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Small Craft Advisory 48, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this small craft advisory at Nov 30, 2009, 4:51 AM CST. It took effect at Dec 1, 2009, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 30, 2009, 4:51 AM CST (10:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 1, 2009, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 1, 2009, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
382 WHUS74 KMOB 301051 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 451 AM CST MON NOV 30 2009 ...MARINE WEATHER CONDITIONS FORECAST TO DETERIORATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT .A FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS FORECAST TO SINK INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF BY TONIGHT AND STALL. ON THE WEST END OF THE GULF FRONT...LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF TUESDAY AND STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. AS THE LOW APPROACHES LATE TUESDAY...WINDS BECOME STRONG WITH A STRONG EASTERLY AND THEN SOUTHERLY FETCH RESULTING IN HIGH SEAS. ALTHOUGH THE LOW LIFTS NORTHEAST ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE LARGE WIND FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW SUGGESTS THAT WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE STRONG AS WELL THEN. GMZ650-655-670-675-301900- /O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0048.091201T0600Z-091201T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.GL.A.0003.091201T1800Z-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- 451 AM CST MON NOV 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. OFFSHORE FLOW IS FORECAST TO INCREASE TO ADVISORY LEVELS TONIGHT WITH SEAS BUILDING. AS THE WESTERN GULF LOW STRENGTHENS AND APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO A RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE BECOMING LIKELY. SEAS BUILD...BECOMING 10 TO 15 FEET NEAR SHORE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. WELL OFFSHORE...SEAS LOOK TO RANGE FROM 13 TO 18 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 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. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ GMZ630-301900- /O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0048.091201T1800Z-091202T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.GL.A.0003.091202T0300Z-091202T1800Z/ MOBILE BAY- 451 AM CST MON NOV 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. OFFSHORE FLOW IS FORECAST TO INCREASE TO ADVISORY LEVELS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE WESTERN GULF LOW STRENGTHENS AND APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO A RANGE FROM 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE BECOMING LIKELY. WAVES COULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 4 FEET ESPECIALLY OVER THE ENTRANCE OF MOBILE BAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$
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878 WHUS74 KMOB 301902 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 102 PM CST MON NOV 30 2009 ...MARINE WEATHER CONDITIONS FORECAST TO DETERIORATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT .A FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS FORECAST TO SINK INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF BY TONIGHT AND STALL. ON THE WEST END OF THE GULF FRONT... LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF TUESDAY AND STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. AS THE LOW APPROACHES LATE TUESDAY...WINDS BECOME STRONG WITH A STRONG EASTERLY AND THEN SOUTHERLY FETCH RESULTING IN HIGH SEAS. ALTHOUGH THE LOW LIFTS NORTHEAST ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE LARGE WIND FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW SUGGESTS THAT WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE STRONG AS WELL THEN. GMZ650-655-670-675-010315- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0048.091201T0600Z-091201T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.GL.A.0003.091201T1800Z-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- 102 PM CST MON NOV 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. OFFSHORE FLOW IS FORECAST TO INCREASE TO ADVISORY LEVELS TONIGHT WITH SEAS BUILDING. AS THE WESTERN GULF LOW STRENGTHENS AND APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO A RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE BECOMING LIKELY. SEAS BUILD...BECOMING 10 TO 15 FEET NEAR SHORE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. WELL OFFSHORE... SEAS LOOK TO RANGE FROM 13 TO 18 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 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. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ GMZ630-010315- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0048.091201T1800Z-091202T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.GL.A.0003.091202T0300Z-091202T1800Z/ MOBILE BAY- 102 PM CST MON NOV 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. OFFSHORE FLOW IS FORECAST TO INCREASE TO ADVISORY LEVELS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE WESTERN GULF LOW STRENGTHENS AND APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO A RANGE FROM 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE BECOMING LIKELY. WAVES COULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 4 FEET ESPECIALLY OVER THE ENTRANCE OF MOBILE BAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$
