Severe Thunderstorm Warning 122, NWS Mobile, AL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
650 AM CDT MON APR 13 2009

.UPDATE...PACKAGE UPDATED TO CLEAN UP AREAS REMOVED FROM TOR WATCH
148.

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.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT)A LARGE BAND OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY TO THE EAST AT AROUND 20
MPH...WITH A FEW EMBEDDED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 TO 50 MPH. A TORNADO WATCH #148 REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR MOST OF THE COUNTY WARNING AREA THIS MORNING UNTIL 10:00 AM.
THIS SLOW MOVING LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS HAS A HISTORY OF
PRODUCING 4 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN OVERNIGHT AS IT MOVED THROUGH AREAS
OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. THIS LINE WILL
CONTINUE MOVING EASTWARD THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH LIKELY TO
CATEGORICAL POPS SHIFTING EAST OF I-65. WENT A FEW DEGREES BELOW
GUIDANCE DUE TO CLOUDY SKIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND RAIN-COOLED AIR
MASS IN PLACE. 70+ POPS THIS EVENING WILL BE SOUTHEAST OF THE LINE
FROM ANDALUSIA TO ORANGE BEACH AL...WITH THE PRECIPITATION TAPERING
OFF TO ISOLATED ACROSS OUR WESTERN ZONES. SKIES WILL ALSO BEGIN TO
CLEAR FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. /22

FOR TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AS A LOBE OF ENERGY SWINGS AROUND THE
BASE OF THE UPPER LOW OVER THE WESTERN OHIO RIVER VALLEY...THE FRONT
WHICH PASSED MONDAY NIGHT IS MOVED SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA...WITH A
DRIER AIRMASS MOVING OVER THE AREA. GFS MOS IS MAINTAINING A SMALL
CHANCE OF PRECIP AFTER 12Z TUESDAY...WHILST THE NAM HAS IT EAST OF
THE FA. LOOKING AT THE GFS QPF...THE 0.01 ISOPLETH IS WELL EAST OF
THE FA...SO HAVE LEANED TOWARDS THE NAMS MET MOS FOR THE MORNING
PRECIP TUESDAY MORN.

THE REST OF THE SHORT TERM IS DRY WITH SKIES CLEARING TUESDAY AS
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS MEANDERS SLOWLY EASTWARD...TO
OVER THE MISS RIVER VALLEY BY WEDNESDAY MORN. REASON FOR THE SLOW
MOVEMENT IS THE SLOW EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE
PLAINS...AS AN UPPER SYSTEM ORGANIZES OVER THE NORTHWESTERN CONUS AND
SLIDES SOUTH ALONG THE EAST COAST TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.

.LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY NIGHT ON)AS THE WESTERN SYSTEM BEGINS TO
MEANDER EASTWARD LATE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...UPPER AND LOW
LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WORKS ITS WAY SLOWLY EAST. LOW LEVEL FLOW OFF THE
GULF SETS UP OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY...WITH GFS ADVERTISING SHOWERS OF SOME DECENT SIGNIFICANCE
APPROACHING WESTERN BORDER OF THE FA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS
SOME ENERGY SWINGS AROUND THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE NOW WESTERN CENTRAL
PLAINS UPPER LOW. ECMWF IS A BIT MORE EASTWARD WITH THE QPF THIS
FIRST ROUND. SO IS THE ENSEMBLE MEAN...SO HAVE SPREAD PRECIP INTO
WESTERN ZONES FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.

AS THE MAIN DYNAMICS FROM THE UPPER LOW MOVE TOWARDS THE FA SATURDAY
INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIP IS EXPECTED LATER
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AHEAD OF A FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE
FA SUNDAY NIGHT. GUIDANCE IS ADVERTISING SOME WRAP-AROUND PRECIP OVER
THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE FA AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...SO HAVE
CONTINUED THE PRECIP INTO THE COMING WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...IFR CEILING CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH
MOST OF THE DAY...WITH A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING NEAR OR OVER THE TAF SITES. THE
PRECIPITATION AND CLOUDS WILL CLEAR THE AREA FROM WEST TO
EAST...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. A MODERATE SOUTH SURFACE WIND WILL
BECOME MOSTLY NORTHWEST BY LATE TONIGHT. /22

&&

.MARINE...A WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH OF THE COASTAL
WATERS TODAY WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS EXPECTED
THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE OVER THE
MARINE AREA TODAY...WITH SOME THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING STRONG WITH
WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF GALE FORCE. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AND THE MOVE ACROSS
THE COASTAL WATERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS BECOME NORTHWESTERLY BEHIND
THE FRONT LATE TONIGHT AND DIMINISH SLIGHTLY DURING THE DAY ON
MONDAY BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 10:00 AM
TUESDAY. THE STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WILL SUBSIDE TUESDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. WINDS BECOME EASTERLY ON THURSDAY
AND INCREASE THROUGH FRIDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ADVANCES ACROSS
THE PLAINS. /22

