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Gale Warning 6, NWS Mobile, AL

November 30, 2009

NWS Mobile, AL issued this gale warning at Nov 30, 2009, 10:21 PM CST. It took effect at Dec 1, 2009, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 30, 2009, 10:21 PM CST (04:21 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 1, 2009, 3:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 2, 2009, 3:03 PM CST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

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

581 
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1021 PM CST MON NOV 30 2009

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL A GALE WARNING GOES
INTO EFFECT FOR THE MARINE AREA MAINLY FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...

.A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW OVER THE MARINE AREA WILL GRADUALLY BECOME
EASTERLY ON TUESDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM
THE WESTERN GULF. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ADVANCE NORTHEASTWARD AND
MOVE ACROSS COASTAL MISSISSIPPI AND INTO ALABAMA TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH WINDS INCREASING TO GALE FORCE OVER THE MARINE
AREA AND BECOMING SOUTHERLY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME STRONG
TO SEVERE OVER THE MARINE AREA MOSTLY EARLY TUESDAY NIGHT CONTINUING
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDS
INTO THE AREA.

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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-
1021 PM CST MON NOV 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
3 PM CST TUESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL BECOME EASTERLY AND INCREASE ON TUESDAY
WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. WINDS BECOME SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE FURTHER
TO AROUND GALE FORCE WITH HIGHER GUSTS TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS
GRADUALLY DECREASE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND BECOME
NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SEAS BUILD TO 14 TO 18 FEET WELL
OFFSHORE AND 11 TO 15 FEET BY WEDNESDAY...THEN SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT TO 7 TO 11 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 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.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE
AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS
WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF
GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

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MOBILE BAY-
1021 PM CST MON NOV 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
CST TUESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL BECOME EASTERLY ON TUESDAY WITH GUSTS TO
GALE FORCE BY TUESDAY EVENING WITH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHERLY OVERNIGHT
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS GRADUALLY DECREASE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND BECOME NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  WAVES COULD RANGE
FROM 3 TO 4 FEET ESPECIALLY OVER THE ENTRANCE OF MOBILE BAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND
PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS
WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF
GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
306 
WHUS74 KMOB 011202
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
602 AM CST TUE DEC 1 2009

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL A GALE WARNING GOES
INTO EFFECT FOR THE MARINE AREA MAINLY FROM MID AFTERNOON TODAY 
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME EAST THEN
SOUTHEAST AS A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. WINDS
INCREASING TO GALE FORCE OVER THE MARINE AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON OR
EVENING AND CONTINUING OVERNIGHT...BECOMING SOUTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. OFFSHORE WAVE HEIGHTS BUILDING TO AROUND 15 FEET THIS
EVENING AND REMAINING 10 TO 15 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE OVER THE MARINE AREA
MOSTLY EARLY TONIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. WINDS
DIMINISHING SLOWLY DURING THE DAY THURSDAY WITH SEAS SUBSIDING BELOW
7 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

GMZ650-655-670-675-012015-
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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-
602 AM CST TUE DEC 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME EASTERLY THEN
SOUTHEAST DURING THE DAY WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE BY LATE AFTERNOON.
THE WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISH WEDNESDAY EVENING AS THEY BECOME
NORTHWEST. SEAS BUILD TO 12 TO 16 FEET BY TONIGHT...SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY
NIGHT TO 7 TO 11 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 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.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ630-012015-
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MOBILE BAY-
602 AM CST TUE DEC 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME EASTERLY TODAY WITH GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE BY THIS EVENING WITH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHERLY OVERNIGHT.  THE
WINDS GRADUALLY DECREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BECOMING NORTHWEST BY
THURSDAY MORNING. MOBILE BAY CONDITIONS ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY. WAVE HEIGHTS IN THE BAY COULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 4 FEET
ESPECIALLY OVER THE ENTRANCE OF MOBILE BAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 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.

&&

$$
468 
WHUS74 KMOB 012016
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
216 PM CST TUE DEC 1 2009

...A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA
AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 
MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

...A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE BAY FROM 900 PM TONIGHT
UNTIL NOON ON WEDNESDAY...

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE BAY UNTIL 900
PM TONIGHT BEFORE GALE CONDITIONS...