581 WHUS74 KMOB 010421 MWWMOB 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. GMZ650-655-670-675-011230- /O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0048.091201T0600Z-091201T2100Z/ /O.UPG.KMOB.GL.A.0003.091201T1800Z-091203T0600Z/ /O.NEW.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- 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. && $$ GMZ630-011230- /O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0048.091201T0600Z-091202T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KMOB.GL.A.0003.091202T0300Z-091202T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.GL.W.0006.091202T0300Z-091202T1800Z/ MOBILE BAY- 1021 PM CST MON NOV 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST TUESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL BECOME EASTERLY ON TUESDAY WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE BY TUESDAY EVENING WITH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHERLY OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS GRADUALLY DECREASE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND BECOME NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WAVES COULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 4 FEET ESPECIALLY OVER THE ENTRANCE OF MOBILE BAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
306 WHUS74 KMOB 011202 MWWMOB 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- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-091201T2100Z/ /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- 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. && $$ GMZ630-012015- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-091202T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0006.091202T0300Z-091202T1800Z/ MOBILE BAY- 602 AM CST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME EASTERLY TODAY WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE BY THIS EVENING WITH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHERLY OVERNIGHT. THE WINDS GRADUALLY DECREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BECOMING NORTHWEST BY THURSDAY MORNING. MOBILE BAY CONDITIONS ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. WAVE HEIGHTS IN THE BAY COULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 4 FEET ESPECIALLY OVER THE ENTRANCE OF MOBILE BAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
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- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-091201T2100Z/ /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. && $$ GMZ630-020430- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-091202T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0006.091202T0300Z-091202T1800Z/ MOBILE BAY- 216 PM CST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A VERY STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MARINE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN BECOME MOSTLY SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT...IN RESPONSE TO A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INLAND ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA COAST LATER THIS EVENING. WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WILL BE LIKELY OVER MOBILE BAY LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET OVER EXPOSED AREAS OR OVER THE LOWER END OF MOBILE BAY WILL ALSO BE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
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- /O.COR.KMOB.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-091201T2100Z/ /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. && $$ GMZ630-020445- /O.COR.KMOB.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-091202T0300Z/ /O.COR.KMOB.GL.W.0006.091202T0300Z-091202T1800Z/ MOBILE BAY- 224 PM CST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A VERY STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MARINE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN BECOME MOSTLY SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT...IN RESPONSE TO A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INLAND ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA COAST LATER THIS EVENING. WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WILL BE LIKELY OVER MOBILE BAY LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET OVER EXPOSED AREAS OR OVER THE LOWER END OF MOBILE BAY WILL ALSO BE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
