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Small Craft Advisory 36, NWS Mobile, AL

October 20, 2009

NWS Mobile, AL issued this small craft advisory at Oct 20, 2009, 3:51 PM CDT. It took effect at Oct 21, 2009, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 54 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 20, 2009, 3:51 PM CDT (20:51 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 21, 2009, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 23, 2009, 4:02 PM CDT
In force
54 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

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

409 
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
351 PM CDT TUE OCT 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS
BUT EXCLUDING MOBILE BAY...

.HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST STATES REMAINS IN PLACE
THROUGH THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT ADVANCES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
WITH MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS GRADUALLY INCREASING AND SWITCHING TO
SOUTHEAST. A MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE FLOW CONTINUES THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING THEN THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE MARINE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON
INTO FRIDAY EVENING WITH A MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW
FOLLOWING IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE OFFSHORE FLOW GRADUALLY
SUBSIDES THROUGH SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION.

GMZ650-655-670-675-210500-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0036.091021T1500Z-091022T1500Z/
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-
351 PM CDT TUE OCT 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM
CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM CDT
THURSDAY. 

EAST WINDS AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 20 KNOTS
WEDNESDAY MORNING AND GRADUALLY SWITCH TO THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SOUTHEAST FLOW GRADUALLY SUBSIDES TO AROUND 15
KNOTS ON THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$
12 follow-up statements
930 
WHUS74 KMOB 210538
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1238 AM CDT WED OCT 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL
WATERS BUT EXCLUDING MOBILE BAY...

.HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST STATES REMAINS IN PLACE
THROUGH THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT ADVANCES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS WITH MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS GRADUALLY INCREASING AND
SWITCHING TO SOUTHEAST. A MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE FLOW
CONTINUES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING THEN THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE
MARINE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY EVENING WITH A MODERATE
TO STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW FOLLOWING IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE
OFFSHORE FLOW GRADUALLY SUBSIDES THROUGH SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INTO THE REGION.

GMZ650-655-670-675-211400-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0036.091021T1500Z-091022T1500Z/
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-
1238 AM CDT WED OCT 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY. 

EAST WINDS AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 20 KNOTS
WEDNESDAY MORNING AND GRADUALLY SWITCH TO THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SOUTHEAST FLOW GRADUALLY SUBSIDES TO AROUND
15 KNOTS ON THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$
079 
WHUS74 KMOB 210918
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
418 AM CDT WED OCT 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING FOR THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS BUT
EXCLUDING MOBILE BAY...

.HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EAST
TODAY. A STRONG EASTERLY FLOW AROUND 20 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE
THIS MORNING AND PERSIST INTO TONIGHT. AS THE HIGH SHIFTS FURTHER
EAST ON THURSDAY...WINDS WILL VEER TO THE SOUTHEAST. WHILE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS ON THURSDAY...SMALL CRAFT
WILL STILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS A
COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA.

GMZ650-655-670-675-211800-
/O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0036.091021T1500Z-091022T1200Z/
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-
418 AM CDT WED OCT 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY. 

EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 20 KNOTS
THIS MORNING AND GRADUALLY SWITCH TO THE SOUTHEAST THURSDAY.
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS OF UP TO 6 FEET OUT TO 20 NM AND NEAR 8 FEET
OUT TO 60 NM CAN BE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON...PERSISTING INTO 
TONIGHT. WHILE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TO BELOW ADVISORY
LEVELS ON THURSDAY...SMALL CRAFT WILL STILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA.

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.

&&

$$
602 
WHUS74 KMOB 211604
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1104 AM CDT WED OCT 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
FOR THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS EXCLUDING
MOBILE BAY...

.HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EAST
TODAY. A STRONG EASTERLY FLOW AROUND 20 KNOTS WILL PERSIST INTO
TONIGHT. AS THE HIGH SHIFTS FURTHER EAST ON THURSDAY...WINDS WILL
VEER TO THE SOUTHEAST. WHILE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TO BELOW
ADVISORY LEVELS ON THURSDAY...SMALL CRAFT WILL STILL NEED TO EXERCISE
CAUTION THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE
AREA.

