Alert archive / Alabama / Freeze Warnings in 2006
Freeze Warning 9, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this freeze warning at Dec 7, 2006, 12:30 PM CST for 10 counties in Alabama; 5 counties in Mississippi. It took effect at Dec 9, 2006, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 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
- Dec 7, 2006, 12:30 PM CST (18:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 9, 2006, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2006, 9:00 AM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Butler County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:36 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 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 215 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
- 1453 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 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 KMOB 071820 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1230 PM CST THU DEC 7 2006 ...A HARD FREEZE WARNING CONTINUES FOR TONIGHT FOR MOST OF THE INLAND AREAS... ...A HARD FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FRIDAY NIGHT FOR ALL AREAS INCLUDING MUCH OF THE COASTAL REGION... .A COLD FRONT CROSSING THE REGION TODAY WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND COLD AIR INTO THE REGION. ANOTHER SURGE OF EVEN COLDER AIR WILL FOLLOW TONIGHT...BRINGING A HARD FREEZE TO MOST OF THE INLAND AREAS AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WILL BE SIMILAR TO WHAT HAPPENED TUESDAY MORNING. COLDEST TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY OCCUR FROM NORTHERN BALDWIN COUNTY ACROSS WASHINGTON AND INTO CHOCTAW AND WAYNE COUNTIES...WITH ANOTHER POCKET OF COLD AIR FROM BREWTON TO CRESTVIEW TO CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA. MODERATE NORTH WINDS WILL MAKE IT SEEM COLDER WITH WIND CHILLS INTO THE TEENS BY SUNRISE FRIDAY. THE HARD FREEZE WILL OCCUR IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND INLAND COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA GENERALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10 FROM MOBILE TO CRESTVIEW. A FEW POCKETS OF HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE FELT OVER THE RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN OKALOOSA AND BALDWIN COUNTIES. SATURDAY MORNING LOWS WILL BE SIMILAR EXCEPT THAT THESE CONDITIONS WILL BE FELT WITHIN SEVERAL MILES OF THE SHORELINE. ANOTHER VERY COLD NIGHT WILL PASS FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH SOME NORTHERN LOCATIONS LIKELY HAVING MID TO UPPER TEENS FOR LOWS BY SATURDAY MORNING. ALZ051>062-FLZ001-003-005-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-080100- /O.NEW.KMOB.FZ.W.0009.061209T0600Z-061209T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FZ.W.0008.061208T0800Z-061208T1500Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA- INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...CENTURY... FLOMATON...MOLINO...JAY...CRESTVIEW...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON... BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS... LUCEDALE 1230 PM CST THU DEC 7 2006 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING CONTINUES FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY. A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. NOW IS THE TIME TO CHECK EXPOSED WATER PIPES FOR ENSURE ADEQUATE INSULATION IS IN PLACE...AS WELL AS MAKING PLANS TO MOVE PETS AND COLD SENSITIVE POTTED PLANTS INDOORS. ENSURE VEHICLES AND STATIONARY ENGINES SUCH AS AUTOMATIC GENERATORS HAVE ADEQUATE ANTIFREEZE. CHECK YOUR HOME HEATING SYSTEM AS WELL AS CARBON MONOXIDE AND SMOKE DETECTORS. ALSO CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS AND RELATIVES ENSURING THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT. ENSURE SPACE HEATERS ARE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER AND PLACED AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD CONSIDER PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR LIVESTOCK...GREENHOUSES...ORCHARDS...AND MACHINERY FOR THESE UNUSUALLY COLD TEMPERATURES. A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS LOCALLY DEFINED AS TEMPERATURE REACHING 26 DEGREES OR LESS FOR MORE THAN 5 HOURS BEING IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL MOST CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$ ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-080100- /O.NEW.KMOB.FZ.W.0009.061209T0600Z-061209T1500Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE... FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...PENSACOLA...FERRY PASS... BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE... PACE...MILTON...GULF BREEZE...WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH... NICEVILLE...DESTIN...