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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this wind advisory at Jan 7, 2006, 9:12 PM CST for 21 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Jan 8, 2006, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 7, 2006, 9:12 PM CST (03:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 8, 2006, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2006, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
All 21 counties
Bibb County, AL, Blount County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Cherokee County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Fayette County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Marion County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Sumter County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL, Winston County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 43 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2219 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 211 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 323 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS74 KBMX 080312 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 912 PM CST SAT JAN 7 2006 ...BREEZY DAY EXPECTED SUNDAY...WIND ADVISORY AND LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA... .INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING THROUGH THE MIDWEST AND INTO THE OHIO VALLEY WILL RESULT IN A BREEZY DAY ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT TRAILING FROM THE LOW WILL DRAG THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT. AS THIS FEATURE HEADS INTO THE DEEP SOUTH SUNDAY...THE INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL RESULT IN SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED BETWEEN 9 AM AND 6 PM SUNDAY FOR THIS AREA...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 35 MPH EXPECTED. TO THE SOUTH OF THIS AREA...ROUGHLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM DEMOPOLIS...TO CLANTON...TO ALEXANDER CITY...TO WEDOWEE...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED BETWEEN 9 AM AND 6 PM SUNDAY. MARINERS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA SUNDAY. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO BE AFFECTED... ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...ON EAST TO WEST OR WEST TO EAST TRAVELS. ALZ011>015-017>028-030>032-034-081115- /O.NEW.KBMX.WI.Y.0002.060108T1500Z-060109T0000Z/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN- CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR- TALLADEGA-CLAY-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-BIBB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...ONEONTA...GADSDEN... ANNISTON...CENTRE...HEFLIN...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA... BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER... PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND... LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...CENTREVILLE 912 PM CST SAT JAN 7 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT DEVELOPING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING BREEZY CONDITIONS TO CENTRAL ALABAMA DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY BETWEEN 9 AM AND 10 AM SUNDAY. ALONG AND TO THE NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN...AND ON OPEN WATERWAYS. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA SUNDAY. THE GREATEST IMPACT TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL OCCUR WHILE TRAVELING IN AN EAST TO WEST OR WEST TO EAST DIRECTION...SUCH AS INTERSTATES 20...59...AND 459. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS MORE THAN 20 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 30 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ ALZ029-033-035>050-081115- /O.NEW.KBMX.LW.Y.0002.060108T1500Z-060109T0000Z/ RANDOLPH-PERRY-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS- AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE- BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE...MARION...CLANTON...ROCKFORD... ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE... DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN...SELMA...PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT... HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE...MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE... UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA...PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA 912 PM CST SAT JAN 7 2006 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY AT TIMES ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM DEMOPOLIS...TO CLANTON...ALEXANDER CITY...AND WEDOWEE...AS A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT DEVELOPS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY BETWEEN 9 AM AND 10 AM SUNDAY. SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN...AND ON OPEN WATERWAYS. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS74 KBMX 081139 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 539 AM CST SUN JAN 8 2006 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA... .INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW...AHEAD OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING THROUGH THE MIDWEST...WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED TODAY FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM FOR THIS AREA...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 35 MPH EXPECTED. TO THE SOUTH OF THIS AREA...ROUGHLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM DEMOPOLIS...TO CLANTON...TO ALEXANDER CITY...TO WEDOWEE...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED TODAY FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM. ALZ011>015-017>028-030>032-034-090000- /O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0002.060108T1500Z-060109T0000Z/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN- CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR- TALLADEGA-CLAY-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-BIBB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...ONEONTA...GADSDEN... ANNISTON...CENTRE...HEFLIN...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA... BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER... PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND... LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...CENTREVILLE 539 AM CST SUN JAN 8 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT DEVELOPING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO CENTRAL ALABAMA DURING THE DAY TODAY. ALONG AND TO THE NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN...AND ON OPEN WATERWAYS. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY. THE GREATEST IMPACT TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL OCCUR WHILE TRAVELING IN AN EAST TO WEST OR WEST TO EAST DIRECTION...SUCH AS INTERSTATES 20...59... AND 459. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS MORE THAN 20 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 30 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ ALZ029-033-035>050-090000- /O.CON.KBMX.LW.Y.0002.060108T1500Z-060109T0000Z/ RANDOLPH-PERRY-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS- AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE- BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE...MARION...CLANTON...ROCKFORD... ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE... DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN...SELMA...PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT... HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE...MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE... UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA...PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA 539 AM CST SUN JAN 8 2006 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY AT TIMES ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM DEMOPOLIS...TO CLANTON...ALEXANDER CITY...AND WEDOWEE...AS A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT DEVELOPS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN...AND ON OPEN WATERWAYS. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 9:12 PM CST | Lake Wind Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Chilton, Coosa and 12 more | 21 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.