GMZ650-655-670-675-220015-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-091022T1200Z/
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-
1104 AM CDT WED OCT 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY.

EAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WILL GRADUALLY SWITCH TO THE SOUTHEAST
THURSDAY. SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS OF UP TO 6 FEET OUT TO 20 NM AND
NEAR 8 FEET OUT TO 60 NM CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY INTO TONIGHT. WHILE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS ON THURSDAY...SMALL
CRAFT WILL STILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK
AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA.

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.

&&

$$
136 
WHUS74 KMOB 212023
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
323 PM CDT WED OCT 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING FOR THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS
EXCLUDING MOBILE BAY...

.HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EAST
TODAY. A STRONG EASTERLY FLOW AROUND 20 KNOTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT.
AS THE HIGH SHIFTS FURTHER EAST ON THURSDAY...WINDS WILL BECOME
SOUTHEASTERLY. WHILE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TO BELOW ADVISORY
LEVELS ON THURSDAY...SMALL CRAFT WILL STILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA.

GMZ650-655-670-675-220430-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-091022T1200Z/
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-
323 PM CDT WED OCT 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY.

EAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WILL GRADUALLY SWITCH TO THE SOUTHEAST
THURSDAY. SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS OF UP TO 6 FEET OUT TO 20 NM
AND NEAR 8 FEET OUT TO 60 NM CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. WHILE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS ON
THURSDAY...SMALL CRAFT WILL STILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA.

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.

&&

$$
661 
WHUS74 KMOB 220335
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1035 PM CDT WED OCT 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING FOR THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS
EXCLUDING MOBILE BAY...

.HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EAST
TODAY. A STRONG EASTERLY FLOW AROUND 20 KNOTS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH TONIGHT. AS THE HIGH SHIFTS FURTHER EAST ON THURSDAY...
WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY. WHILE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
SUBSIDE TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS ON THURSDAY...SMALL CRAFT WILL
STILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS A
COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA.

GMZ650-655-670-675-221145-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-091022T1200Z/
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-
1035 PM CDT WED OCT 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY.

EAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WILL GRADUALLY SWITCH TO THE SOUTHEAST
THURSDAY. SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS OF UP TO 6 FEET OUT TO 20 NM
AND NEAR 8 FEET OUT TO 60 NM CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
WHILE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS ON
THURSDAY...SMALL CRAFT WILL STILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA.

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.

&&

$$
313 
WHUS74 KMOB 220931
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
431 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING
FOR THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING 
MOBILE BAY...

.HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT 
EAST TODAY WITH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY. THE GRADIENT BETWEEN
THE HIGH AND AN APPROACHING FRONT FROM THE WEST WILL MAINTAIN WINDS
NEAR 20 KNOTS OVER THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL
WATERS...WITH WINDS INCREASING TO NEAR 20 KNOTS OVER MOBILE BAY THIS
AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING AS
THE COLD FRONT STEADILY ADVANCES EAST TOWARD THE MARINE AREA. 

GMZ630-221800-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0037.091022T1700Z-091023T1600Z/
MOBILE BAY-
431 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM CDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM CDT
FRIDAY. 

EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME
SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING AHEAD OF AN EASTWARD MOVING COLD FRONT. GUSTS UP TO 25
KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY.
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE BAY WILL BECOME ROUGH LATER TODAY IN RESPONSE
TO THE INCREASE IN WINDS.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ650-655-670-675-221800-
/O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-091023T1600Z/
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-
431 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT FRIDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT FRIDAY.

SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH WINDS
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS OF UP TO 7 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE
ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 60 NM. 

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.

&&

$$
766 
WHUS74 KMOB 221655
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1155 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING FOR
THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING MOBILE
BAY...

.HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT
EAST TODAY WITH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY. THE GRADIENT
BETWEEN THE HIGH AND AN APPROACHING FRONT FROM THE WEST WILL
MAINTAIN WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS OVER THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST
FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS...WITH WINDS INCREASING TO NEAR 20 KNOTS
OVER MOBILE BAY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING AS THE COLD FRONT STEADILY ADVANCES EAST
TOWARD THE MARINE AREA.

GMZ650-655-670-675-230100-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-091023T1600Z/
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-
1155 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT
FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT FRIDAY. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH WINDS
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS OF UP TO 7 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE
ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 60 NM.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ630-230100-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0037.091022T1700Z-091023T1600Z/
MOBILE BAY-
1155 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT
FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT FRIDAY. 

EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME
SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING AHEAD OF AN EASTWARD MOVING COLD FRONT. GUSTS UP
TO 25 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
FRIDAY. CONDITIONS ACROSS THE BAY WILL BECOME ROUGH LATER TODAY
IN RESPONSE TO THE INCREASE IN WINDS.

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.

&&

$$
177 
WHUS74 KMOB 222017
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
317 PM CDT THU OCT 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
MORNING FOR THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS
INCLUDING MOBILE BAY...

.THE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE AND AN APPROACHING FRONT FROM THE WEST
WILL MAINTAIN WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS OVER THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST
FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS AND MOBILE BAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. THESE STRONG
WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING AS THE COLD FRONT STEADILY
ADVANCES EAST TOWARD THE MARINE AREA.

GMZ650-655-670-675-230430-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-091023T1600Z/
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-
317 PM CDT THU OCT 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT
FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT FRIDAY. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH WINDS
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS OF UP TO 7 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE
ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 60 NM.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ630-230430-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-091023T1600Z/
MOBILE BAY-
317 PM CDT THU OCT 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT
FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT FRIDAY. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING AHEAD OF AN EASTWARD MOVING COLD FRONT. GUSTS UP TO 25
KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY.
THIS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CONDITIONS ACROSS THE BAY.

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.

&&

$$
892 
WHUS74 KMOB 230319
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1019 PM CDT THU OCT 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
MORNING FOR THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS
INCLUDING MOBILE BAY...

.THE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE AND AN APPROACHING FRONT FROM
THE WEST WILL MAINTAIN WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS OVER THE ALABAMA
AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS AND MOBILE BAY THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING AS
THE COLD FRONT STEADILY ADVANCES EAST TOWARD THE MARINE AREA.

GMZ650-655-670-675-231130-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-091023T1600Z/
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-
1019 PM CDT THU OCT 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT
FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT FRIDAY. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH WINDS
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS OF UP TO 7 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE
ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 60 NM.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ630-231130-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-091023T1600Z/
MOBILE BAY-
1019 PM CDT THU OCT 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT
FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT FRIDAY. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING AHEAD OF AN EASTWARD MOVING COLD FRONT.
GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT
AND EARLY FRIDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
BAY.

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.

&&

$$
881 
WHUS74 KMOB 231240
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
740 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING FOR
THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING MOBILE
BAY...

.SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A FRONT WILL REMAIN STRONG OVER THE ALABAMA
AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS AND MOBILE BAY THROUGH LATE THIS
MORNING. 

GMZ650-655-670-675-231600-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-091023T1600Z/
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-
740 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT THIS
MORNING. 

SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS REMAIN IN
THE FORECAST. SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 7 FEET CAN BE
EXPECTED OVER THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS OUT TO
60 NM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

GMZ630-231600-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-091023T1600Z/
MOBILE BAY-
740 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT THIS
MORNING. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS
CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
BAY.

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.

&&

$$
572 
WHUS74 KMOB 231613
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1113 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF WATERS OF
ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL
MILES...UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

...THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR MOBILE BAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

.A SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A FRONT WILL REMAIN STRONG OVER THE
ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT HAS DIMINISHED SLIGHTLY OVER MOBILE BAY. WINDS AND
SEAS WILL DROP JUST BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS OVER THE ENTIRE
MARINE AREA BY TONIGHT.
 