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO 1230 PM CST THU DEC 7 2006 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY. NOW IS THE TIME TO CHECK EXPOSED WATER PIPES FOR ENSURE ADEQUATE INSULATION IS IN PLACE...AS WELL AS MAKING PLANS TO MOVE PETS AND COLD SENSITIVE POTTED PLANTS INDOORS. ENSURE VEHICLES AND STATIONARY ENGINES SUCH AS AUTOMATIC GENERATORS HAVE ADEQUATE ANTIFREEZE. CHECK YOUR HOME HEATING SYSTEM AS WELL AS CARBON MONOXIDE AND SMOKE DETECTORS. ALSO CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS AND RELATIVES ENSURING THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT. ENSURE SPACE HEATERS ARE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER AND PLACED AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD CONSIDER PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR LIVESTOCK...GREENHOUSES...ORCHARDS...AND MACHINERY FOR THESE UNUSUALLY COLD TEMPERATURES. A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS LOCALLY DEFINED AS TEMPERATURE REACHING 26 DEGREES OR LESS FOR MORE THAN 5 HOURS BEING IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL MOST CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KMOB 080058 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 700 PM CST THU DEC 7 2006 ...A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR MOST OF THE AREA NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10... .ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW INTO THE AREA TONIGHT RESULTING IN A HARD FREEZE ACROSS MOST OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. ANOTHER HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING THAT SHOULD EXTEND ALL THE WAY TO WITHIN A FEW MILES OF THE BEACHES. LOW TEMPERATURES AROUND 32 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE BEACHES BY SATURDAY MORNING. ALZ051>062-FLZ001-003-005-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-080900- /O.CON.KMOB.FZ.W.0008.061208T0800Z-061208T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FZ.W.0009.061209T0600Z-061209T1500Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA- INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...CENTURY... FLOMATON...MOLINO...JAY...CRESTVIEW...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON... BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS... LUCEDALE 700 PM CST THU DEC 7 2006 ...A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY MORNING... ...A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING... A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM CST TONIGHT. A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING. A SURGE OF COLDER AIR WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...BRINGING TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND TO NEAR INTERSTATE 10 BY 2 AM. COLDEST TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY OCCUR FROM NORTHERN BALDWIN COUNTY ACROSS WASHINGTON AND INTO SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI THEN EAST ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 84....WITH ANOTHER POCKET OF COLD AIR FROM BREWTON TO CRESTVIEW TO CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT WITH SATURDAY MORNING LOWS DIPPING INTO THE TEENS EAST OF INTERSTATE 65 AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10. THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA WILL SEE LOWS IN BETWEEN 20 AND 25. MODERATE NORTH WINDS WILL MAKE IT SEEM EVEN COLDER BY SUNRISE WITH WIND CHILLS INTO THE TEENS. CHECK EXPOSED WATER PIPES FOR ADEQUATE INSULATION...MOVE PETS AND COLD SENSITIVE POTTED PLANTS INDOORS. CHECK VEHICLES FOR ADEQUATE ANTIFREEZE. CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS AND RELATIVES. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER AND PLACED AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD CONSIDER PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR LIVESTOCK...GREENHOUSES...ORCHARDS...AND MACHINERY FOR THESE UNUSUALLY COLD TEMPERATURES. A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS LOCALLY DEFINED AS TEMPERATURE REACHING 26 DEGREES OR LESS FOR MORE THAN 5 HOURS BEING IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL MOST CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$ ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-080900- /O.CON.KMOB.FZ.W.0009.061209T0600Z-061209T1500Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE... FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...PENSACOLA...FERRY PASS... BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE... PACE...MILTON...GULF BREEZE...WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH... NICEVILLE...DESTIN...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO 700 PM CST THU DEC 7 2006 ...A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING... A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING. COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO SINK INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND AFTER A COLD BLUSTERY DAY ON FRIDAY...SATURDAY MORNING LOWS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE LOW TO MID 20S WITHIN A FEW MILES NORTH OF THE COAST...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES NEAR OR JUST BELOW 32 DEGREES ALONG THE BEACHES. NOW IS THE TIME TO CHECK EXPOSED WATER PIPES FOR ADEQUATE INSULATION AND BRINGING OR PROTECTING TROPICAL AND OTHER COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS. CHECK YOUR HOME HEATING SYSTEM AS WELL AS CARBON MONOXIDE AND SMOKE DETECTORS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER AND PLACED AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR LIVESTOCK...GREENHOUSES AND ORCHARDS MAY NEED TO BE TAKEN. A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS LOCALLY DEFINED AS TEMPERATURE REACHING 26 DEGREES OR LESS FOR MORE THAN 5 HOURS BEING IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL MOST CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$
