Severe Thunderstorm Warning 380, NWS Mobile, AL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
255 PM CST MON DEC 18 1995

THIS FORECAST PERIOD WILL BE MADE UP OF TYPES...ONE VERY EXITING PERIOD
AND ONE RATHER BORING ONE.  KMOB RADAR SHOWS THREE BANDS OF TRW
APPROACHING SW AL AND IR SAT IS SHOWING CLOUD TOPS TO COOL AGAIN OVER
LA WITH DRY SLOT SEEN IN WV/IR AND EVEN VISIBLE QUICKLY ENTERING WRN
LA.  WARM FRONT REMAINS ALONG THE GULF COAST FROM MSY TO DHN AND ADAP
AND MAP DATA INDICATE HIGHER THETA-E VALUES SOUTH OF THE FRONT HAVE
RESULTED IN LI`S DOWN TO -4 ALONG THE MS/AL COAST.  FFW THREAT REMAINS
FOR SOUTHEAST MS/SOUTHWEST AL WITH UPSTREAM CONVECTION CONTINUING AND
HEAVY RAINFALL EARLIER THIS MORNING.  SURFACE LOW CURRENTLY LOCATED
OVER NORTHERN LA WITH DIFFLUENT PATTERN ALOFT CONTINUING OVER THE SERN
U.S. THROUGH TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT.  EXPECT
FROPA AT MOB BY 08Z AND THEN THROUGH AREA BY 12Z WITH RAPID
STABILIZATION IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.  SPEED MAX ROTATES QUICKLY
AROUND BASE OF H5 LOW OVER WRN TX LEADING H5 LOW QUICKLY OFF
NORTHEAST TO NRN OHIO VALLEY BY WED.  H5 TROF PASSABE OCCURS OVER AREA
BY 00Z WED AND WILL ALLOW SPOTTY LIGHT RAIN OVER AREA DURING TUESD.
MORNING IN THE WAKE OF THE FROPA.  (1) 54/59/39/52/29 +200
(2) 57/62/39/54 9200.

DRE

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
 315 PM CDT MON DEC 18 1995

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

 1045 AM   WULFF RD  MOBILE, AL            ONE DROWNING FATALITY,
 12/18/95  MOBILE COUNTY                   COUNTY WORKER SWEPT UNDER
                                           WHILE CLEARING DEBRIS IN
                                           DRAINAGE DITCH