One product issued by NWS for: 3 Miles SSE Goulding FL
Rip Current Statement
Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 1217 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-270300- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0017.240427T1200Z-240430T0900Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 1217 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...From Saturday morning through late Monday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Surf will also build along the Alabama and western Florida panhandle beaches through the weekend. Surf breakers may build as high as 4 to 7 feet late Saturday night through Sunday night before gradually subsiding into Monday. A High Surf Advisory may be issued within the next 12 to 24 hours if confidence in these trends continues to increase. 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. && $$