000 WWUS74 KMOB 081119 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 519 AM CST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM FOR THE INLAND COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTH ALABAMA THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING... ...A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT FOR ALL INLAND AREAS TO JUST NORTH OF THE COAST FOR TONIGHT... .VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW INTO THE AREA TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S THIS MORNING FOR AREAS NORTH OF A LINE FROM WIGGINS...TO MOBILE...TO CRESTVIEW. VERY COLD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT WITH READING DROPPING INTO THE UPPER TEENS OVER THE INTERIOR COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND INTERIOR SOUTH ALABAMA. LOWER TO MID 20S ARE EXPECTED JUST NORTH OF THE COAST WITH UPPER 20S ALONG THE BEACHES. THIS CONSTITUTES A HARD FREEZE FOR THE INLAND AREAS TONIGHT. ALZ051>062-FLZ001-003-005-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-081500- /O.CON.KMOB.FZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-061208T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FZ.W.0009.061209T0600Z-061209T1500Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA- INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...CENTURY... FLOMATON...MOLINO...JAY...CRESTVIEW...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON... BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS... LUCEDALE 519 AM CST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY... A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S WILL SLOWLY WARM INTO THE MIDDLE 30S BY 10 AM. MODERATE NORTH WINDS WILL MAKE IT SEEM EVEN COLDER WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS. FOR TONIGHT...A HARD FREEZE IS LIKELY WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE UPPER TEENS FOR MANY INLAND LOCATIONS NORTH OF A LINE FROM WIGGINS...TO MOBILE...TO CRESTVIEW BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S ARE EXPECTED FARTHER SOUTH TO JUST NORTH OF THE COAST. CHECK EXPOSED WATER PIPES FOR ADEQUATE INSULATION...MOVE PETS INDOORS. CHECK VEHICLES FOR ADEQUATE ANTIFREEZE. CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS AND RELATIVES. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER AND PLACED AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD CONTINUE PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR LIVESTOCK...GREENHOUSES...ORCHARDS...AND MACHINERY FOR THESE UNUSUALLY COLD TEMPERATURES. A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS LOCALLY DEFINED AS TEMPERATURE REACHING 26 DEGREES OR LESS FOR MORE THAN 5 HOURS BEING IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL MOST CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$ ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-081500- /O.CON.KMOB.FZ.W.0009.061209T0600Z-061209T1500Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE... FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...PENSACOLA...FERRY PASS... BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE... PACE...MILTON...GULF BREEZE...WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH... NICEVILLE...DESTIN...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO 519 AM CST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY... A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY FOR THE INLAND AREAS TO JUST NORTH OF THE COAST. COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO SINK INTO THE REGION TODAY...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE LOWER 20S THIS MORNING. LOWS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE LOW TO MID 20S WITHIN A FEW MILES NORTH OF THE COAST...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES NEAR 30 DEGREES ALONG THE BEACHES. CHECK EXPOSED WATER PIPES FOR ADEQUATE INSULATION. CHECK YOUR HOME HEATING SYSTEM AS WELL AS CARBON MONOXIDE AND SMOKE DETECTORS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER AND PLACED AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR LIVESTOCK...GREENHOUSES AND ORCHARDS MAY NEED TO BE TAKEN TONIGHT. A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS LOCALLY DEFINED AS TEMPERATURE REACHING 26 DEGREES OR LESS FOR MORE THAN 5 HOURS BEING IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL MOST CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$
000 WWUS74 KMOB 081529 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 925 AM CST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST... .VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW INTO THE AREA TODAY. VERY COLD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA AGAIN TONIGHT...WITH READINGS DROPPING INTO THE UPPER TEENS OVER THE INTERIOR COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND INTERIOR SOUTH ALABAMA. LOWER TO MID 20S ARE EXPECTED SOUTHWARD ALL THE WAY TO JUST NORTH OF THE COAST...WITH UPPER 20S EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE BEACHES. THIS CONSTITUTES A HARD FREEZE FOR ALL INTERIOR AREAS TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO 26 DEGREES OR LESS FOR AT LEAST 5 HOURS. ALZ051>062-FLZ001-003-005-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-082315- /O.EXP.KMOB.FZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-061208T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FZ.W.0009.061209T0600Z-061209T1500Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA- INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...CENTURY... FLOMATON...MOLINO...JAY...CRESTVIEW...