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Gulf Coast rip current and marine alerts

NWS Mobile keeps a rip current statement for the Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Escambia coasts through Monday, Oct. 26, at 7:00 p.m. CDT. NWS Tallahassee forecasts northeast winds and 6-to-9-foot offshore seas through Monday, strongest from Saturday night through Sunday night, after an earlier Small Craft Advisory and gale alert for Walton, Bay and Gulf.

6 articles · following since Oct. 18, 2026 · last update Oct. 30, 2026

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  1. NWS warns of dangerous rip currents on Okaloosa and Santa Rosa beaches through Nov. 3

    The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a Rip Current Statement for the Florida Panhandle and Alabama Gulf coasts, including Okaloosa County.

  2. NWS Warns of Dangerous Rip Currents on Okaloosa and Santa Rosa Beaches Through Monday

    The National Weather Service in Mobile, Alabama, expects dangerous rip currents along the Okaloosa and Santa Rosa coasts from Saturday through late Monday.

  3. Dangerous Rip Currents Alert for Okaloosa Beaches Through Monday Afternoon

    The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a rip current alert for Okaloosa County's coast through Monday afternoon, Oct. 26, 2026.

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  5. Dangerous rip currents expected on Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Escambia beaches through Oct. 26

    The National Weather Service has issued a Rip Current Statement for Florida Panhandle and Alabama Gulf beaches, in effect through Monday evening, Oct. 26.

  6. NWS Rip Current Statement for Okaloosa, Santa Rosa Coasts Runs Through Monday Evening

    The National Weather Service in Mobile warns of dangerous rip currents on the Okaloosa and Santa Rosa coasts from Saturday, Oct. 24, through Monday evening, Oct. 26, 2026.

  7. Rip Current Statement in Effect for Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Escambia Coasts

    The National Weather Service in Mobile warns of dangerous rip currents along coastal Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Escambia counties from Saturday morning through late Monday night.