.A VERY STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MARINE
AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN
BECOME MOSTLY SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT...IN RESPONSE TO A DEEPENING AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INLAND ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA COAST
LATER THIS EVENING. WINDS 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS WILL
BE LIKELY OVER THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS OUT TO 60 NM WITH SLIGHTLY
LOWER WINDS SPEEDS EXPECTED OVER INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS. SEAS WILL
RANGE FROM 12 TO 16 FEET LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT OUT TO 60 NM
THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS
THE LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVES WELL NORTH OF THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF
COAST.

GMZ650-655-670-675-020430-
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/O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0006.091201T2100Z-091203T0600Z/
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-
216 PM CST TUE DEC 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

A VERY STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MARINE
AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN
BECOME MOSTLY SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT...IN RESPONSE TO A DEEPENING AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INLAND ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA COAST
LATER THIS EVENING. WINDS 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS WILL
BE LIKELY OVER THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS OUT TO 60 NM.SEAS WILL RANGE
FROM 12 TO 16 FEET LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT OUT TO 60 NM THEN
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE
LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVES WELL NORTH OF THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 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.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ630-020430-
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/O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0006.091202T0300Z-091202T1800Z/
MOBILE BAY-
216 PM CST TUE DEC 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

A VERY STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MARINE
AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN
BECOME MOSTLY SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT...IN RESPONSE TO A DEEPENING AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INLAND ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA COAST
LATER THIS EVENING. WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WILL
BE LIKELY OVER MOBILE BAY LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET OVER EXPOSED AREAS OR OVER THE LOWER END OF MOBILE BAY WILL
ALSO BE LIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 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.

&&

$$
952 
WHUS74 KMOB 012031 CCA
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
224 PM CST TUE DEC 1 2009

...A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA
AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 
MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

...A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE BAY FROM 900 PM TONIGHT
UNTIL NOON ON WEDNESDAY...

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE BAY UNTIL 900
PM TONIGHT BEFORE GALE CONDITIONS...

.A VERY STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MARINE
AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN
BECOME MOSTLY SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT...IN RESPONSE TO A DEEPENING AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INLAND ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA COAST
LATER THIS EVENING. WINDS 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS WILL
BE LIKELY OVER THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS OUT TO 60 NM WITH SLIGHTLY
LOWER WINDS SPEEDS EXPECTED OVER INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS. SEAS WILL
RANGE FROM 12 TO 16 FEET LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT OUT TO 60 NM
THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS
THE LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVES WELL NORTH OF THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF
COAST.

GMZ650-655-670-675-020445-
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/O.COR.KMOB.GL.W.0006.091201T2100Z-091203T0600Z/
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-
224 PM CST TUE DEC 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 

.VERY STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MARINE
AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN
BECOME MOSTLY SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT...IN RESPONSE TO A DEEPENING AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INLAND ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA COAST
LATER THIS EVENING. WINDS 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS WILL
BE LIKELY OVER THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS OUT TO 60 NM. SEAS WILL RANGE
FROM 12 TO 16 FEET LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT OUT TO 60 NM THEN
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE
LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVES WELL NORTH OF THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 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.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ630-020445-
/O.COR.KMOB.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-091202T0300Z/
/O.COR.KMOB.GL.W.0006.091202T0300Z-091202T1800Z/
MOBILE BAY-
224 PM CST TUE DEC 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL NOON
WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST
THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

A VERY STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MARINE
AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN
BECOME MOSTLY SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT...IN RESPONSE TO A DEEPENING AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INLAND ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA COAST
LATER THIS EVENING. WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WILL
BE LIKELY OVER MOBILE BAY LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET OVER EXPOSED AREAS OR OVER THE LOWER END OF MOBILE BAY WILL
ALSO BE LIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 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.

&&

$$
976 
WHUS74 KMOB 020344
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
944 PM CST TUE DEC 1 2009

...A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF
ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON UNTIL MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

...A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE BAY FROM 900 PM TONIGHT
UNTIL NOON ON WEDNESDAY...

.A VERY STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE
AREA OVERNIGHT...WITH A SHIFT IN DIRECTION FROM EASTERLY TO
SOUTHEASTERLY. THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE MOVING INLAND OVER THE LOUISIANA COAST OVERNIGHT. WINDS OF 30
TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS WILL BE LIKELY OVER THE ADJACENT
GULF WATERS OUT TO 60 NM WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER WINDS SPEEDS EXPECTED
OVER INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 8 FEET NEAR SHORE
TO 12 TO 16 FEET OUT TO 60 NM OVERNIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE AREA
MOVES WELL NORTH OF THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST.

