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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at May 20, 2009, 5:43 AM EDT. It took effect at May 20, 2009, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 20, 2009, 5:43 AM EDT (09:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 20, 2009, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 20, 2009, 9:01 PM EDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS74 KMOB 200943 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 443 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2009 ...A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALABAMA AND WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE COASTAL AREAS TODAY... .A STRONG SYSTEM PASSING SOUTH OF THE AREA TODAY INTO TONIGHT WILL CREATE A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE AREA TODAY. THE GRADIENT WILL BE TIGHTEST ALONG THE COAST. WITH MIXING IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER INCREASING AS THE DAY HEATS UP...STRONGER WINDS ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL MIX DOWN...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE 35 MPH POSSIBLE TODAY ALONG THE GULF COAST. WINDS FARTHER INLAND WILL BE LESS...WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH EXPECTED. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-201745- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0003.090520T1200Z-090521T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...PENSACOLA...FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA... BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...PACE...MILTON...WRIGHT... NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO 443 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A SYSTEM PASSING SOUTH OF THE AREA TODAY WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA TODAY. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH. ARE EXPECTED OVER COASTAL AREAS OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KMOB 201746 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1246 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2009 ...A WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR ALABAMA AND WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE COASTAL AREAS TODAY... .A STRONG SYSTEM PASSING SOUTH OF THE AREA LATER THIS WEEK WILL BRING STRONG WINDS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING AND WILL BE STRONGEST ALONG THE COAST. FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE 35 MPH POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ALONG THE GULF COAST. WINDS FURTHER INLAND WILL BE WEAKER...WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH EXPECTED. WIND WILL ABATE BY MORNING. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-210200- /O.EXT.KMOB.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090521T0600Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...PENSACOLA...FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA... BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...PACE...MILTON...WRIGHT... NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO 1246 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS IS EXTENDED UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. A SYSTEM PASSING SOUTH OF THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH. ARE EXPECTED OVER COASTAL AREAS OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMOB 210101 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 801 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... .THE EASTERLY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 15 MPH GUSTING TO 25 MPH RIGHT ALONG THE COAST...AND TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH FARTHER INLAND. THESE WIND SPEED VALUES ARE BELOW THE CRITERIA FOR A WIND ADVISORY. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-210215- /O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090521T0600Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...PENSACOLA...FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA... BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...PACE...MILTON...WRIGHT... NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO 801 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT FROM 10 TO 15 MPH INLAND AND 15 GUSTING TO NEAR 25 MPH ALONG THE COAST. THIS IS BELOW THE CRITERIA FOR ISSUING A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS FOR SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 25 MPH TO 39 MPH. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 5:31 AM EDT | Gale Warning | MOB | 30 hr | |
| May 20, 5:31 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 17 hr |
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Sources
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