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Marine Weather Statement 10, NWS Mobile, AL

May 16, 2008

NWS Mobile, AL issued this marine weather statement at May 16, 2008, 5:48 AM CDT. It was in force for 72 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 16, 2008, 5:48 AM CDT (10:48 UTC)
Expired
May 16, 2008, 7:00 AM CDT
In force
72 min
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 May 16, 4:55 AM CDT, 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 16, 4:55 AM CDT, 53 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 16, 5:40 AM CDT, 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
540 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2008

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078-
079-171200-
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-MOBILE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-WAYNE-PERRY-
GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
540 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST FLORIDA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TODAY
AS PASSING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES INTERACT WITH A MOIST AIRMASS
AND AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE HIGHER COVERAGES OF STORMS LOOK
TO BE ALONG THE GULF COAST AND INTO THE MARINE AREA TODAY. FORECASTERS
ARE EXPECTING CLOUDS TO KEEP THE ATMOSPHERE FROM BECOMING UNSTABLE
FOR WIDESPREAD SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. HOWEVER...IF SOME BREAKS
IN THE CLOUDS OCCUR...ALLOWING FOR MORE SUN...THE ATMOSPHERE COULD
BECOME UNSTABLE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT A FEW BRIEF...SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS. THERE IS ALSO POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OF
1 TO 2 INCHES IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME...WHICH WILL INCREASE
DRIVING HAZARDS AS PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS COULD RESULT IN
HYDROPLANING.

THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE
DAY...PUSHING THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT OUT OF THE AREA BY TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

OUTSIDE OF A SMALL CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM TIME TO TIME...NO OTHER
HAZARDS OR HIGH IMPACT WEATHER IS FORECAST THROUGH THE PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND SEVERE WEATHER
SPOTTERS IS NOT ANTICIPATED TO BE REQUIRED THROUGH TONIGHT.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 16, 7:10 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
May 16, 7:32 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBMobile58 min
May 16, 8:23 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile3 hr
May 16, 8:41 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchMOB7 hr
May 16, 9:15 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB30 min
May 16, 9:52 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB83 min
May 16, 10:15 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB90 min
May 16, 9:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa50 min

Nearby

Marine Weather Statements in Alabama, 2008Every marine weather statement in 2008

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.