIS. EXPECT MINOR
FLOODING OF DOCKS, PIERS, BOAT RAMPS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING
AREAS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN MOBILE BAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF TRAVEL IS REQUIRED, ALLOW EXTRA TIME AS SOME ROADS MAY BE
CLOSED. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR THROUGH WATER OF
UNKNOWN DEPTH. TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT FLOOD-PRONE
PROPERTY.
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