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...DRIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA
BEHIND A FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE FA MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY. RH LEVELS IN THE CURRENT PACKAGE APPEAR TO BE LOW ENOUGH TO
WARRANT A WATCH FOR FL ZONES FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...SO WILL BE
ISSUING ONE. THE REST OF THE WEEK WILL SEE SEASONABLY WARM
TEMPS...WITH THE NORTHERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW SLOWLY TRANSITIONING TO
SOUTHEASTERLY BY FRIDAY. NEXT ROUND OF PRECIP IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
OVER THE AREA LATER IN THE COMING WEEKEND INTO THE COMING WEEK.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE      76  56  71  47  76 /  80  50  00  00  00
PENSACOLA   74  59  73  52  75 /  90  60  00  00  00
DESTIN      73  61  71  54  72 /  90  90  05  00  00
EVERGREEN   76  56  70  46  74 /  90  40  00  00  00
WAYNESBORO  80  53  70  40  75 /  40  50  00  00  00
CAMDEN      77  55  69  45  75 /  70  50  05  00  00

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
FL...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 7 PM TUESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...
     COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA...
     AND INLAND SANTA ROSA.

MS...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM 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...MOBILE BAY...WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL
     FROM 20 TO 60 NM...AND WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO
     PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

&&

22/16

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
530 AM CDT MON APR 13 2009

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078-
079-141200-
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-
530 AM CDT MON APR 13 2009

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 THROUGH TONIGHT.

A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
INTO THE MORNING HOURS. ADDITIONAL SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI IN THE AFTERNOON
AS A COLD FRONT ADVANCES INTO THE AREA.

THROUGHOUT THIS PERIOD...SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE SEVERE
WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS.  THERE
IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL THAT ISOLATED TORNADOES COULD ALSO FORM WITH
THE SEVERE STORMS.

SOUTHERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL LAST THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH
ROUGH SEAS TO NEAR 7 FEET OFFSHORE...CREATING A HAZARD FOR SMALL
CRAFT OPERATORS. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LARGE
SPRING TIDES WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK FOR DEADLY RIP CURRENTS IN
THE SURF ZONE AT AREA BEACHES.

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

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION
LATE MONDAY NIGHT WITH A DRIER AIRMASS MOVING IN ACROSS THE REGION.
WINDS ACROSS THE MARINE AREA WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST FOLLOWING
THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE.  SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE
REQUIRED LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL FOR
SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY INTO TONIGHT.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
603 AM CDT MON APR 13 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0525 AM     HAIL             2 N BREWTON             31.13N 87.07W
04/13/2009  E0.75 INCH       ESCAMBIA           AL   PUBLIC

&&

JFP

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
626 AM CDT MON APR 13 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0616 AM     HAIL             CAROLINA                31.23N 86.52W
04/13/2009  E0.50 INCH       COVINGTON          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN CAROLINA.

0616 AM     HAIL             ANDALUSIA               31.31N 86.48W
04/13/2009  E0.50 INCH       COVINGTON          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN ANDALUSIA.

&&

CACERES

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
824 AM CDT MON APR 13 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0730 AM     HAIL             5 N LOXLEY              30.69N 87.75W
04/13/2009  E0.75 INCH       BALDWIN            AL   PUBLIC

&&

JG

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
942 AM CDT MON APR 13 2009

ALZ064-FLZ002>006-131530-
INLAND OKALOOSA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL
OKALOOSA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTVIEW...DESTIN...FORT WALTON BEACH...
NAVARRE AND PENSACOLA...
942 AM CDT MON APR 13 2009

...A LARGE BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
BALDWIN...OKALOOSA...ESCAMBIA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES...

AT 936 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN
BALDWIN COUNTY...ACROSS THE PENSACOLA AREA...TO MILTON AND
CRESTVIEW.   THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20
MPH.

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE SMALL HAIL TO THE SIZE OF
DIMES...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG COULD BRING DOWN DEAD OR DISEASED TREES AND TREE LIMBS.
LOCAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER MAY RESULT FROM THE LIGHTNING
ACTIVITY OR LIMBS GETTING INTO POWER LINES.  PERSONS OUTDOORS SHOULD
SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE
PASSED.

THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES IN A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN SOME FLOODING OF ROADS AND POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS.  REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER
COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE
CROSSING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.