Daily Surf Condition Report Service Launched

Baldwin County recently launched Baldwin Beach Information, a daily report of surf conditions delivered every morning to users’ cell phones, GulfCoastNewsToday.com reported. While visitors to beaches in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach can rely on flags and lifeguards, private beaches along Fort Morgan and in other unincorporated areas are largely unmonitored. The program made a soft launch last month, and now, county officials are urging visitors and residents to subscribe. Users can subscribe to the daily text or receive the beach information as part of the Alert Baldwin package, a countywide app that delivers information on weather, emergencies and dispatches from municipalities. That system was widely used during Hurricane Sally last year to disseminate information about the storm’s movement and cleanup efforts. To subscribe only to daily Baldwin Beach Information, text “albeaches” to 888-777.