{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.36d8e7b985bbaa11efbc8d6fcacfdcb8423626d9.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Rip Current Statement issued September 16 at 3:42PM CDT until September 17 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-16","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.36d8e7b985bbaa11efbc8d6fcacfdcb8423626d9.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Mobile AL"},"word_count":130,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Rip Current Statement: Rip Current Statement issued September 16 at 3:42PM CDT until September 17 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Mobile Coastal; Baldwin Coastal; Escambia Coastal; Santa Rosa Coastal; Okaloosa Coastal\n**Issued by:** NWS Mobile AL\n**Sent:** 2026-09-16T15:42:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-16T15:42:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-17T01:00:00-05:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.\n\n* WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal\nCounties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and\nOkaloosa Coastal Counties.\n\n* WHEN...Through Thursday evening.\n\n* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away\nfrom shore into deeper water.\n\n## Instructions\nSwim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and\nfloat. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a\ndirection following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the\nshore and call or wave for help."}