Rip Current Statement 05/02/2025 13:10 for Alabama, Florida areas

Headline: 
Rip Current Statement issued May 2 at 3:10PM CDT until May 4 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
Event: 
Rip Current Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 2, 2025 - 1:10pm
Expires: 
May 2, 2025 - 9:15pm
Description: 
* 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 morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
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.
Area Description: 
Mobile Coastal; Baldwin Coastal; Escambia Coastal; Santa Rosa Coastal; Okaloosa Coastal
Forcast Office: 
NWS Mobile AL