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Small Craft Advisory 1, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this small craft advisory at Jan 5, 2011, 3:49 PM CST. It took effect at Feb 25, 2011, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2011, 3:49 PM CST (21:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2011, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2011, 5:27 AM CST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
949 WHUS74 KMOB 052149 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 349 PM CST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FROM 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE... .MODERATE TO STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST TONIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST AWAY FROM THE AREA. A MODERATE TO STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES THROUGH FRIDAY THEN SUBSIDES FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. THE FLOW INCREASES AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT AND BECOMES EASTERLY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ADVANCES FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...AND SWITCHES TO A NORTHERLY DIRECTION SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN GULF. THE OFFSHORE FLOW SUBSIDES ON MONDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES EAST OF THE AREA. GMZ670-675-060600- /O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0001.110105T2149Z-110106T1200Z/ WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 349 PM CST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND DECREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT. 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. && $$
8 follow-up statements
806 WHUS74 KMOB 052252 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 452 PM CST WED JAN 5 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE NEAR SHORE WATERS AND AREA BAYS THROUGH MIDNIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FROM 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE... .AREAS OF DENSE FOG HAVE STARTED TO DEVELOP OVER AREA BAYS AND THE NEAR SHORE GULF WATERS AS WARM MOIST AIR OVERRUNS MUCH COOLER WATER TEMPERATURES. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE... WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR VISIBILITIES TO DROP AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE. THE FOGGY CONDITIONS WILL COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE MID TO LATE EVENING HOURS AS A COLD FRONT BRINGS DRIER AND COOLER AIR TO THE AREA. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST TONIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST AWAY FROM THE AREA. WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN NEAR 20 KNOTS FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS BEYOND 20 NM. GMZ630-650-655-060600- /O.NEW.KMOB.MF.Y.0002.110105T2252Z-110106T0600Z/ MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- 452 PM CST WED JAN 5 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG HAVE STARTED TO DEVELOP OVER AREA BAYS AND THE NEAR SHORE GULF WATERS AS WARM MOIST AIR OVERRUNS MUCH COOLER WATER TEMPERATURES. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE... WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR VISIBILITIES TO DROP AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE. THE FOGGY CONDITIONS WILL COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE MID TO LATE EVENING HOURS AS A COLD FRONT BRINGS DRIER AND COOLER AIR TO THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ670-675-060700- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110106T1200Z/ WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 452 PM CST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND DECREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY. 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. && $$
892 WHUS74 KMOB 060511 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1111 PM CST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FROM 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE THROUGH 6 AM THURSDAY... .A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST AWAY FROM THE AREA. WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN NEAR 20 KNOTS FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS BEYOND 20 NM. GMZ630-650-655-060615- /O.CAN.KMOB.MF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110106T0600Z/ MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- 1111 PM CST WED JAN 5 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. DRIER AIR IS MOVING INTO THE AREA WHICH HAS BROUGHT THE THREAT OF DENSE FOG TO AN END. $$ GMZ670-675-061200- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110106T1200Z/ WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1111 PM CST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND DECREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 FEET. 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. && $$
704 WHUS74 KMOB 241532 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 932 AM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY CANCELLED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM FRIDAY FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... . GMZ630-650-655-670-675-242345- /O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0001.110225T0600Z-110225T1600Z/ MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 932 AM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY. VISIBILITY ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS HAS INCREASED TO GREATER THAN ONE MILE AND THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LATER TODAY...WINDS AND SEAS WILL BUILD STEADILY THROUGH TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. * WINDS: INCREASING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING FRIDAY. * SEAS: SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
609 WHUS74 KMOB 241537 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 937 AM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY CANCELLED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM FRIDAY FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... .VISIBILITY ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS HAS INCREASED TO GREATER THAN ONE MILE AND THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LATER TODAY...WINDS AND SEAS WILL BUILD STEADILY THROUGH TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. GMZ630-650-655-670-675-242345- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0001.110225T0600Z-110225T1600Z/ 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- 937 AM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY. VISIBILITY ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS HAS INCREASED TO GREATER THAN ONE MILE AND THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LATER TODAY...WINDS AND SEAS WILL BUILD STEADILY THROUGH TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. * WINDS: INCREASING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING FRIDAY. * SEAS: SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. 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. && $$ 95/DM