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON... BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS... LUCEDALE 925 AM CST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...FREEZE WARNING FOR THIS MORNING HAS EXPIRED... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING... THE HARD FREEZE WARNING FOR THIS MORNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT AS TEMPERATES ARE GRADUALLY RISING ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK. A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT FROM MIDNIGHT TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY WARM TODAY...WITH AFTERNOON MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO REACH THE MID 40S. A MODERATE NORTH WIND WILL MAKE IT SEEM COLDER HOWEVER...WITH WIND CHILLS REMAINING IN THE UPPER 30S AND LOWER 40S FOR MOST OF THE DAY TODAY. FOR TONIGHT...A HARD FREEZE IS AGAIN LIKELY...WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE UPPER TEENS FOR MANY INTERIOR LOCATIONS NORTH OF A LINE FROM WIGGINS...TO MOBILE...TO CRESTVIEW BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S ARE EXPECTED FARTHER SOUTH TOWARD THE COAST. CHECK EXPOSED WATER PIPES FOR ADEQUATE INSULATION...MOVE PETS INDOORS. CHECK VEHICLES FOR ADEQUATE ANTIFREEZE. CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS AND RELATIVES. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER AND PLACED AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD CONTINUE PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR LIVESTOCK...GREENHOUSES...ORCHARDS...AND MACHINERY FOR THESE UNUSUALLY COLD TEMPERATURES. A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS LOCALLY DEFINED AS TEMPERATURE REACHING 26 DEGREES OR LESS FOR MORE THAN 5 HOURS BEING IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL MOST CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$ ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-082315- /O.CON.KMOB.FZ.W.0009.061209T0600Z-061209T1500Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE... FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...PENSACOLA...FERRY PASS... BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE... PACE...MILTON...GULF BREEZE...WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH... NICEVILLE...DESTIN...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO 925 AM CST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY WARM TODAY...WITH AFTERNOON MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO REACH THE MID 40S. A MODERATE NORTH WIND WILL MAKE IT SEEM COLDER HOWEVER...WITH WIND CHILLS REMAINING IN THE UPPER 30S AND LOWER 40S FOR MOST OF THE DAY TODAY. FOR TONIGHT...A HARD FREEZE IS AGAIN LIKELY...WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE MIDDLE 20S OVER INTERIOR SECTIONS...WITH UPPER 20S EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE BEACH FRONT. CHECK EXPOSED WATER PIPES FOR ADEQUATE INSULATION. CHECK YOUR HOME HEATING SYSTEM AS WELL AS CARBON MONOXIDE AND SMOKE DETECTORS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER AND PLACED AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR LIVESTOCK...GREENHOUSES AND ORCHARDS MAY NEED TO BE TAKEN TONIGHT. A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS LOCALLY DEFINED AS TEMPERATURE REACHING 26 DEGREES OR LESS FOR MORE THAN 5 HOURS BEING IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL MOST CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$
000 WWUS74 KMOB 082154 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 355 PM CST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST... .VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW INTO THE AREA AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. VERY COLD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA AGAIN TONIGHT...WITH READINGS DROPPING INTO THE UPPER TEENS OVER THE INTERIOR COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND INTERIOR SOUTH ALABAMA. LOW TO MID 20S ARE EXPECTED SOUTHWARD ALL THE WAY TO JUST NORTH OF THE COAST...WITH UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE BEACHES. THIS CONSTITUTES A HARD FREEZE FOR ALL INTERIOR AREAS TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO 26 DEGREES OR LESS FOR AT LEAST 5 HOURS. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-090545- /O.CON.KMOB.FZ.W.0009.061209T0600Z-061209T1500Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...PENSACOLA... FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY... MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...GULF BREEZE...CRESTVIEW... WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT... NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 355 PM CST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING... TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 40S ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL BEGIN TO QUICKLY FALL AT SUNSET...AND A HARD FREEZE IS AGAIN LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE REGION TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE UPPER TEENS FOR MANY INTERIOR LOCATIONS NORTH OF A LINE FROM WIGGINS...TO MOBILE...TO CRESTVIEW BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. LOW TO MID 20S ARE EXPECTED FARTHER SOUTH TOWARD THE COAST...WITH UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE BEACHES. CHECK EXPOSED WATER PIPES FOR ADEQUATE INSULATION...MOVE PETS INDOORS. CHECK VEHICLES FOR ADEQUATE ANTIFREEZE. CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS AND RELATIVES. