Rip Current Statement issued October 10 at 6:19PM CDT until October 11 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

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* 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 Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. 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.

Event time
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Provider
NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
Location
US
Severity
Moderate
area
Mobile Coastal; Baldwin Coastal; Escambia Coastal; Santa Rosa Coastal; Okaloosa Coastal
event
Rip Current Statement
onset
2026-10-10T18:19:00-05:00
states
["AL","FL"]
urgency
Expected
certainty
Likely
effective
2026-10-10T18:19:00-05:00
message id
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fbf7562f2aeb0be9d3e187b21048db291b6fc4f2.001.1
references
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instruction
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.
message type
Update
freshness minutes
60
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