GMZ630-231715-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-091023T1600Z/
MOBILE BAY-
1113 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DECREASED SLIGHTLY OVER MOBILE BAY LATE THIS MORNING AS A
COLD FRONT IS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20
KNOTS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO AROUND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY LATE
AFTERNOON. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. 

$$

GMZ650-655-670-675-232100-
/O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-091023T2100Z/
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-
1113 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE GULF
COASTAL WATERS THROUGH MOST OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS...GRADUALLY
BECOMING MORE WESTERLY AND SLIGHTLY SUBSIDING BY LATE AFTERNOON. 
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS OF 5 TO 7 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED WELL
OFFSHORE...AND 3 TO 5 FEET CLOSER TO SHORE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
525 
WHUS74 KMOB 232102
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
402 PM CDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

.WINDS AND SEAS HAVE DROPPED TO JUST BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS OF AROUND 15 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THIS
EVENING...INCREASING SLIGHTLY TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. 

GMZ650-655-670-675-232215-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-091023T2100Z/
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-
402 PM CDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS AND SEAS HAVE DROPPED TO JUST BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS OF AROUND 15 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THIS
EVENING...INCREASING SLIGHTLY TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT.

$$

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 20, 3:38 PM CDT, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 20, 3:38 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
338 PM CDT TUE OCT 20 2009

.SHORT TERM TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
SOUTHEAST AND MID ATLANTIC LOOKS TO HOLD STRONG ENOUGH FOR ANOTHER
DAY...TO MAINTAIN RAINFREE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH WED. OVERNIGHT
LOWS WILL BE A LITTLE WARMER WITH THE HIGH...NOW TO THE EAST. LOWS
RANGING FROM THE MID 40S INTERIOR TO MID/UPPER 50S COAST. HIGHS ON
WEDNESDAY NEAR 80. /10

.LONG TERM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...SYNOPTIC SCALE SURFACE
RIDGE MOVES OFF THE EASTERN SEABOARD ON THU. AT THE SAME TIME...A
COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE EASTWARD OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.
AHEAD OF THE FRONT...GULF MOISTURE DEEPENS AND OVERSPREADS THE GULF
COAST WITH CHANCES OF SHWRS/TSTMS ON THE INCREASE THU. WITH
INCREASED DEEP LAYER LIFT SPREADING EASTWARD OVER THE GULF COAST THU
THRU FRI AM...THERE APPEARS TO BE ENOUGH WIND SHEAR TO SUPPORT SOME
ENHANCED STRONGER CONVECTIVE UPDRAFTS. ALTHOUGH...A FEW SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION...THE PRESENCE OF WEAK
LAPSE RATES=>EQUATING TO A LACK OF SUBSTANTIAL INSTABILITY PRECLUDES
A WIDESPREAD OCCURRENCE OF SEVERE STORMS LATE IN THE WEEK AHEAD OF
THE FRONT. LATEST GRIDDED QPF SHOWS THE POTENTIAL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF
RAINFALL DURING THIS UPCOMING EVENT.

FOLLOWING A PERIOD OF UNSETTLED WEATHER LATE IN THE WEEK...THE
WEEKEND LOOKS RAINFREE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EASTWARD ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN STATES. AS WE HEAD INTO THE START OF NEXT WEEK...THERE IS
MORE DIVERGENCE IN SOLUTIONS. THE 20.12 GFS PHYSICAL SOLUTION SHOWS
UPPER TROF AXIS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WITH DEEPEST MOISTURE
OVER THE SOUTHERN REACHES OF THE GULF. INTO THE WESTERN
CARIBBEAN...THE GFS SHOWS A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MEANDERING
ABOUT EARLY NEXT WEEK. MEANWHILE...THE ECMWF HAS BEEN MORE ROBUST
OVER THE PAST SEVERAL RUNS IN BRINGING ITS WESTERN CARIBBEAN LOW
NORTHWARD INTO THE SE GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK. TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE
LOW...THE EURO SOLUTION HAS A SHARPER UPPER TROF AXIS OVER THE
WESTERN GULF WITH A DEEPER MOISTURE SIGNAL OVER THE E GULF AND SE US...
AS ITS LOW EASES NORTHWARD. WE HAVE A LOW END SLGT CHC OF SHWRS OVER
THE COAST AND GULF WATERS EARLY NEXT WEEK OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE
RELIABLE ECMWF...BUT NOT GOING AS WET GIVEN THE OPPOSITE SOLUTION
ADVERTISED BY THE GFS. QUITE A BIT OF TIME TO FINE TUNE. THERE IS
CREDENCE OF A SYSTEM FORMING OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN GIVEN THE
PRESENCE OF A STALLED SURFACE TROF...ALONG WITH QUITE A BIT OF
CLOUDS/SHWRS/TSTMS OUT THERE. WHATEVER HAPPENS...THE FLOW OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF SHOULD KEEP ANY SYSTEM WELL TO OUR SOUTH AND EAST. NO
CHANGES TO TEMPERATURES. /10