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER AND PLACED AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD CONTINUE PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR LIVESTOCK...GREENHOUSES...ORCHARDS...AND MACHINERY FOR THESE UNUSUALLY COLD TEMPERATURES. A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS LOCALLY DEFINED AS TEMPERATURE REACHING 26 DEGREES OR LESS FOR MORE THAN 5 HOURS BEING IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL MOST CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$
000 WWUS74 KMOB 090533 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1145 PM CST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST... .VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW INTO THE AREA AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. VERY COLD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA AGAIN TONIGHT...WITH READINGS DROPPING INTO THE UPPER TEENS OVER THE INTERIOR COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND INTERIOR SOUTH ALABAMA. LOW TO MID 20S ARE EXPECTED SOUTHWARD ALL THE WAY TO JUST NORTH OF THE COAST...WITH UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE BEACHES. THIS CONSTITUTES A HARD FREEZE FOR ALL INTERIOR AREAS TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO 26 DEGREES OR LESS FOR AT LEAST 5 HOURS. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-091345- /O.CON.KMOB.FZ.W.0009.061209T0600Z-061209T1500Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...PENSACOLA... FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY... MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...GULF BREEZE...CRESTVIEW... WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT... NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 1145 PM CST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING... TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 40S ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL BEGIN TO QUICKLY FALL AT SUNSET...AND A HARD FREEZE IS AGAIN LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE REGION TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE UPPER TEENS FOR MANY INTERIOR LOCATIONS NORTH OF A LINE FROM WIGGINS...TO MOBILE...TO CRESTVIEW BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. LOW TO MID 20S ARE EXPECTED FARTHER SOUTH TOWARD THE COAST...WITH UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE BEACHES. CHECK EXPOSED WATER PIPES FOR ADEQUATE INSULATION...MOVE PETS INDOORS. CHECK VEHICLES FOR ADEQUATE ANTIFREEZE. CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS AND RELATIVES. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER AND PLACED AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD CONTINUE PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR LIVESTOCK...GREENHOUSES...ORCHARDS...AND MACHINERY FOR THESE UNUSUALLY COLD TEMPERATURES. A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS LOCALLY DEFINED AS TEMPERATURE REACHING 26 DEGREES OR LESS FOR MORE THAN 5 HOURS BEING IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL MOST CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this freeze 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 freeze warning went out at Dec 7, 5:00 AM CST, 7 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 7, 5:00 AM CST, 7 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
500 AM CST THU DEC 7 2006
.SHORT TERM (TODAY AND TONIGHT)...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
SOUTH OF THE AL AND NWFL COAST LATER THIS MORNING. IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT GUSTY NW WINDS AND COLD TEMPS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
TONIGHT. DUE TO STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION AND BOUNDARY LAYER MIXING
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...WE HAVE UNDERCUT TODAYS MAX TEMPS A
COUPLE DEGREES FROM THE 00Z MAVMOS GUIDANCE AND NUDGED UP TONIGHTS
MINS TEMPS A TAD. WE WILL CONTINUE THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED HARD
FREEZE WARNING OVER THE INLAND LOCATIONS FOR LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
FRIDAY GIVEN SEVERAL HOURS AT OR BELOW 26 DEGREES FROM MIDNIGHT
THROUGH 7 AM FRIDAY. /32
.LONG TERM (FRIDAY THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY)...SURFACE RIDGE AXIS OF
THE ARCTIC HIGH WILL SETTLE ACROSS NORTHERN MS/NORTHERN AL BY LATE
FRIDAY SETTING THE STAGE FOR STRONG RADIATIONAL COOLING OVER THE
NORTHERN/NORTHWESTERN ZONES...WITH LIGHT MIXING PERSISTING ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN ZONES. WE THEREFORE WENT WITH UPPER TEENS OVER THE
INLAND COUNTIES WITH LOWER TO MID 20S OVER THE INLAND COASTAL
COUNTIES...AND UPPER 20S CLOSER TO THE COAST FRIDAY NIGHT. FRIDAY
NIGHT WILL BE OUR COLDEST NIGHT WITH LIGHTER WINDS/LESS BOUNDARY
LAYER MIXING.