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 Nov 29, 11:36 PM CST, 5 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 29, 11:36 PM CST, 5 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1136 PM CST SUN NOV 29 2009 .AVIATION (06Z ISSUANCE)...CEILINGS STEADILY LOWER THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND DROP TO NEAR 2.5KFT BY MIDDAY. INCLUDED LIGHT FOG DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT AT THE THREE TAF SITES THEN ENDING BY 13Z. THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH 17-20Z AND INCLUDED A TEMPO GROUP FOR MODERATE SHOWERS AND CEILINGS NEAR 1.5KFT. LAYER LIFTED CEILINGS NEAR 2.5KFT FOLLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THEN VFR CONDITIONS DEVELOP MONDAY EVENING. /29 ** PREVIOUS DISCUSSION ** .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT)...TONIGHT WE SEE WEAK ISENTROPIC FORCING BRINGING A SMALL CHANCE OF RAIN BEFORE SUNRISE OVER THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND POSSIBLY INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA ZONES. APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE RAIN AS EARLY AS TONIGHT IN NORTHWEST ZONES WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY. DECREASING RAIN LATE MONDAY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER ROUND TUESDAY. HEAVIEST RAIN WILL BE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT AND COULD REACH 6 TO 8 INCHES ESPECIALLY WITHIN 60 TO 80 MILES OF THE COAST. MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ALONG COASTAL ZONES TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT WILL BECOMING WEST WEDNESDAY. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO BE VEXING FOR LATE TUESDAY AS GFS AND ECMWF OUTPUTS ARE AT ODDS WITH EACH OTHER. AS STATED YESTERDAY, THEY MAY BE BOTH RIGHT WITH MAIN CENTER MAY BE WEST WITH TRIPLE POINT OF A WARM OCCLUSION NEAR MOBILE BAY. STRONGER ONSHORE WIND IS SHOWN GUSTING TO NEAR WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA, AND IF THE WARM FRONT MOVES ASHORE PER THE EURO IT WOULD MIX DOWN HIGHER MOMENTUM AIR TO THE SURFACE. THAT WOULD INDEED RISK WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. BUT AS SEEN IN THE CALCULATIONS FOR GFS, THE LOW WOULD BE AT A COASTAL CROSSING BETWEEN DAUPHIN ISLAND AND GULF SHORES LATE TUESDAY BETWEEN SUNDOWN AND MIDNIGHT. HIGH TIDE IS 1.8 FT AT 8 PM TUESDAY WITH A RANGE OF 2.3 FEET PER ASTRONOMICAL PREDICTIONS. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF COASTAL FLOODING TUESDAY, BUT WE WILL NOT KNOW MUCH MORE UNTIL CONFIDENCE BUILDS IN THE MODEL CALCULATIONS ESPECIALLY ON WIND. AT THE POSITION INDICATED FOR ARRIVAL ASHORE, THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS STEEP ENOUGH TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING TO CREATE A PROBLEM WITH ONSHORE WIND DRIVING WATER ASHORE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE IN MOBILE BAY AND OTHER LARGE SHALLOW BAYS. GFS CONTINUES FASTER AND EURO CONTINUES SLOWER, TO THE WEST, STILL IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA. LATER CALCULATIONS WOULD BE ABLE TO DEFINE THE RISK MORE CLOSELY. AS FOR RAIN CHANCES AND AMOUNT, THE EURO AND GFS ARE STILL SUFFICIENTLY CLOSE IN AGREEMENT WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE RAINFALL OUTPUTS THAT HEAVY RAIN SHOULD BE CONSIDERED LIKELY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. CURRENTLY THE FORECAST IS JOINED TO THE GFS TRACK OF THE SURFACE LOW. / 77 .LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)...NO CHANGES. RESIDUAL RAIN ENDING WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH COOLER AIR RETURNING. && .MARINE...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES RESULTS IN A CONTINUED LIGHT ONSHORE FLOW THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST AND MOVE ACROSS THE MARINE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH A MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPING MONDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 15-20 KT RANGE MONDAY NIGHT... BUT THERE IS CERTAINLY A POSSIBILITY OF A PERIOD OF SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 KT AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES MAY BECOME NECESSARY. NOT ENOUGH CONFIDENCE ON THIS SHIFT TO ISSUE ONE AT THIS TIME. THE FRONT THEN STALLS OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF BY TUESDAY WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING ALONG THE BOUNDARY OVER THE WESTERN GULF. WHILE GUIDANCE STILL DIFFERS SOMEWHAT ON TIMING AND TRACK OF THE LOW...WE ARE CONFIDENT IN THE GENERAL IDEA OF A DEEPENING LOW MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. WITH A 1020+ MB HIGH POSITIONED OFF THE CAROLINA COAST...A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL EXIST OVER THE MARINE AREA. