Severe Thunderstorm Warning 197, NWS Mobile, AL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
244 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2003

SCATTERED CONVECTION OVER MAINLY THE WESTERN AND COASTAL ZONES
SHOULD CONTINUE TO PUSH NE THRU THE EVENING.  THE NUMEROUS STORMS
PUSHING ACROSS LA AND MS WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN HALF OF THE
CWA BY EARLY EVENING.  WILL SHOW HIGHEST EVENING POPS OVER THAT AREA
WITH SLIGHTLY LESS POPS TO THE EAST.  THE AIRMASS IS PLENTY MOIST
THRU THE MID LEVELS AND HAS HINDERED THE DOWNBURST THREAT.  HOWEVER
THE SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR NOTED ON SATL WV ADVECTING IN FROM THE
WEST MAY INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED SEVERE DOWNBURST OVER
MAINLY THE W-NW PORTIONS OF THE CWA DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING HOURS.  SHOULD SEE SOME PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT FOR THOSE
RAIN SOAKED AREAS.  OTHERWISE...SEE LITTLE CHANGE THRU AT LEAST
WEDNESDAY AS THE BERMUDA RIDGE MAINTAINS A MOIST/UNSTABLE SLY FLOW
NEAR THE SURFACE WHILE A BROAD UPPER TROF OVER THE TX-AR-LA REGION
MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE DIFFLUENT SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT.  EMBEDDED
DISTURBANCES EJECTING UP THE TROFS EAST SIDE WILL HELP PROVIDE THE
SPARK FOR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS CONVECTION...ESPECIALLY EACH
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW SLIGHTLY HIGHER POPS
THAN GUIDANCE AND WORD FOR SCATTERED EVENING ACTIVITY DIMINISHING
AFTER MIDNIGHT.

IN THE EXTENDED...MAY SEE INCREASED RAIN CHANCES WED-THU AS THE
GFS-MRF CONTINUE TO BRING A POTENTIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE NORTHWARD
FROM THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHEAST GULF BY
LATE THU. IF VERIFYS...COULD SEE DIMINISHED RAIN CHANCES BY FRI
AND POSSIBLY INTO THE WEEKEND AS THE FORECAST AREA GETS ON THE DRIER
WEST SIDE OF THE LOW AS IT PUSHES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST.  STILL A LONG
WAY OUT SO WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW SCATTERED STORMS EACH DAY.

MARINE...A WEAK GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN A LIGHT TO MODERATE ONSHORE
FLOW...WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN SEAS EXPECTED. EXPECT WINDS AND SEAS TO
BE HIGHER ONLY NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

FIRE...WET AND HUMID CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO RESULT IN FEW CONCERNS.

PRELIM NUMBERS...
MOBILE     73 89 73 89 / 40 50 30 50
PENSACOLA  75 88 75 88 / 30 50 30 50
DESTIN     75 87 75 87 / 20 50 30 50
EVERGREEN  68 89 68 89 / 40 60 40 60
WAYNESBORO 70 88 69 88 / 60 60 40 60
CAMDEN     69 88 69 88 / 50 60 40 60

39/DARBE

.MOB...
AL...NONE.
FL...NONE.
MS...NONE.

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-151700-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
600 AM CDT SUN JUN 15 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...INTERIOR
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

.DAY ONE...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)

A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXISTS TODAY ALONG AREA BEACHES FROM
DAUPHIN ISLAND ALABAMA EASTWARD TO DESTIN FLORIDA.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL GENERALLY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS THIS
AFTERNOON IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE. HOWEVER...A SLIM CHANCE DOES
EXIST FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS THAT EXCEED 57 MPH.  THE THREAT AREA
IS MAINLY WEST OF I-65 AND INLAND...AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE
COASTLINE.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND STORM SPOTTERS SHOULD NOT BE
NECESSARY.

ALZ062-064-FLZ001>006-151935-

THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1235 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2003

...THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR NORTHWEST FLORIDA UNTIL 230 PM CDT...

....SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER COASTAL AND
INLAND SECTIONS OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA FROM JUST WEST OF PENSACOLA TO
JUST EAST OF DESTIN FLORIDA...STRETCHING NORTHWARD TO NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 10...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH.

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE WIND GUSTS UP 40 MPH
AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE
LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK
SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW
LYING AREAS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED
ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.

ALZ052-053-154000-

THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
154 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2003

...THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR WASHINGTON AND CLARKE COUNTIES UNTIL 400
PM CDT...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS FROM 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MCINTOSH TO 11 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF DEER PARK...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.

THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR...
MCINTOSH...DEER PARK...TOPTON...TOINETTE...SEABOARD AND HAWTHORN
THROUGH 300 PM CDT.

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE STRONG GUSTY WINDS UP TO
45 MPH AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH COULD
DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL
OBJECTS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE LIKELY. SEEK
SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW
LYING AREAS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED
ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.

ALZ056-059>062-152100-

THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
246 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2003

...THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR ESCAMBIA...COVINGTON...CONECUH...BALDWIN
AND MOBILE COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM CDT...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...MAINLY
NORTH OF A LINE FROM MOBILE TO BREWTON...MOVING NORTH AT 10 TO 15
MPH.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR...APPLETON...US 29 AND
CR 43...I65 AND AL 41...PLEASANT HOME...JEDDO...HUXFORD...I65 AND CR
6 AND CASTLEBERRY THROUGH 400 PM CDT.

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND RAINFALL TOTALS UP TO 1 TO 2 INCHES PER
HOUR. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR
BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE LIKELY. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR
BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.