Alert archive / Alabama / Gale Warnings in 2011

Gale Warning 3, NWS Mobile, AL

September 4, 2011

NWS Mobile, AL issued this gale warning at Sep 4, 2011, 10:26 PM CDT. It was in force for 21 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 4, 2011, 10:26 PM CDT (03:26 UTC)
Expired
Sep 5, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

590 
WHUS74 KMOB 050326
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1026 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM MONDAY FOR THE COASTAL
WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING ALL
INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS...

.THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WILL MOVE ACROSS INLAND AREAS OF
LOUISIANA...SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING. A STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW AND HIGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE
OVER THE MARINE AREA THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST
THEN NORTHWEST AND GRADUALLY DECREASE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AS
THE STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE OFF TO THE EAST NORTHEAST.

GMZ630-650-655-670-675-051530-
/O.NEW.KMOB.GL.W.0003.110905T0326Z-110906T0000Z/
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-
1026 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45
  KNOTS.
 
* SEAS: SEAS UP TO 15 FEET OVER THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS OUT TO 60 NM
  CAN BE EXPECTED. BAYS AND INLAND WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY
  ROUGH. 

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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
859 
WHUS74 KMOB 050938
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
438 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM MONDAY FOR THE
COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM
INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS...

.THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WILL MOVE ACROSS INLAND AREAS
OF LOUISIANA...SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA THROUGH
THIS EVENING. A STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW AND HIGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE
OVER THE MARINE AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST
THEN NORTHWEST AND GRADUALLY DECREASE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AS
THE STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE OFF TO THE EAST NORTHEAST.

GMZ630-650-655-670-675-051745-
/O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0025.110906T0000Z-110906T1500Z/
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-
438 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT
TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40
  KNOTS TODAY...DECREASING OVERNIGHT TO AROUND 20 KNOTS BY SUNRISE TUESDAY.

* SEAS: SEAS UP TO 15 FEET OVER THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS OUT TO 60 NM
  CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY...THEN BEGIN TO SETTLE TONIGHT TO AROUND 6
  FEET BY SUNRISE TUESDAY.

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...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING
SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
371 
WHUS74 KMOB 051645
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1145 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE
COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM
INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS...

.THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA THROUGH THIS EVENING. A STRONG
SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW AND HIGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE AREA
THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST THEN
NORTHWEST AND GRADUALLY DECREASE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AS THE STORM
SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE OFF TO THE EAST NORTHEAST.

GMZ630-650-655-670-675-060000-
/O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0025.110906T0000Z-110906T1500Z/
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-
1145 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM CDT TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL THEN BE IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM CDT TUESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40
  KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING...AND THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* SEAS: SEAS UP TO 15 FEET OVER THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS OUT TO 60 NM
  CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING...THEN BEGIN TO SETTLE TO 5
  TO 8 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT.

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...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
915 
WHUS74 KMOB 052143
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
443 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE
COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM
INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS...

.THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN
ALABAMA AND INTO WESTERN GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT
TRAILING THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS...WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND THEN
GRADUALLY DECREASING BY LATE TONIGHT.

GMZ630-650-655-670-675-060545-
/O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0025.110906T0000Z-110906T1500Z/
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-
443 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS
  TO 45 KNOTS EARLY WILL BECOME NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS BY LATE
  TONIGHT.

* SEAS: SEAS AS HIGH AS 15 FEET OVER THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS OUT TO
  60 NM...WILL BEGIN TO SETTLE TO 7 TO 11 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT.

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...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
312 
WHUS74 KMOB 060021
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
721 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR
THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM
INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS...

.THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OFF TO THE
NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT FOLLOWED BY A TRAILING COLD FRONT MOVING
SOUTHEAST OVER THE MARINE AREA BY EARLY THIS EVENING. A STRONG
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL FOLLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
NORTHERLY WINDS AND SEAS WILL REBUILD OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT MOSTLY
FROM COLD AIR DRAINAGE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

GMZ630-650-655-670-675-061200-
/O.EXP.KMOB.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-110906T1500Z/
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-
721 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS.

* SEAS: SEAS DECREASING TO 7 TO 11 FEET OVERNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND
  WATERS ROUGH.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 4, 9:16 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB59 min
Sep 4, 9:58 PM CDTHigh Wind WarningMOB21 hr
Sep 4, 9:58 PM CDTWind AdvisoryMOBButler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more24 hr
Sep 4, 10:24 PM CDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryMOB15 hr
Sep 4, 10:24 PM CDTRip Current StatementMOB21 hr
Sep 4, 10:24 PM CDTHigh Surf AdvisoryMOB21 hr
Sep 5, 1:10 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB50 min
Sep 5, 1:44 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBChoctaw, Washington50 min
Sep 5, 2:18 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBWashington16 min
Sep 5, 2:24 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBBaldwin15 hr
Sep 5, 3:08 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB112 min
Sep 5, 3:36 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBClarke, Mobile, Washington39 min
Sep 5, 3:56 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Sep 5, 4:38 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB29 hr
Sep 5, 4:55 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB65 min
Sep 5, 5:24 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBWashington51 min
Sep 5, 5:51 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB114 min
Sep 5, 6:15 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington19 min
Sep 5, 6:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile50 min
Sep 5, 6:44 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB91 min
Sep 5, 7:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile38 min
Sep 5, 7:42 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Sep 5, 7:52 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB83 min
Sep 5, 8:07 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB38 min
Sep 5, 8:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile, Washington50 min
Sep 5, 8:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington65 min
Sep 5, 8:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington45 min
Sep 5, 9:19 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB41 min
Sep 5, 9:41 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Sep 5, 9:56 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBEscambia34 min
Sep 5, 9:59 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Sep 5, 9:59 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBCovington61 min
Sep 5, 10:11 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBMonroe26 min
Sep 5, 10:23 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBMobile14 hr
Sep 5, 10:35 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBEscambia40 min
Sep 5, 10:52 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBConecuh, Escambia, Monroe38 min
Sep 5, 10:58 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBCovington62 min
Sep 5, 11:24 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBMonroe, Wilcox36 min
Sep 5, 11:43 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB107 min
Sep 5, 12:31 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBCovington26 min
Sep 5, 12:54 PM CDTCoastal Flood WarningMOB6 hr
Sep 4, 9:12 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa63 min
Sep 4, 11:53 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBSanta Rosa67 min
Sep 5, 1:07 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa53 min
Sep 5, 5:11 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBOkaloosa64 min
Sep 5, 7:23 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa12 hr
Sep 5, 9:16 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBOkaloosa44 min
Sep 5, 10:39 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa111 min
Sep 5, 1:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa39 min
Sep 4, 7:05 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBPerry, Stone28 min
Sep 4, 8:15 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBPerry45 min
Sep 4, 8:28 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBWayne62 min
Sep 5, 4:40 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBGeorge, Greene50 min

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Sources

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