WE SEE A MODERATION OF TEMPS OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE SURFACE RIDGE
SLOWLY SLIDES EAST. AN APPROACHING WEAK UPPER TROUGH COMING OUT OF
TEXAS WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE WESTERN ZONES SUNDAY
INTO MONDAY. A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A FEW
THUNDERSTORM IS EXPECTED AREA-WIDE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS
A STRONGER UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
RIVER VALLEY INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES. THE GFS IS GENNING UP A
SURFACE LOW OVER ARKANSAS AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE...LIFTING THE LOW TO
THE NORTHEAST INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION BY WEDNESDAY. THIS BRINGS
A SURFACE COLD FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION WEDNESDAY
MORNING. THE FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WITH THE LATEST
RUN OF THE GFS WANTING TO SPIN UP A LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULFMEX BY
FRIDAY...ENHANCING THE POTENTIAL OF ISENTROPIC LIFT OVER THE FRONTAL
BOUNDAY AND PERHAPS SOME INCREASING RAIN CHANCES AGAIN BY LATE NEXT
WEEK (JUST BEYOND OUR LATEST FORECAST TIME PERIOD). WE KEEP DAY 8
DRY FOR THIS ISSUANCE...BUT THE DAYSHIFT WILL TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT
IT ON THE NEW 12Z RUN. /05
&&
.MARINE...NORTHERLY WINDS AND SEAS WILL STEADILY BUILD TODAY AND
TONIGHT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE MARINE AREA EARLY
THIS MORNING. A STRONG NORTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BECOMING EAST AND GRADUALLY DECREASING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A MODERATE TO STRONG EASTERLY WIND FLOW
CAN BE EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY IN
RESPONSE TO ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. /32
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...WE KEPT THE RED FLAG WARNING GOING FOR TODAY AND A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH GOING FOR TOMORROW ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RH BELOW 35
PERCENT. WINDS WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
GIVEN THE DRY AIRMASS...GUSTING FROM 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES OUT OF
THE NORTHWEST. OVER ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI...WE MEET THE RH AND
WIND CRITERIA FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS...BUT WE DO NOT MEET THE KBDI
CRITERIA OF BEING IN EXCESS OF 500 IN THE OBSERVED DATA. /05
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE 58 25 50 23 / 05 05 00 00
PENSACOLA 59 29 51 27 / 05 05 00 00
DESTIN 59 32 51 31 / 10 05 00 00
EVERGREEN 55 21 48 18 / 05 05 00 00
WAYNESBORO 56 20 46 18 / 05 05 00 00
CAMDEN 56 22 46 18 / 05 05 00 00
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...FREEZE WARNING FROM 2 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...COVINGTON...
CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER
MOBILE...WASHINGTON...AND WILCOX.
FL...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM FRIDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...
COASTAL SANTA ROSA...COASTAL WALTON...INLAND ESCAMBIA...
INLAND OKALOOSA...AND INLAND SANTA ROSA.
FREEZE WARNING FROM 2 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA...AND INLAND SANTA
ROSA.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 5 PM THURSDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...
COASTAL SANTA ROSA...COASTAL WALTON...INLAND ESCAMBIA...
INLAND OKALOOSA...AND INLAND SANTA ROSA.
MS...FREEZE WARNING FROM 2 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY...STONE...AND WAYNE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM...
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20
NM...MOBILE BAY...WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM
20 TO 60 NM...AND WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS
FROM 20 TO 60 NM.
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05/32Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 7, 5:00 AM CST, 7 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 500 AM CST THU DEC 7 2006 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078-079- 081100- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- MOBILE BAY-BALDWIN COASTAL-BALDWIN INLAND-BUTLER-CHOCTAW-CLARKE- CONECUH-COVINGTON-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-ESCAMBIA COASTAL-ESCAMBIA INLAND- GEORGE-GREENE-MOBILE COASTAL-MOBILE INLAND-MONROE-OKALOOSA COASTAL- OKALOOSA INLAND-PERRY-SANTA ROSA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA INLAND-STONE- WASHINGTON-WAYNE-WILCOX- 500 AM CST THU DEC 7 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING FOR ALL AREAS IN THE FORECAST AREA...GENERALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10. RURAL AREAS SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE MOSTLY OVER OKALOOSA AND BALDWIN COUNTIES CAN ALSO EXPECT A HARD FREEZE BY FRIDAY MORNING. NO HAZARDOUS OR SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL GIVE WAY TO HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS OVER THE MARINE AREA BEGINNING EARLY TODAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. BREEZY DRY CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF WILD FIRES TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A HARD FREEZE MAY BE NEEDED FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE I-65 CORRIDOR. BREEZY DRY CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THE RISK OF WILD FIRES ON FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS OR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS WILL NOT BE REQUIRED THROUGH TONIGHT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 8:55 PM CST | Freeze Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 36 hr |
| Dec 7, 3:27 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | Walton | 14 hr |
| Dec 7, 3:27 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Walton | 27 hr |
Nearby
Freeze Warnings in Alabama, 2006Freeze Warnings in Mississippi, 2006Freeze Warnings in Florida, 2006Every freeze warning in 2006
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.