Alert archive / Florida / Fire Weather Watches in 2011

Fire Weather Watch 19, NWS Mobile, AL

April 4, 2011

NWS Mobile, AL issued this fire weather watch at Apr 4, 2011, 4:16 PM EDT. It took effect at Apr 5, 2011, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 4, 2011, 4:16 PM EDT (20:16 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 5, 2011, 2:00 PM EDT
Expired
Apr 5, 2011, 6:09 AM EDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this fire weather watch 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 fire weather watch went out at Apr 4, 4:12 PM EDT, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 4:12 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 4, 7:28 AM EDT, 8 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
628 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078-
079-051130-
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-
628 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SEVERE WEATHER IS LIKELY AS AN ORGANIZED SQUALL LINE MOVES IN FROM
THE WEST. THERE WILL BE A POTENTIAL OF SEVERE STORMS OVER SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI AND EXTREME PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA BEGINNING
AROUND 3 PM AS THE SQUALL LINE MOVES INTO THE OUTLOOK AREA. THE
SQUALL LINE WILL THEN ADVANCE EAST ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA
THROUGH 2 AM TONIGHT. DATA STILL SUGGESTS THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE LIKELY ALONG THIS LINE OF STORMS...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS. IN ADVANCE OF THE LINE...
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM CELLS MAY DEVELOP BEGINNING AROUND MID
AFTERNOON...AND SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE
SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FAIRLY RAPIDLY...AND AS SUCH
WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED. RAINFALL TOTALS WILL
GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 1.5 INCHES ACROSS MOST OF THE
REGION...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL INCREASE TODAY
ALONG WITH BUILDING SEAS IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT
APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST...FOLLOWED BY A STRONG NORTHERLY WIND
FLOW DEVELOPING AROUND MIDNIGHT AND LASTING THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT IN
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS WILL BE ROUGH...AND
SEAS WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 9 FEET. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.

A STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW ALONG WITH INCREASING SWELL AND TIDAL
RANGES WILL RESULT IN HIGH SURF ALONG THE GULF BEACHES...MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING...AND A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.

STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AS HIGH
AS 35 MPH WILL OCCUR OVER LAND AREAS IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT. THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AS WELL AS TO OTHERS IN OUTDOOR WIND
SENSITIVE ACTIVITIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

STRONG NORTHERLY WIND FLOW TUESDAY MORNING WILL DECREASING TO 15 TO 20
KNOTS BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES AWAY FROM
THE AREA. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS WILL BE ROUGH...AND SEAS OF 7 TO
9 FEET WILL SUBSIDE BELOW 7 FEET EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL FOR
SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE REQUIRED BEGINNING AROUND MID AFTERNOON.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 4, 5:37 AM EDTWind AdvisoryMOBButler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more17 hr
Apr 4, 6:17 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB14 hr
Apr 4, 6:50 AM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryMOB18 hr
Apr 4, 11:20 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington12 hr
Apr 4, 11:20 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington12 hr
Apr 4, 4:04 PM EDTGale WarningMOB18 hr
Apr 4, 4:04 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB23 hr
Apr 4, 7:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw, Washington47 min

Nearby

Fire Weather Watches in Florida, 2011Every fire weather watch in 2011

Sources

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