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Special Marine Warning 33, NWS Mobile, AL

March 12, 2003

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special marine warning at Mar 12, 2003, 4:28 PM CST. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 12, 2003, 4:28 PM CST (22:28 UTC)
Expired: Mar 12, 2003, 6:30 PM CST
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Whole counties

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special marine warning went out at Mar 12, 3:12 PM CST, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 12, 3:12 PM CST, 1 hour 16 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 12, 4:20 PM CST, 8 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 12, 12:00 PM CST, 4 hours 28 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 12, 2:25 PM CST, 2 hours 3 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 12, 3:14 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin	31 min
Mar 12, 3:25 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		65 min
Mar 12, 3:48 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin	27 min
Mar 12, 4:28 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		2 hr
Mar 12, 4:19 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Escambia	26 min
Mar 12, 4:44 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Escambia, Santa Rosa	46 min
Mar 12, 5:34 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Escambia, Santa Rosa	41 min

Nearby

Special Marine Warnings in Alabama, 2003 Every special marine warning in 2003

Sources

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