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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Mobile, AL

February 24, 200710 counties in Alabama; 5 counties in Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Feb 24, 2007, 4:59 AM CST for 10 counties in Alabama; 5 counties in Mississippi. It took effect at Feb 24, 2007, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 24, 2007, 4:59 AM CST (10:59 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 24, 2007, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 25, 2007, 5:07 AM CST
In force
17 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 11:00 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, 11.0 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2007-02-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2007-02-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 22 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3264 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
167 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS74 KMOB 241059
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
459 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007

...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE 
FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH 3 AM CST SUNDAY MORNING...

.SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE REGION BY MIDDAY SATURDAY IN ADVANCE OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
REGION THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. THESE STRONG GUSTY
WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AS
WELL AS TO OTHERS IN OUTDOOR WIND SENSITIVE ACTIVITIES.

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-241900-
/O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0002.070224T1800Z-070225T0900Z/
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
459 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM CST SUNDAY.

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE REGION BY MIDDAY SATURDAY IN ADVANCE OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
REGION THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. THESE STRONG GUSTY
WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AS
WELL AS TO OTHERS IN OUTDOOR WIND SENSITIVE ACTIVITIES.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS...OR FREQUENT GUSTS...OF
25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS74 KMOB 241905
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
100 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007

...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE 
FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH 3 AM CST SUNDAY MORNING...

.SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WILL 
CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE REGION IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING 
COLD FRONT...AND WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE EARLY 
MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO 
MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AS WELL AS TO OTHERS IN 
OUTDOOR WIND SENSITIVE ACTIVITIES.

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-250500-
/O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070225T0900Z/
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
100 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SUNDAY.

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WILL 
CONTINUE OVER THE REGION IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT... 
CONTINUING OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. 
THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS DRIVING 
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AS WELL AS TO OTHERS IN OUTDOOR WIND 
SENSITIVE ACTIVITIES.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS...OR FREQUENT GUSTS...OF
25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

$$
000 
WWUS74 KMOB 250314
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
914 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007

...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR INTERIOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE THROUGH 6 AM CST SUNDAY MORNING...

.SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE REGION IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONG
GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS SUNDAY. THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO
MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... AS WELL AS TO OTHERS IN
OUTDOOR WIND SENSITIVE ACTIVITIES.

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-251200-
/O.EXT.KMOB.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070225T1200Z/
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
914 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS...OR FREQUENT GUSTS...OF
25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

$$
000 
WWUS74 KMOB 251107
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
507 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM THIS MORNING...

.THE STRONG WINDS OVER THE REGION HAVE DIMINISHED THIS MORNING AS A
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. A MODERATE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL
BECOME A LIGHT TO MODERATE WESTERLY FLOW LATER THIS MORNING IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT. WINDS WILL STILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY
IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS
MORNING...BUT SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE WELL BELOW 25 TO 39 MPH. THUS...
THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.


ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-251215-
/O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070225T1200Z/
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
507 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM THIS MORNING...

THE STRONG WINDS OVER THE REGION HAVE DIMINISHED THIS MORNING...THUS
THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

Nearby

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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.