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WHUS44 KMOB 011217
CFWMOB
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
617 AM CST MON MAR 1 2021
ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-020000-
/O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-210302T0000Z/
MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL-
SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL-
617 AM CST MON MAR 1 2021
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...IN ALABAMA, BALDWIN COASTAL AND MOBILE COASTAL
COUNTIES. IN FLORIDA, SANTA ROSA COASTAL, OKALOOSA COASTAL AND
ESCAMBIA COASTAL COUNTIES.
* WHEN...THROUGH MONDAY 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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