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Marine Weather Statement 5, NWS Mobile, AL

July 16, 2006

NWS Mobile, AL issued this marine weather statement at Jul 16, 2006, 4:38 PM EDT. It took effect at Jul 16, 2006, 5:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 2 hr.

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Issued
Jul 16, 2006, 4:38 PM EDT (20:38 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 16, 2006, 5:00 PM EDT
Expired
Jul 16, 2006, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this marine weather statement 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 marine weather statement went out at Jul 16, 4:15 AM EDT, 12 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 4:15 AM EDT, 12 hours 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
315 AM CDT SUN JUL 16 2006

.SHORT TERM...LARGE UPPER HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES MOST OF THE
COUNTRY...EXCEPT OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES WHERE A TROUGH IS MOVING
SOUTH ALONG THE EASTERN PERIPHERY. THIS TROUGH IS ALSO REFLECTED IN
THE LOW LEVELS...INCLUDING THE SURFACE PRESSURE FIELDS...WHICH
EXTENDS FROM THE CAROLINA COAST ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE TROUGH
WILL CONTINUE TO MIGRATE SLOWLY SOUTH AND THE GFS DEVELOPS A WEAK
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THESE
FEATURES...COMBINED WITH ABOVE NORMAL ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE...WILL
ALLOW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO REDEVELOP AGAIN TODAY.
A FEW STORMS SHOULD REMAIN INTO THE EVENING HOURS AS THE TROUGH
NEARS. KMOB AND KEVX RADARS DETECTING ISOLATED SHOWERS BEGINNING TO
REDEVELOP OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. THIS PRECIPITATION WILL EXPAND IN
COVERAGE OFFSHORE EARLY THIS MORNING...AND DEVELOP INLAND THROUGHOUT
THE DAY. HOT TEMPERATURES AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGHS REACHING
THE LOW TO MID 90S...WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE LOW 100S. /22

&&

.LONG TERM...(MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY). THE WEAK LOW OVER THE CWFA
...POSITIONED ALONG OR NEAR A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY STALLED ACROSS
THE SE CONUS AND CENTRAL GULF STATES...FILLS AND DRIFTS WEST ALONG
THE WEAKENING BOUNDARY THROUGH MIDWEEK. ALOFT WEAK MIDLEVEL FORCING
IS NOTED BOTH MON AND TUE BY THE GFS AND NAM MAINLY IN THE FORM OF A
SHEAR ZONE FROM THE H5 TROF LIFTING OFF TO THE NE. WITH THIS AND
BETTER MOISTURE CONVERGENCE NEAR THE EXISTING SFC BOUNDARY BETTER
RAIN CHANCES CAN BE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE CWFA THROUGH MIDWEEK.
ALTHOUGH THE CURRENT MAVMOS DEPICTS LIKELY POPS FOR MOST SOUTHERN
SECTIONS OF THE CWFA ON MON WILL OPT TO LEAN TOWARDS THE SLIGHTLY
LOWER MET GUIDANCE FOR NOW. WILL CONTINUE TO USE THE CURRENT MEX
GUIDANCE FOR TEMPS THROUGH THE PD. /32

&&

.MARINE...SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE CAROLINA COAST ACROSS
CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL MOVE CLOSER TO THE COAST TODAY. THIS WILL BRING
A MORE WESTERLY COMPONENT TO THE WIND FLOW TODAY AND MONDAY. THE LOW
WILL GRADUALLY MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BY MIDWEEK AS A RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE RESUMES CONTROL ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES. A
LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW SHOULD THEN RESUME BY
MIDWEEK. /22

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...NO CONCERNS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE      93  76  92  76 /  50  30  50  30
PENSACOLA   93  77  90  77 /  50  30  40  30
DESTIN      92  80  90  79 /  50  30  40  30
EVERGREEN   95  73  94  73 /  40  30  40  30
WAYNESBORO  96  73  98  74 /  40  30  40  30
CAMDEN      97  75  96  75 /  30  20  40  20

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
FL...NONE.
MS...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 16, 6:10 AM EDT, 10 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
510 AM CDT SUN JUL 16 2006

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-171100-
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-
510 AM CDT SUN JUL 16 2006

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF A WEAK
FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT WILL MOVE FROM CENTRAL ALABAMA INTO THE
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. THE COMBINATION OF INCREASING
INSTABILITY AND A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVING SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE AREA
WILL FAVOR ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ONCE THE
STRONGER STORMS DEVELOP...THEY WILL MOVE SOUTH TOWARD THE COAST AT
10 TO 15 MPH.

THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL UP TO PENNY
SIZE. IN ADDITION...VERY HEAVY RAINS WITH LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND FREQUENT CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL LIKELY OCCUR.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY...MAINLY INLAND DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...AND ALONG THE COAST AND
OFFSHORE WATERS OVERNIGHT AND DURING THE MORNING.

THE PROBABILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY
BE NEEDED ONLY ON AN ISOLATED BASES...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON.

In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 16, 1:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa40 min
Jul 16, 4:40 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB65 min
Jul 16, 5:45 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB90 min

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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.