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Small Craft Advisory 45, NWS Mobile, AL

October 22, 2008

NWS Mobile, AL issued this small craft advisory at Oct 22, 2008, 6:13 AM CDT. It took effect at Oct 22, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 53 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 22, 2008, 6:13 AM CDT (11:13 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 22, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired
Oct 25, 2008, 12:00 AM CDT
In force
53 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

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

000
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
613 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
EVENING...

.AN EASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL SLOWLY INCREASE TODAY...THEN INCREASE
MORE SIGNIFICANTLY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE MARINE AREA FROM THE WEST. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS ON FRIDAY...WITH SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT AND TAKING A NORTHEAST TRACK ACROSS THE
NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO...INTO THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION BY
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. AS THE LOW MOVES SOUTH OF THE COASTAL WATERS ON
FRIDAY...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND A STRONG NORTHWESTERLY
FLOW WILL DEVELOP AND CONTINUE INTO AT LEAST FRIDAY EVENING...THEN
POSSIBLY CONTINUING INTO THE EARLY PART OF THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

GMZ630-650-655-670-675-221915-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0045.081023T0600Z-081025T0000Z/
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-
613 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY. 

AN EASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL SLOWLY INCREASE TODAY...THEN INCREASE
MORE SIGNIFICANTLY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE MARINE AREA FROM THE WEST. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS ON FRIDAY...WITH SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT AND TAKING A NORTHEAST TRACK ACROSS THE
NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO...INTO THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION BY
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. AS THE LOW MOVES SOUTH OF THE COASTAL WATERS ON
FRIDAY...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND A STRONG NORTHWESTERLY
FLOW WILL DEVELOP AND CONTINUE INTO AT LEAST FRIDAY EVENING...THEN
POSSIBLY CONTINUING INTO THE EARLY PART OF THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
10 follow-up statements
000
WHUS74 KMOB 221902
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
202 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY. 

EAST WIND WILL INCREASE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE WEST. WIND SPEED UP TO 30 KNOTS AT
TIMES WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS FRIDAY...AS A LOW DEVELOPS ALONG IT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF.
THE LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION BY
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. AS THE LOW MOVES PAST THE COASTAL WATERS ALONG A
TRACK TO THE SOUTH FRIDAY...WIND WILL BACK NORTHWEST AND STRENGTHEN
INTO EARLY THIS WEEKEND.

GMZ630-650-655-670-675-230315-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0045.081023T0600Z-081025T0000Z/
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-
202 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO
7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

EAST WIND WILL INCREASE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE MARINE AREA FROM THE WEST. WIND SPEED UP TO 30 KNOTS
AT TIMES WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS FRIDAY...AS A LOW DEVELOPS ALONG IT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF.
THE LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION BY
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. AS THE LOW MOVES SOUTH OF THE COASTAL WATERS
FRIDAY...WIND WILL BACK NORTHWEST AND STRENGTHEN INTO EARLY THIS
WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS
SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
000
WHUS74 KMOB 222020 AAA
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
320 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH
EARLY FRIDAY EVENING FOR DIFFERENT PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM FRIDAY FOR OFFSHORE AREAS
20 TO 60 MILES OUT...7 AM THURSDAY TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE NEAR
SHORE COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 20 NM...AND FOR MOBILE BAY FROM 7 AM
THURSDAY EVENING TO 7 PM FRIDAY EVENING.

EAST WIND WILL INCREASE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE MARINE AREA FROM THE WEST. THE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE COASTAL WATERS FRIDAY AS A LOW DEVELOPS ALONG IT OVER THE
SOUTHWEST GULF. THAT LOW WILL MOVE ALONG A TRACK SOUTH OF THE COASTAL
WATERS HEADING NORTHEAST TOWARD THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION BY LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING THE WIND WILL BACK NORTHWEST
STRENGTHENING INTO EARLY THIS WEEKEND.

GMZ670-675-230430-
/O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0045.081023T0000Z-081025T0000Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
320 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS
SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ650-655-230430-
/O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0045.081023T1200Z-081025T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
320 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 7 PM
CDT FRIDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO
7 PM CDT FRIDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS
SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ630-230430-
/O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0045.081024T0000Z-081025T0000Z/
MOBILE BAY-
320 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM
CDT FRIDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO
7 PM CDT FRIDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS
SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
000
WHUS74 KMOB 230315
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1015 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2008

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE GULF COASTAL 
WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...

.EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE COASTAL WATERS FROM THE WEST. THE FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS FRIDAY AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG IT
OVER THE CENTRAL GULF. THE LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARDS THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING THE
WINDS WILL BACK NORTHWEST STRENGTHENING INTO EARLY THIS WEEKEND.
ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE THIS WEEKEND INCREASING NORTH
WINDS BY MONDAY.

GMZ670-675-231115-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-081025T0000Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1015 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY
AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO.
THE WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY FRIDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVES NORTHEAST TO THE BIG BEND AREA OF FLORIDA. SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FEET
WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS OVER THE GULF COASTAL WATERS
THROUGH FRIDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ650-655-231115-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0045.081023T1200Z-081025T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
1015 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO
7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY
AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO.
THE WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY FRIDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVES NORTHEAST TO THE BIG BEND AREA OF FLORIDA. SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FEET
WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS OVER THE GULF COASTAL WATERS
THROUGH FRIDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ630-231115-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0045.081024T0000Z-081025T0000Z/
MOBILE BAY-
1015 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO
7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS BY LATE IN THE DAY ON
THURSDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF
MEXICO AND PASSES SOUTH OF THE MOBILE BAY AREA THROUGH FRIDAY. THE
WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY FRIDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVES NORTHEAST TO THE BIG BEND AREA OF FLORIDA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
000
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
819 AM CDT THU OCT 23 2008

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE GULF COASTAL
WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...

.THE EASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY AND 
TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE MARINE AREA FROM THE WEST AND 
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF STRENGTHENS AND 
MOVES NORTH-NORTHEAST TOWARD THE UPPER WEST COAST OF FLORIDA. THE 
EASTERLY WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS OVER MUCH OF 
THE MARINE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. AS THE LOW MOVES 
INTO THE FLORIDA PENINSULA ON FRIDAY...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH
AND NORTHWEST...WITH THIS STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW POSSIBLY CONTINUING
INTO EARLY SATURDAY.

GMZ650-655-670-675-232130-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-081025T0000Z/
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-
819 AM CDT THU OCT 23 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

THE EASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY AND TONIGHT
AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE MARINE AREA FROM THE WEST AND
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF STRENGTHENS AND
MOVES NORTH-NORTHEAST TOWARD THE UPPER WEST COAST OF FLORIDA. THE
EASTERLY WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS OVER MUCH OF
THE MARINE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. AS THE LOW MOVES
INTO THE FLORIDA PENINSULA ON FRIDAY...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH
AND NORTHWEST...WITH THIS STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW POSSIBLY CONTINUING
INTO EARLY SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER 
VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ630-232130-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0045.081024T0000Z-081025T0000Z/
MOBILE BAY-
819 AM CDT THU OCT 23 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

THE EASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY AND TONIGHT
AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE MARINE AREA FROM THE WEST AND
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF STRENGTHENS AND
MOVES NORTH-NORTHEAST TOWARD THE UPPER WEST COAST OF FLORIDA. THE
EASTERLY WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS OVER MUCH OF
THE MARINE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. AS THE LOW MOVES
INTO THE FLORIDA PENINSULA ON FRIDAY...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH
AND NORTHWEST...WITH THIS STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW POSSIBLY CONTINUING
INTO EARLY SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
000
WHUS74 KMOB 232235
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
535 PM CDT THU OCT 23 2008

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COASTAL
WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...

.THE STRONG EASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AS A
COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST AND DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER
THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF STRENGTHENS AND MOVES NORTHEAST TOWARD THE
PANAMA CITY AREA OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AND THE LOW MOVES INTO NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA 
BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND 
THE STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY SATURDAY.

GMZ650-655-670-675-240645-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-081025T0000Z/
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-
535 PM CDT THU OCT 23 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. 

THE EASTERLY WIND FLOW AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
GALE FORCE AND SEAS FROM 10 TO 13 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT
AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF AND A COLD
FRONT OVER LOUISIANA APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. AS THE COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH AND THE LOW MOVES INTO THE FLORIDA PENINSULA FRIDAY 
MORNING...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST...WITH THIS
STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW POSSIBLY CONTINUING INTO EARLY SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ630-240645-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0045.081024T0000Z-081025T0000Z/
MOBILE BAY-
535 PM CDT THU OCT 23 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. 

