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Small Craft Advisory 25, NWS Mobile, AL

April 26, 2010

NWS Mobile, AL issued this small craft advisory at Apr 26, 2010, 3:47 PM CDT. It took effect at Apr 26, 2010, 5:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 29 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 26, 2010, 3:47 PM CDT (20:47 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 26, 2010, 5:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 27, 2010, 10:23 PM CDT
In force
29 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

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 Apr 26, 3:45 PM CDT, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 3:45 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 26, 4:54 AM CDT, 10 hours 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
454 AM CDT MON APR 26 2010

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078-
079-271100-
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-
454 AM CDT MON APR 26 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A MODERATE TO STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS OVER THE MARINE AREA TODAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FOR THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA GULF WATERS THROUGH 11
AM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AGAIN ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS A
MODERATE TO STRONG WEST WIND DEVELOPS IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT.

A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE MARINE AREA ON
THURSDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR MARINERS AS A PROLONGED PERIOD OF 20 TO 25
KNOT WINDS WILL ALLOW SEAS TO BUILD AS HIGH AS 6 TO 9 FEET BY
FRIDAY.

THE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH AN INCREASED TIDAL
CYCLE WILL ALSO RESULT IN A MODERATE TO HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK
THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 26, 3:51 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB7 hr
Apr 26, 6:21 AM CDTRed Flag WarningMOB12 hr
Apr 26, 2:45 PM CDTFire Weather WatchMOB15 hr
Apr 26, 2:45 PM CDTFire Weather WatchMOB15 hr

Nearby

Small Craft Advisories in Alabama, 2010Every small craft advisory in 2010

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.