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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Feb 28, 2009, 3:02 PM CST for 10 counties in Alabama; 5 counties in Mississippi. It took effect at Feb 28, 2009, 10:15 PM CST. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 28, 2009, 3:02 PM CST (21:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 28, 2009, 10:15 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2009, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Butler County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 215 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 449 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 368 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 414 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS74 KMOB 282102 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 302 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE AREA BY SUNRISE SUNDAY... .A COLD...ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL MOVE OVER THE LOWER MISS RIVER VALLEY LATE TONIGHT BEHIND AN UPPER SYSTEM PASSING OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CREATE SURFACE WINDS AVERAGING 23 TO 27 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE 35 MPH. THE FLOW WILL EASE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-010515- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.090301T1200Z-090302T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...PENSACOLA... FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY... MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...GULF BREEZE...CRESTVIEW... WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT... NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 302 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. A COLD...ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT INT SUNDAY...BRINGING STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AVERAGING 23 TO 27 MPH SUNDAY. FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE 35 MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY. THE WINDS WILL EASE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES TOWARDS THE AREA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KMOB 010421 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1021 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. .A COLD...ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL MOVE OVER THE LOWER MISS RIVER VALLEY LATE TONIGHT BEHIND AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CREATE SURFACE WINDS AVERAGING 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-011230- /O.EXT.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.090301T0415Z-090302T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...PENSACOLA... FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY... MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...GULF BREEZE...CRESTVIEW... WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT... NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 1021 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. A COLD...ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL MOVE OVER THE LOWER MISS RIVER VALLEY LATE TONIGHT BEHIND AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CREATE SURFACE WINDS AVERAGING 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS74 KMOB 011316 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 716 AM CST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. .AN ARCTIC HIGH MOVING EAST OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IS BRINGING SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 25 MPH AND FREQUENT GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AS THE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST STATES. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-012130- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090302T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...PENSACOLA... FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY... MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...GULF BREEZE...CRESTVIEW... WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT... NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 716 AM CST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. .AN ARCTIC HIGH MOVING EAST OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IS BRINGING SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 25 MPH AND FREQUENT GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AS THE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST STATES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS74 KMOB 012139 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 339 PM CST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. .AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM ADVANCING ACROSS THE PLAINS AND A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER GEORGIA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING BRISK CONDITIONS TO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON THEN SUBSIDE TO 5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES NORTH AWAY FROM THE AREA. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-020000- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090302T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...PENSACOLA... FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY... MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...GULF BREEZE...CRESTVIEW... WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT... NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 339 PM CST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 6:46 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 59 min |
| Feb 28, 10:34 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 10 days |
| Feb 28, 10:34 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 10 days |
| Feb 28, 3:18 PM CST | Gale Watch | MOB | 7 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Alabama, 2009Wind Advisories in Mississippi, 2009Wind Advisories in Florida, 2009Every wind advisory in 2009
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.