NWS Mobile ALSU.W 0002October 8, 2026
High Surf Warning: Mobile Coastal, Baldwin Coastal, Escambia Coastal and 2 more, AL and FL
The National Weather Service office in Mobile issued a high surf warning for Mobile Coastal, Baldwin Coastal, Escambia Coastal and 2 more in Alabama, Florida, in force until 10:00 a.m. local time on October 11. It was the 2nd high surf warning the NWS office in Mobile issued in 2026.
Warning
In force for 2 days
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Mobile AL
- Area
- Mobile Coastal, Baldwin Coastal, Escambia Coastal and 2 more
- State
- Alabama
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:55 p.m. CDT, October 8, 2026
- In force from
- 7:00 a.m. CDT, October 9, 2026
- Expires
- 10:00 a.m. CDT, October 11, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Moderate, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KMOB SU.W 0002
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Every warning type in AlabamaHigh Surf Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the High Surf Warning, dangerously large breaking waves of 6 to 10 feet developing Friday morning in the surf zone builds to 12 to 18 feet over the Alabama beaches and 20 to 25 feet over the northwest Florida beaches Friday night. These heights likely to linger through Saturday. Surf begins to abate Saturday night but remains high through Sunday morning. * 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, through late Saturday night. For the High Surf Warning, from 7 AM Friday to 10 AM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Breaking waves can sweep people off jetties and docks, and into dangerous seas. Life-threatening swimming conditions and significant beach erosion can be expected. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
What the agency told people to do
Everyone should remain out of the water due to life-threatening surf conditions. Stay off of jetties, piers, and other waterside infrastructure. 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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.