AREAS AFFECTED : MOBILE COASTAL; BALDWIN COASTAL; ESCAMBIA COASTAL; SANTA ROSA COASTAL; OKALOOSA COASTAL
* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents
expected. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of
4 to 6 feet expected in the surf zone.
* WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal
Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and
Okaloosa Coastal Counties.
* WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, from midnight CDT
tonight through Monday afternoon. For the High Surf Advisory,
from 10 AM Saturday to 10 PM CDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and
localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best
swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High surf combined with high tide each
night may result in overwash and minor inundation of portions
of Dauphin Island and Fort Pickens.