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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Sep 11, 2008, 4:01 AM CDT. It took effect at Sep 11, 2008, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 39 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 11, 2008, 4:01 AM CDT (09:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 11, 2008, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 13, 2008, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 39 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS74 KMOB 110901 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 401 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...HURRICANE IKE ABOUT 375 MILES SOUTH OF MOBILE AND MOVING WEST NORTHWEST WILL SEND STRONG WINDS ALONG THE COASTAL SECTIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT... .AS HURRICANE IKE CHURNS WESTERLY THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF THE OUTER FRINGES OF ITS WIND FIELD WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE COASTAL SECTIONS TODAY. EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING...ATTAINING SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH OVER THE COASTAL SECTIONS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN UP OVERNIGHT...DIMINISHING DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-111715- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0012.080911T1500Z-080912T2100Z/ 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 401 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT FRIDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING AS THE OUTER FRINGES OF HURRICANE IKES WIND FIELD AFFECT THE COASTAL SECTIONS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR WITH NUMEROUS HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND OVERNIGHT...DIMINISHING BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ON ANY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES THAT RUN IN A NORTH SOUTH DIRECTION. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KMOB 111717 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1217 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...HURRICANE IKE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF MOVES WEST NORTHWEST AND SENDS STRONG WINDS ALONG THE COASTAL SECTIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT... .AS HURRICANE IKE CHURNS WEST NORTHWEST THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF...THE OUTER FRINGES OF ITS WIND FIELD WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE COASTAL SECTIONS TODAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN UP OVERNIGHT...DIMINISHING DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-120100- /O.EXT.KMOB.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080913T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE... FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...PENSACOLA...FERRY PASS... BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE... PACE...MILTON...GULF BREEZE...WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH... NICEVILLE...DESTIN...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO 1217 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH. IN ANY SQUALLS THAT DEVELOP AND MOVE RAPIDLY WEST NORTHWEST THROUGH THE AREA...WINDS COULD BRIEFLY GUST TO 40 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH... MAINLY IN SQUALLS THAT DEVELOP...ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE ISLANDS AND THE BEACHES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ON ANY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES THAT RUN IN A NORTH AND SOUTH DIRECTION. $$
000 WWUS74 KMOB 112328 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 628 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...HURRICANE IKE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE WEST NORTHWEST AND CONTINUE TO CAUSE STRONG WINDS ALONG THE COASTAL SECTIONS THROUGH FRIDAY... .AS HURRICANE IKE MOVES WEST NORTHWEST THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF...THE OUTER FRINGES OF ITS WIND FIELD WILL IMPACT THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH FRIDAY. THESE STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-120730- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080913T0000Z/ 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 628 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. EASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT. IN ANY SQUALLS THAT DEVELOP AND MOVE RAPIDLY WEST NORTHWEST THROUGH THE AREA...WINDS COULD BRIEFLY GUST TO 40 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH...MAINLY IN SQUALLS THAT DEVELOP...ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE ISLANDS AND THE BEACHES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ON ANY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES THAT RUN IN A NORTH AND SOUTH DIRECTION. $$
000 WWUS74 KMOB 120801 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 301 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...HURRICANE IKE CONTINUES TO MOVE WEST NORTHWEST TOWARD THE UPPER TEXAS COAST... .AS HURRICANE IKE MOVES OFF TO THE WEST NORTHWEST... THE OUTER FRINGES OF ITS LARGE WIND FIELD WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH TONIGHT. THESE STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-121615- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080913T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE... FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...PENSACOLA...FERRY PASS... BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE... PACE...MILTON...GULF BREEZE...WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH... NICEVILLE...DESTIN...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO 301 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WERE RIPPING ACROSS THE BARRIER ISLANDS..IN PARTICULAR DAUPHIN ISLAND AND THE FORT MORGAN PENINSULA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO NEAR 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WERE NOTED BY AUTOMATED WIND SENSORS AROUND 3 AM. FURTHER INLAND THE WINDS WERE AVERAGING 22 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUST TO AROUND 35 MPH. SCATTERED SQUALLS WERE MOVING RAPIDLY WEST NORTHWEST THROUGH THE AREA...WINDS IN THE SQUALLS COULD BRIEFLY GUST TO 40 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH...MAINLY IN SQUALLS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE ISLANDS AND THE BEACHES THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ON ANY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES THAT RUN IN A NORTH AND SOUTH DIRECTION. $$
000 WWUS74 KMOB 121616 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1116 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...HURRICANE IKE CONTINUES TO MOVE WEST NORTHWEST TOWARD THE UPPER TEXAS COAST... ...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS CONTINUE ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .AS HURRICANE IKE MOVES OFF TO THE WEST NORTHWEST...THE OUTER FRINGES OF ITS LARGE WIND FIELD WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-130000- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080913T0000Z/ 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 1116 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE BARRIER ISLANDS AND BEACH AREAS THROUGH EARLY EVENING...IN PARTICULAR DAUPHIN ISLAND...THE FORT MORGAN PENINSULA...AND THE GULF BEACHES FROM GULF SHORES EASTWARD ACROSS PENSACOLA BEACH TO NAVARRE. THE WINDS WILL BE A BIT WEAKER AROUND DESTIN...BUT STILL SUSTAINED AT TIMES AROUND 25 MPH THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. FURTHER INLAND...THE WINDS WILL AVERAGE 22 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUST TO AROUND 35 MPH. ISOLATED SQUALLS CONTINUE MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHWEST THROUGH THE AREA...WINDS IN THESE BRIEF SQUALLS COULD GUST TO NEAR 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ON ANY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES THAT RUN IN A NORTH AND SOUTH DIRECTION. $$
000 WWUS74 KMOB 122119 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 419 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...HURRICANE IKE CONTINUES TO MOVE WEST NORTHWEST TOWARD THE UPPER TEXAS COAST... ...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS CONTINUE ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS OF ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .HURRICANE IKE...PASSING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF SOUTH OF LAKE CHARLES LATE TODAY...IS TAKING AIM ON THE UPPER TEXAS COAST TONIGHT. HURRICANE IKE IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR GALVESTON TEXAS TONIGHT...MOVING INLAND OVER TEXAS THROUGH SATURDAY. STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS ON THE EASTERN FRINGES OF IKE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COASTAL AREAS OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FROM MOBILE EAST TO PENSACOLA THIS EVENING. FLZ004-006-122230- /O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080913T0000Z/ COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PACE...MILTON...GULF BREEZE...WRIGHT... FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB... VALPARAISO 419 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH GRADUALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES...BUT THEY WILL REMAIN BREEZY FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT. $$ ALZ063-064-FLZ002-130600- /O.EXT.KMOB.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080913T0600Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE... FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...PENSACOLA...FERRY PASS... BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE 419 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AT 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF MOBILE...BALDWIN AND ESCAMBIA COUNTIES THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE BEACH AREAS...IN PARTICULAR DAUPHIN ISLAND...FORT MORGAN...GULF SHORES...ORANGE BEACH AND PENSACOLA BEACH. FURTHER INLAND...THE WINDS WILL AVERAGE 22 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUST TO AROUND 35 MPH THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ON ANY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES THAT RUN IN A NORTH AND SOUTH DIRECTION. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 7:23 AM CDT | High Surf Warning | MOB | 36 hr | |
| Sep 11, 7:42 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 93 min | |
| Sep 11, 9:08 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 82 min | |
| Sep 11, 10:24 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 81 min | |
| Sep 11, 11:02 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 58 min | |
| Sep 11, 12:36 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 10 hr |
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Sources
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