Alert archive / Alabama / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 5, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this gale warning at Oct 18, 2011, 4:15 AM CDT. It took effect at Oct 18, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 15 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
- Oct 18, 2011, 4:15 AM CDT (09:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 18, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 19, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
282 WHUS74 KMOB 180915 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 415 AM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN GULF MOVES NORTHWARD ACROSS NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON WHILE A STRONG COLD FRONT ADVANCES TO NEAR THE ALABAMA COASTAL WATERS. THE COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE MARINE AREA THIS EVENING WITH A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. A STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES THROUGH WEDNESDAY THEN SUBSIDES ON THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. A MAINLY LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW FOLLOWS FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES. GMZ630-650-655-670-675-181715- /O.UPG.KMOB.GL.A.0002.111019T0000Z-111019T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.GL.W.0005.111019T0000Z-111019T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0030.111019T1500Z-111020T1500Z/ 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- 415 AM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. NORTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS: SEAS BUILDING TUESDAY NIGHT TO 5 TO 8 FEET OUT TO 20 NM AND 9 TO 11 FEET FROM 20 TO 60 NM. SEAS SUBSIDING BY THURSDAY MORNING TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITHIN 20 NM AND 4 TO 6 FEET 20 TO 60 NM. BAYS AND INLAND WATERS ROUGH TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY THEN BECOMING CHOPPY TO ROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS 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 OR FREQUENT GUSTS 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
981 WHUS74 KMOB 181931 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 231 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN GULF MOVES NORTHWARD ACROSS NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON WHILE A STRONG COLD FRONT ADVANCES TO NEAR THE ALABAMA COASTAL WATERS. THE COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE MARINE AREA THIS EVENING WITH A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. A STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES THROUGH WEDNESDAY THEN SUBSIDES ON THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. A MAINLY LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW FOLLOWS FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES. GMZ630-650-655-670-675-190415- /O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0005.111019T0000Z-111019T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0030.111019T1500Z-111020T1500Z/ 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- 231 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. NORTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS: SEAS BUILDING TUESDAY NIGHT TO 5 TO 8 FEET OUT TO 20 NM AND 9 TO 11 FEET FROM 20 TO 60 NM. SEAS SUBSIDING BY THURSDAY MORNING TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITHIN 20 NM AND 4 TO 6 FEET 20 TO 60 NM. BAYS AND INLAND WATERS ROUGH TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY THEN BECOMING CHOPPY TO ROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS 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 OR FREQUENT GUSTS 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. && $$
514 WHUS74 KMOB 190209 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 909 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .A LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE NORTH OVER NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE PAST THE ALABAMA COASTAL WATERS THIS EVENING AND ACROSS THE MARINE AREA BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. IT WILL BRING A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE BEHIND IT. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY SUBSIDING THURSDAY. LATEST DOPPLER RADAR DATA INDICATE NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING OVER MOBILE BAY BEHIND THE FRONT AS IT MOVES ACROSS. GMZ630-650-655-670-675-191015- /O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111019T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0030.111019T1500Z-111020T1500Z/ 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- 909 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS: 5 TO 8 FEET OUT TO 20 NM AND 9 TO 11 FEET FROM 20 TO 60 NM. SUBSIDING EARLY THURSDAY TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITHIN 20 NM AND 4 TO 6 FEET 20 TO 60 NM. BAYS AND INLAND WATERS ROUGH THROUGH WEDNESDAY BECOMING CHOPPY TO ROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS 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 OR FREQUENT GUSTS 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. && $$
425 WHUS74 KMOB 190843 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 343 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS FROM 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST STATES MOVES NORTHWARD UP THE EASTERN STATES THROUGH FRIDAY WHILE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST STATES. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT THEN SUBSIDE ON THURSDAY. A GENERALLY LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW CONTINUES THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION. GMZ630-650-655-670-675-191645- /O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111019T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0030.111019T1500Z-111020T1500Z/ 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- 343 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE THROUGH 10 AM CDT. NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY LATE MORNING DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS: 5 TO 8 FEET OUT TO 20 NM AND 7 TO 11 FEET FROM 20 TO 60 NM TODAY SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. BAYS AND INLAND WATERS ROUGH BECOMING CHOPPY TO ROUGH BY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS 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 OR FREQUENT GUSTS 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 3:20 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 26 hr |
| Oct 18, 4:48 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MOB | 37 hr | |
| Oct 18, 2:34 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | 39 hr |
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