THE EASTERLY WIND FLOW AT 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTHEAST
ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF AND A COLD FRONT OVER LOUISIANA APPROACHES
FROM THE WEST. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND THE LOW MOVES
INTO THE FLORIDA PENINSULA EARLY ON FRIDAY...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
NORTH AND NORTHWEST...WITH THIS STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW POSSIBLY
CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
000
WHUS74 KMOB 240336
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1036 PM CDT THU OCT 23 2008

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COASTAL
WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...

.THE STRONG EASTERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL BECOME MORE
NORTHEASTERLY EARLY FRIDAY AS LOW PRESSURE SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER MOVES NORTHEAST TOWARDS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. 
A COLD FRONT...MOVING SLOWLY EAST OUT OF LOUISIANA AND
MISSISSIPPI...WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  

GMZ630-650-655-670-675-241200-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-081025T0000Z/
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-
1036 PM CDT THU OCT 23 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. 

STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE AND OFFSHORE SEAS FROM 11 TO 14 FEET WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS
THE NORTHERN GULF AND A COLD FRONT OVER LOUISIANA APPROACHES FROM
THE WEST. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND THE LOW MOVES INTO THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE FRIDAY MORNING...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND
NORTHWEST...WITH THIS STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY
EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
000
WHUS74 KMOB 240936
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
436 AM CDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COASTAL
WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...

.STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE
THROUGH TODAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTHEAST TOWARD THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE. A COLD FRONT...MOVING SLOWLY EAST OUT OF LOUISIANA AND
MISSISSIPPI...WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

GMZ630-650-655-670-675-241800-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-081025T0000Z/
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-
436 AM CDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS AND
OFFSHORE SEAS FROM 11 TO 14 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING AS
LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF AND A COLD
FRONT OVER LOUISIANA APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. AS THE COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH AND THE LOW MOVES INTO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS
MORNING...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST...WITH THIS
STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
000
WHUS74 KMOB 241552
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1052 AM CDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COASTAL
WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...

.STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS AND
OFFSHORE SEAS AS HIGH AS 8 TO 10 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF
THE AFTERNOON IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN
TO SUBSIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

GMZ630-650-655-670-675-250000-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-081025T0000Z/
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-
1052 AM CDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS AND
OFFSHORE SEAS AS HIGH AS 8 TO 10 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF
THE AFTERNOON IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN
TO SUBSIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
000
WHUS74 KMOB 242105
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
405 PM CDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COASTAL
WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA FROM 20 TO 60 NM...

.STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS BEYOND
20 NM...ALONG WITH SEAS AS HIGH AS 5 TO 8 FEET...WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MOST OF THE EVENING HOURS. THE WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO
SUBSIDE BEYOND 20 NM LATE THIS EVENING.

GMZ630-650-655-242215-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-081025T0000Z/
MOBILE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
405 PM CDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY.

$$

GMZ670-675-250500-
/O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-081025T0500Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
405 PM CDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TONIGHT...

STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS BEYOND
20 NM...ALONG WITH SEAS AS HIGH AS 5 TO 8 FEET...WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MOST OF THE EVENING HOURS. THE WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO
SUBSIDE BEYOND 20 NM LATE THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
000
WHUS74 KMOB 250449
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1149 PM CDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

.NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DECREASE AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO BELOW
ADVISORY LEVELS.

GMZ670-675-250600-
/O.EXP.KMOB.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-081025T0500Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1149 PM CDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. 

NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH SEAS 4 TO 6
FEET. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
NIGHT. 

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Oct 22, 4:11 AM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 22, 4:11 AM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
411 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TAKING A LOOK AT THE CURRENT UPPER AIR ANALYSIS...A
CLOSED LOW WAS ANALYZED OVER THE COAST OF NEW ENGLAND...WITH A
SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING EAST THE US/CA ROCKIES. OF GREATEST INTEREST
TOT HE FORECAST...IS THE SOUTHERN-MOST SHORTWAVE...MOVING EAST OF THE
SOUTHERN US ROCKIES. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHED NORTH OVER
THE SOUTHEASTERN CONUS TO ALONG THE MISS RIVER FROM THE
CARIBBEAN...WITH HIGH PRESSURE ALSO CENTERED OFF THE CALIFORNIA
COAST. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WAS ANALYZED OVER THE NORTHWESTERN
CONUS...AND ALSO OVER SOUTHEASTERN CA. A FRONT STRETCHED FROM NEAR
THE BIG DITCH TO OVER OK...THEN SOUTHEAST OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN
CONUS BEFORE HEADING NORTHEAST TO A SURFACE LOW OFF NEW ENGLAND. THE
DRY AIRMASS OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES HAS MODERATED...BUT STILL
REMAINS PRETTY DRY...WITH NEIGHBORING STATIONS REPORTING 60-80% OF
SEASONAL.

