Rip Current Statement issued October 10 at 4:45AM CDT until October 11 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

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* WHAT...For the High Surf Warning, dangerously large breaking waves of 6 to 9 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...For the High Surf Warning, until 9 PM CDT this evening. For the High Rip Current Risk, through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Breaking waves can sweep people off jetties and docks, and into dangerous seas. Life-threatening swimming conditions and significant beach erosion can be expected. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Everyone should remain out of the water due to life-threatening surf conditions. Stay off of jetties, piers, and other waterside infrastructure.

Event time

Oct 10, 2026, 9:45 AM UTC

Source last updated

Oct 10, 2026, 9:45 AM UTC

Current version retrieved

Oct 10, 2026, 2:04 PM UTC

Provider

NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)

Location

FL, US

Severity

Moderate

area

Escambia Coastal; Santa Rosa Coastal; Okaloosa Coastal

event

Rip Current Statement

onset

2026-10-10T04:45:00-05:00

states

["FL"]

urgency

Expected

certainty

Likely

effective

2026-10-10T04:45:00-05:00

message id

urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2ebaff294168d66e9b232ea2e77111a494819f82.002.2

references

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instruction

Everyone should remain out of the water due to life-threatening surf conditions. Stay off of jetties, piers, and other waterside infrastructure.

message type

Update

freshness minutes

60

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