Rip Current Statement for Yupon, Alabama
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mobile AL
402 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024
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Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
402 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
* 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 Friday morning through Sunday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.