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE TUESDAY AFTN INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THE MODEL GUIDANCE IS POINTING AT THE POTENTIAL FOR GALE CONDITIONS TUESDAY NIGHT AND HAVE WORDED THE POSSIBILITY IN THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST. HAVE ALSO BUMPED UP THE SEAS FORECAST TO A RANGE OF 8-13 FEET OFFSHORE. SOME GUIDANCE HAS SEAS AS HIGH AS 15-17 FT...AND WE WILL HAVE TO MONITOR THIS POTENTIAL. TIDES ALSO EXPECTED TO RUN 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE FLOW BECOMES INCREASINGLY ONSHORE AND WITH THE SPRING TIDE CYCLE AT ITS PEAK...COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE A CONCERN. ONE OTHER HAZARD WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS OVER THE OPEN WATERS. A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW AND ITS ATTENDANT COLD FRONT PULL OFF WELL TO THE NORTHEAST. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS WILL LIKELY BE MAINTAINED THROUGH THURSDAY. 34/JFB && .AVIATION... 18Z TAF CYCLE. LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW WITH VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY WITH ONLY PASSING MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS. MID LEVEL CLOUDS INCREASE OVERNIGHT...WHICH MAKES FOG POTENTIAL UNCERTAIN. KEPT AN MVFR VSBY MENTION AT THE TERMINALS FOR THE EARLY MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FORM THE NORTHWEST TOMORROW...NEARING MOB/BFM BY 18Z AND PNS A FEW HOURS AFTER. A FEW SHOWERS ALONG WITH BROKEN CIGS OF 3-5 KFT EXPECTED WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. 34/JFB && .FIRE WEATHER...APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE RAIN AS EARLY AS TONIGHT IN NORTHWEST ZONES WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY. DECREASING RAIN LATE MONDAY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER ROUND TUESDAY. HEAVIEST RAIN WILL BE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT AND COULD REACH 6 TO 8 INCHES ESPECIALLY WITHIN 60 TO 80 MILES OF THE COAST. MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ALONG COASTAL ZONES TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT WILL BECOMING WEST WEDNESDAY. MINIMUM HUMIDITY IN THE 40S AND 50S MOST OF THE WEEK. RH UNLIKELY TO DESCEND TO LESS THAN 35 PERCENT UNTIL FRIDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MOBILE 57 67 46 60 / 10 70 20 70 PENSACOLA 57 69 49 61 / 05 60 20 60 DESTIN 57 69 51 60 / 05 50 20 60 EVERGREEN 49 64 39 59 / 10 70 05 50 WAYNESBORO 51 62 39 56 / 30 80 05 60 CAMDEN 51 63 36 57 / 20 80 05 40 CRESTVIEW 49 69 44 63 / 05 50 10 50 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 29, 3:55 PM CST, 12 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 355 PM CST SUN NOV 29 2009 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078- 079-302200- 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- 355 PM CST SUN NOV 29 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...TONIGHT AND MONDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. A MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW AND BUILDING SEAS IS EXPECTED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS MONDAY NIGHT IN THE WAKE OF A FRONTAL PASSAGE. SMALL CRAFT ARE ADVISED TO EXERCISE CAUTION. A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF ON TUESDAY AND DEEPEN AS IT TRACKS TOWARD THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE COAST AND OFFSHORE LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. SOME OF THE RAIN COULD BE HEAVY AND SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE COAST. THIS HEAVY RAIN COULD PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. OVER THE MARINE AREA...CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO WORSEN WITH WINDS INCREASING CLOSE TO GALE FORCE BY TUESDAY NIGHT. THE DURATION OF A STRONG EASTERLY AND THEN SOUTHERLY FETCH RESULTS IN SEAS BUILDING TO AROUND 8 FEET NEAR SHORE...UPWARDS TO AROUND 13 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. 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. ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES ARE FORECAST AS WINDS INCREASE AND TAKE ON A SOUTHERLY COMPONENT TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING LATE TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND...AROUND THE WESTERN SHORES OF MOBILE BAY...AND ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST FROM FORT MORGAN TO FORT PICKENS. STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ON THIS DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS LOOK TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH A MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW AND MODERATE SEAS THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL NOT BE REQUIRED THROUGH MONDAY.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 4:51 AM CST | Gale Watch | MOB | 18 hr | |
| Nov 30, 5:39 AM CST | Coastal Flood Watch | MOB | 15 hr | |
| Nov 30, 12:30 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 2 hr |
| Nov 30, 3:54 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | MOB | Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia and 3 more | 43 hr |
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