GMZ650-655-670-675-021145-
/O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091203T0600Z/
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-
944 PM CST TUE DEC 1 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. 

.VERY STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL  CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE
OVERNIGHT...BECOMING MOSTLY SOUTH...IN RESPONSE TO A DEEPENING AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INLAND ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST OVERNIGHT.
WINDS 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS WILL BE LIKELY OVER THE
ADJACENT GULF WATERS OUT TO 60 NM. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 7 FEET
NEAR SHORE TO 12 TO 16 FEET WELL OFFSHORE OVERNIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY
SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW
PRESSURE AREA MOVES WELL NORTH OF THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE
AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS
WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF
GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ630-021145-
/O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091202T1800Z/
MOBILE BAY-
944 PM CST TUE DEC 1 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

A VERY STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
MARINE AREA OVERNIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
MOVING INLAND ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST OVERNIGHT. WINDS 30 TO 35
KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WILL BE LIKELY OVER MOBILE BAY OVERNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET OVER EXPOSED AREAS OR OVER THE LOWER END OF MOBILE
BAY WILL ALSO BE LIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
039 
WHUS74 KMOB 021147
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
547 AM CST WED DEC 2 2009

...A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS WATERS
OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...

...A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE BAY UNTIL NOON TODAY... 

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL FOLLOW THE GALE WARNING OVER THE GULF
COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 60 NM THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL FOLLOW THE GALE WARNING OVER MOBILE
BAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.A VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE AREA 
EARLY THIS MORNING THEN BECOME SOUTHWEST THEN WEST LATE THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS UP TO 15 FEET WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
ADJACENT GULF WATERS OUT TO 60 NM THROUGH MIDDAY THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE
FROM WEST TO EAST WITH THE WIND SHIFT BEGINNING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A
STRONG NORTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT WITH WIND GUSTS
TO AROUND 30 KNOTS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 

GMZ630-022000-
/O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091202T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0049.091202T1800Z-091203T1500Z/
MOBILE BAY-
547 AM CST WED DEC 2 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM CST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM CST
THURSDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

A VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE AREA 
EARLY THIS MORNING THEN BECOME SOUTHWEST THEN WEST LATE THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS UP TO 15 FEET WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
ADJACENT GULF WATERS OUT TO 60 NM THROUGH MIDDAY THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE
FROM WEST TO EAST WITH THE WIND SHIFT BEGINNING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A
STRONG NORTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT WITH WIND GUSTS
TO AROUND 30 KNOTS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ650-655-670-675-022000-
/O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091203T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0049.091203T0600Z-091203T1800Z/
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-
547 AM CST WED DEC 2 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST
THURSDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

A VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE AREA
EARLY THIS MORNING THEN BECOME SOUTHWEST THEN WEST LATE THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS UP TO 15 FEET WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
ADJACENT GULF WATERS OUT TO 60 NM THROUGH MIDDAY THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE
FROM WEST TO EAST WITH THE WIND SHIFT BEGINNING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
A STRONG NORTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT WITH WIND
GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$
161 
WHUS74 KMOB 022103
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
303 PM CST WED DEC 2 2009

...ALL GALE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY AND BECOME MORE
NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES FURTHER
NORTH INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. WINDS WILL STILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO
WARRANT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SEAS ARE
STILL RUNNING 10 TO 11 FEET OFFSHORE...BUT WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY
SUBSIDE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

GMZ650-655-670-675-030600-
/O.CAN.KMOB.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091203T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0049.091202T2103Z-091203T1500Z/
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-
303 PM CST WED DEC 2 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE GALE
WARNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
THURSDAY. 

A STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY AND BECOME MORE
NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES FURTHER
NORTH INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. WINDS WILL STILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO
WARRANT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 KNOTS. SEAS
ARE STILL RUNNING 10 TO 11 FEET OFFSHORE...BUT WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY
SUBSIDE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ630-030600-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-091203T1500Z/
MOBILE BAY-
303 PM CST WED DEC 2 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY.

A STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY AND BECOME MORE
NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES FURTHER
NORTH INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. WINDS WILL STILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO
WARRANT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF AROUND 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS. SEAS
ARE STILL RUNNING 10 TO 11 FEET OFFSHORE...BUT WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY
SUBSIDE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 gale warning went out at Nov 30, 10:00 PM CST, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 10:00 PM CST, 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1000 PM CST MON NOV 30 2009

.UPDATE...PACKAGE UPDATED TO CLEAN UP THE FORECAST. SPECIFIC PRETTY
MUCH ON TRACK ATTM...WITH THE FRONT OFFSHORE AND SKIES BEGINNING TO
CLEAR OF LOW/MID CLOUDS.

/16

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO NOON WEDNESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: BUTLER...CONECUH...COVINGTON...CRENSHAW...
     ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...MONROE...UPPER
     BALDWIN...AND UPPER MOBILE.

     COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 9 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: LOWER BALDWIN...AND LOWER MOBILE.

FL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO NOON WEDNESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...
     COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA...
     AND INLAND SANTA ROSA.

     COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 9 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...AND
     COASTAL SANTA ROSA.

MS...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 9 PM TUESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: AND MOBILE BAY.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TUESDAY TO NOON TUESDAY FOR
     THE FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO
     PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL
     TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM...WATERS FROM DESTIN TO
     PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM...AND WATERS FROM PENSACOLA
     FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

     GALE WATCH FROM NOON CST TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY FOR
     COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 60 NM.

     GALE WATCH FOR MOBILE BAY FROM 9 PM CST TUESDAY TO NOON CST
     WEDNESDAY.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 30, 1:15 PM CST, 9 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
115 PM CST MON NOV 30 2009

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078-
079-011200-
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-
115 PM CST MON NOV 30 2009

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

.DAY ONE...REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN COMBINED WITH WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH MAY
ACCOMPANY SOME OF THE HEAVIER SHOWERS MOVING ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
IN THE WAKE OF THIS PRECIPITATION LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEVERE
WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED AHEAD OR ALONG THE COLD FRONT THROUGH
TONIGHT.

IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT A MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL
GIVE WAY TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT OVER THE MARINE
AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF ON TUESDAY AND
STRENGTHEN AS IT TRACKS TOWARD THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TUESDAY NIGHT
INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE LATE
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND
SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE COAST.
HEAVY RAINS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE
AND URBAN AREAS.

OVER THE MARINE AREA...CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO WORSEN WITH WINDS
INCREASING. GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE LIKELY BEGINNING LATER IN THE DAY
TUESDAY. THE DURATION AND STRENGTH OF THE SOUTHERLY FETCH RESULTS IN
SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FEET NEAR SHORE TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY. WELL OFFSHORE...SEAS LOOK TO BE EVEN MORE WELL
DEVELOPED...RANGING FROM 13 TO 18 FEET. EAST OF WHERE THE LOW MOVES
ONSHORE...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT SOME OF THE STORMS OFFSHORE
AND ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH ISOLATED
TORNADOES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF COASTAL FLOODING ALONG COASTAL
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TUESDAY NIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY.

FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON FORECAST WINDS...SEAS AND COASTAL
FLOODING...REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER AND COASTAL HAZARD
MESSAGES ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE.

HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS LOOK TO CONTINUE WITH A
MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW AND MODERATE SEAS THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BRINGS THE RISK OF FREEZING
TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MORNINGS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR SEVERE
WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE REQUIRED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...ACTIVATION IS EXPECTED TO BE REQUIRED TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY FOR THE POTENTIAL OF SEVERE WEATHER AND COASTAL
FLOODING.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 30, 8:37 PM CSTCoastal Flood WarningMOB36 hr
Dec 1, 9:42 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBBaldwin34 hr
Dec 1, 9:42 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBBaldwin17 hr
Dec 1, 9:42 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBBaldwin17 hr
Dec 1, 9:49 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBEscambia18 hr
Dec 1, 9:49 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBCovington, Escambia3 days
Dec 1, 9:49 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBCovington18 hr
Dec 1, 3:16 PM CSTWind AdvisoryMOBButler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more27 hr
Dec 1, 9:49 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa5 days
Dec 1, 9:49 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa18 hr

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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.