&&

.SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT)...A WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
WILL BE THE DOMINANT FEATURE IN CONTROL OF OUR WEATHER FOR ONE MORE
DAY...BUT CHANGES WILL BEGIN TO OCCUR TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
INTO MISSISSIPPI FROM THE WEST. DO EXPECT MORE CLOUDINESS TODAY THAN
PAST SEVERAL AS AIRMASS HAS MOISTENED SOMEWHAT...BUT STILL ONLY A
SCATTERED CLOUD COVERAGE ANTICIPATED. MAY TEMPORARILY SEE SOME
BROKEN CLOUD COVERAGE NEAR THE COAST...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING...
THEN INCREASING CLOUD COVER FROM THE WEST ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION
TONIGHT AS THE FRONT APPROACHES. EVEN WITH THE INCREASING
CLOUDS...RAIN FREE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECT
TEMPERATURES TO BE SLIGHTLY ABOVE SEASONABLE NORMS IN ADVANCE OF THE
APPROACHING FRONT. HIGHS TODAY EXPECTED TO BE IN MID TO UPPER 70S
AND LOWS TONIGHT RANGING FROM THE LOW TO MID 50S INLAND TO THE LOWER
60S ALONG THE COAST. 12/DS

.LONG TERM (THURSDAY ON)...THURSDAY STARTS WITH THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES
SHORTWAVE ORGANIZED INTO A CLOSED LOW OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THE
FRONT STRETCHING EAST/WEST OVER THE PLAINS HAS PUSHED SOUTH OVER THE
WESTERN GULF OF MEX. LOW LEVEL FLOW CONTINUES TO BE GENERALLY
EASTERLY OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN CONUS...AS THE SURFACE HIGH HAS PUSHED
TO OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION.

INTO SATURDAY...GUIDANCE IS ADVERTISING THIS CLOSED LOW MEANDERING
EASTWARD...TO OVER THE MID MISS RIVER VALLEY BY SATURDAY MORN.
GUIDANCE IS ADVERTISING A SURFACE LOW FORMING ALONG THE FRONT...OVER
THE GULF OF MEX LATE THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...THEN TAKES THIS
LOW NORTHEAST...CROSSING THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS
DRAWS THE FRONT SLOWLY EAST ACROSS THE FA...EXITING EAST OF THE AREA
FRIDAY NIGHT. THERE IS SOME TIMING DIFFERENCES...ESPECIALLY WITH THE
BEST PRECIP CENTERED ON 12Z FRIDAY...PLUS OR MINUS. FOR THE GFS THE
BEST POPS ORE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...WHILE THE NAM IS ADVERTISING
FRIDAY MORN. FOR THE FORECAST...BASICALLY...HAVE BLENDED BOTH
SOLUTIONS...TAKING THE HIGH GFS THURSDAY NIGHT AND NAM FRIDAY POPS
AND MIXING. LOOKING AT THE MODEL SOUNDINGS...TS LOOKS TO BE MAINLY
CONFINED TO THE COASTAL WATERS OR LAND AREAS EAST OF THE FA...THIS
MAY CHANGE..DEPENDING UPON WHERE THE SURFACE LOW FORMS AND MOVES.

BY SATURDAY MORN...THE UPPER LOW IS MOVING EAST OF THE MISS RIVER
VALLEY...WITH GUIDANCE ADVERTISING SOME COLD SURGE STRATUS/SHOWERS
MOVING OVER NORTHERN MS/AL/GA. WITH THE GFS THE SOUTHERN-MOST
SOLUTION WITH THE STRATUS MOVING...AND IT REMAINING WELL NORTH OF THE
FA...AM NOT ANTICIPATING ANY SIGNIFICANT LOW CLOUDS MOVING OVER THE
AREA THIS WEEKEND. TEMPS FOR THE WEEKEND ARE BEING ADVERTISED AS
AROUND AROUND TO A BIT ABOVE DAYTIME HIGHS...WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS
SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW AS A DRIER AIRMASS MOVES OVER THE AREA.