&&

.AVIATION 18Z/00Z ISSUANCE...VFR CONDITIONS CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT
24 HOURS. A GENERALLY LIGHT EAST TO NORTHEAST FLOW CONTINUES WITH
SOME CUMULIFORM CLOUDS TO THE SOUTH OF THE SITES. /29

&&

.MARINE...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST STATES REMAINS IN
PLACE THROUGH THU THEN MOVES OFF INTO THE ATLANTIC AS A SYSTEM
ADVANCES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN
THESE TWO FEATURES RESULTS IN THE EASTERLY FLOW NEAR 15 KNOTS VEERING
TO THE SOUTHEAST AND INCREASING TO NEAR 20 KNOTS ON WEDNESDAY. HAVE
GONE AHEAD AND ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR MOST OF THE MARINE
AREA FROM WED MORNING THROUGH THU MORNING...WHEN WINDS SUBSIDE
DURING THE DAY TO NEAR 15 KNOTS. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES AGAIN
TO AROUND 20 KNOTS ON FRI AS THE ADVANCING SYSTEM BRINGS A COLD FRONT
NEAR THE AREA...THEN A NORTHWEST FLOW JUST UNDER 20 KNOTS FOLLOWS IN
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WHICH MOVES THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON INTO FRI EVENING.
THE NORTHWEST FLOW SUBSIDES TO NEAR 15 KNOTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON THEN
VEERS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS ON SUNDAY AS A SURFACE
FOLLOWS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. /29

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...DAYTIME HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO MODERATE IN THE
NEAR TERM WITH CHANCES OF SHWRS/TSTMS ON THE INCREASE BY THU.
TRANSPORT FLOW WITHIN THE MIXED LAYER WILL TREND HIGHER ON THU AS THE
FRONT APPROACHES. GOOD DAYTIME DISPERSION EXPECTED THE NEXT COUPLE
DAYS. /10

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE      53  80  65  78 /  05  05  20  70
PENSACOLA   56  78  64  78 /  05  05  10  50
DESTIN      59  77  66  79 /  05  05  10  40
EVERGREEN   43  79  55  78 /  00  05  10  50
WAYNESBORO  46  79  57  78 /  00  10  20  70
CAMDEN      44  79  56  78 /  00  05  10  70

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
FL...NONE.
MS...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM THURSDAY 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.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 20, 1:07 PM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
107 PM CDT TUE OCT 20 2009

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078-
079-211200-
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-
107 PM CDT TUE OCT 20 2009

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

MODERATE TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS OVER THE MARINE AREA MAY RESULT IN
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT.  NO OTHER FORMS OF HAZARDOUS
WEATHER ARE ANTICIPATED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF COLD FRONT LATE
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.  ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT IS
ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME...ISOLATED CASES OF DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE
HAIL OR TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE.  STAY TUNED ON THIS DEVELOPING
WEATHER PATTERN.

MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS OVER THE MARINE AREA MAY RESULT IN
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND STORM SPOTTERS WILL
NOT BE REQUIRED THROUGH TONIGHT.

The office that day

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