Alert archive / Alabama / Wind Advisories in 2008
Wind Advisory 5, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Mar 3, 2008, 5:05 AM CST for 10 counties in Alabama; 5 counties in Mississippi. It took effect at Mar 3, 2008, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2008, 5:05 AM CST (11:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 3, 2008, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2008, 6:00 AM CST
- In force
- 18 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 11:07 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 text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS74 KMOB 031105 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 505 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY THAT IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... .AN INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA...WITH SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS LIKELY REACHING 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE COASTAL AREAS. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-031915- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0005.080303T1800Z-080304T1200Z/ 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 505 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING OVER WESTERN TEXAS IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN LOUISIANA OR SOUTHERN ARKANSAS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN ON ACROSS NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA TONIGHT. AS THIS OCCURS...AN INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA...WITH SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS LIKELY REACHING 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME...AN INCREASINGLY STRONG LOW LEVEL JET WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA AS WELL. WITH THIS...SOME WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE COASTAL AREAS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS...OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KMOB 031911 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 111 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY THAT IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... .AN INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA...WITH SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS LIKELY REACHING 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE COASTAL AREAS. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-040300- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080304T1200Z/ 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 111 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. A WAVE OF FRONTAL LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS INTO EASTERN TEXAS IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT THEN INTO CENTRAL OR WESTERN TENNESSEE TUESDAY MORNING. AS THIS OCCURS A COLD FRONT MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN STATES. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...AN INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW OF 15 TO 25 MPH OCCURS TODAY AND TONIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME...AN INCREASINGLY STRONG LOW LEVEL JET WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA AS WELL. WITH THIS...SOME WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE COASTAL AREAS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS...OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS74 KMOB 040311 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 911 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... .INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WIND WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA WITH SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS LIKELY REACHING 20 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT. GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO COASTAL AREAS. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-041115- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080304T1200Z/ 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 911 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. A FRONT ATTACHED TO A LOW OVER SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS IS MOVING SOUTHEAST INTO WESTERN TENNESSEE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. AS THIS OCCURS THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN STATES. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WIND WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 MPH. STRENGTHENING FLOW WITHIN A FEW THOUSAND FEET OF THE GROUND WILL ENABLE SOME WIND GUSTS TO ACHIEVE 30 TO 35 MPH ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE COASTAL AREAS. WIND WILL ABATE CLOSE TO THE FRONT AND REBOUND BEHIND IT...BUT LESS THAN ADVISORY CRITERIA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS...OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR LARGE VEHICLES. $$
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Alabama, 2008Wind Advisories in Mississippi, 2008Wind Advisories in Florida, 2008Every wind advisory 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.