ANOTHER FRONT IS BEING ADVERTISED AS MOVING OVER THE FA SUNDAY NIGHT
INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE AIRMASS OVER THE FA DOESNT APPEAR TO COOL
SIGNIFICANTLY...WITH GREATEST THICKNESS DROPS WELL EAST OF THE AREA.
THERE IS A PRETTY LARGE SPREAD IN THE ENSEMBLES...THOUGH...SO
WILL NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THIS TIME FRAME WITH RESPECT TO TEMPS.

&&

.AVIATION...SOME ISOLATED IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS ACROSS
INTERIOR PORTIONS OF REGION AT 09Z THIS MORNING ASSOCIATED WITH
PATCHY FOG...OTHERWISE VFR. WHILE NO SFC FOG IS CURRENTLY OBSERVED
CLOSER TO THE COASTAL AREAS...WILL ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF LOW
CLOUDS (IFR CONDITIONS) SPREADING INLAND FROM THE GULF ALONG THE
COAST AROUND DAYBREAK AS 11U-3.9U FOG CHANNEL CONTINUES TO INDICATE
LOW CLOUDS SLOWLY ADVECTING NORTH FROM THE GULF. OBSERVATIONS NOT
CURRENTLY INDICATING ANY LOW CLOUDS BELOW VFR CONDITIONS...BUT SOME
IFR CIGS (500-1000 FT) COULD OCCUR ALONG THE COAST FOR A BRIEF TIME
AROUND 12Z. OTHERWISE...FOR THE REST OF THE DAY VFR CONDITIONS WILL
PREVAIL WITH ONLY SCT CLOUDS. CLOUDINESS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE
TONIGHT...BUT CIGS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 3000 FT. 12/DS

&&

.MARINE...AN EASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL SLOWLY INCREASE TODAY...THEN
MORE SIGNIFICANTLY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE MARINE AREA FROM THE WEST. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS ON FRIDAY...WITH A SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE DEVELOPING ALONG THIS FRONT EARLY FRIDAY...THEN TAKING A
NORTHEAST TRACK ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND INTO THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. AS THE LOW MOVES SOUTH
OF THE COASTAL WATERS ON FRIDAY...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST
AND A STRONG NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE
UPCOMING WEEKEND. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN
EITHER LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY...AND CONTINUE INTO AT LEAST
THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEKEND. 12/DS

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...DRIER AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO MODERATE UNDER EAST TO
SOUTHEASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW. FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA
FRIDAY...BRINGING DRY NORTHWESTERLY FLOW TO THE AREA. ANOTHER FRONT
MOVING OVER THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY WILL RE-ENFORCE THIS DRY AIR.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE      77  61  74  63  68 /  10  20  50  80  80
PENSACOLA   77  62  74  64  69 /  10  10  30  70  80
DESTIN      78  64  74  65  69 /  10  05  30  70  80
EVERGREEN   78  52  73  59  64 /  05  10  20  60  90
WAYNESBORO  78  54  71  57  67 /  05  20  50  90  70
CAMDEN      78  53  73  58  65 /  05  05  30  70  90

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
FL...NONE.
MS...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 22, 5:55 AM CDT, 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
555 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2008

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078-
079-231200-
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-
555 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. AN INCREASING EASTERLY WIND FLOW
WILL DEVELOP HOWEVER...RESULTING IN A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
ALONG AREA BEACHES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

A SYSTEM MOVING OVER THE PLAINS WEDNESDAY WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST TO
THE NORTH OF THE REGION INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH A
COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY...WITH SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT AND TAKING A NORTHEAST TRACK ACROSS THE
NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO...INTO THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION BY
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG EASTERLY WINDS
WILL CONTINUE...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST LATE FRIDAY AS THE FRONT
AND GULF SURFACE LOW MOVE OFF TO THE EAST OF THE REGION.NO
WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS OR SEVERE WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED WITH THE
PASSAGE OF THIS SYSTEM.

OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...THE MODERATE TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS
SWITCHING TO NORTHWESTERLY BY FRIDAY WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE EASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO
RESULT IN DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY.

NO OTHER FORMS OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND SPOTTER INFORMATION
IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

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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.