Rip Current Statement for Caswell, Alabama
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1217 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
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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.