261 WHUS74 KMOB 241918 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 118 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY ISSUED FOR MOBILE BAY THROUGH 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM FRIDAY FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... .RECENT VISIBILITY OBSERVATIONS INDICATE VISIBILITY OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF MOBILE BAY HAS DROPPED BELOW ONE MILE. VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY NOT IMPROVE MUCH THIS AFTERNOON. LATER THIS EVENING...WINDS AND SEAS WILL BUILD STEADILY THROUGH TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. GMZ630-250330- /O.NEW.KMOB.MF.Y.0001.110224T1918Z-110225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0001.110225T0600Z-110225T1600Z/ MOBILE BAY- 118 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY. * WINDS: INCREASING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING FRIDAY. * SEAS: SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. * VISIBILITY: VISIBILITY OF ONE MILE OR LESS IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST ACROSS AT LEAST THE SOUTHERN HALF OF MOBILE BAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. 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. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ650-655-670-675-250330- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0001.110225T0600Z-110225T1600Z/ 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- 118 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY. * WINDS: INCREASING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING FRIDAY. * SEAS: SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. 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. && $$ 95/DM
344 WHUS74 KMOB 242133 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 333 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY ISSUED FOR MOBILE BAY AND NEAR SHORE GULF WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM FRIDAY FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... .VISIBILITY OVER MOBILE BAY AND THE NEAR SHORE GULF WATERS WILL PERIODICALLY BE REDUCED TO ONE MILE OR LESS THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF TONIGHT. VISIBILITY SHOULD IMPROVE AFTER MIDNIGHT AS WINDS BECOME STRONGER. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BUILD STEADILY THROUGH TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. GMZ650-655-250545- /O.EXB.KMOB.MF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0001.110225T0600Z-110225T1600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- 333 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY. * WINDS: INCREASING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING FRIDAY. * SEAS: SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. * VISIBILITY: VISIBILITY WILL PERIODICALLY BE REDUCED TO ONE MILE OR LESS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. VISIBILITY SHOULD IMPROVE AFTER MIDNIGHT AS WINDS BECOME STRONGER. 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. && $$ GMZ630-250545- /O.EXT.KMOB.MF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0001.110225T0600Z-110225T1600Z/ MOBILE BAY- 333 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY... THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY. * WINDS: INCREASING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING FRIDAY. * SEAS: SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. * VISIBILITY: VISIBILITY OF ONE MILE OR LESS IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF TONIGHT. 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. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ670-675-250545- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0001.110225T0600Z-110225T1600Z/ WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 333 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY. * WINDS: INCREASING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING FRIDAY. * SEAS: SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 95/DM
444 WHUS74 KMOB 250100 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 700 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 10 AM FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING MOBILE BAY... .SOUTHERLY WINDS AND SEAS WILL BECOME MODERATE TO STRONG TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MARINE AREA ON FRIDAY WITH WINDS BECOMING NORTHERLY AND DECREASING. PATCHES OF FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE NAUTICAL MILE WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR SHORE AND OVER BAYS UNTIL THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. GMZ650-655-250900- /O.CAN.KMOB.MF.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ /O.CAN.KMOB.SC.Y.0001.110225T0600Z-110225T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0011.110225T0600Z-110225T1600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- 700 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY. * WINDS: INCREASING TO NEAR 20 KNOTS FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. * SEAS: SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FEET. 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. && $$ GMZ630-250900- /O.CAN.KMOB.MF.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ /O.CAN.KMOB.SC.Y.0001.110225T0600Z-110225T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0011.110225T0600Z-110225T1600Z/ MOBILE BAY- 700 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY. * WINDS: INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 20 TO 25 KNOTS FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 10 KNOTS BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ670-675-250900- /O.CAN.KMOB.SC.Y.0001.110225T0600Z-110225T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0011.110225T0600Z-110225T1600Z/ WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 700 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY. * WINDS: INCREASING TO NEAR 20 KNOTS FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. * SEAS: SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FEET. 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. && $$
675 WHUS74 KMOB 251127 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 527 AM CST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... .THE AXIS OF A TROF OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING EAST ACROSS THE MARINE AREA THIS MORNING. A LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHWEST FLOW AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE AS THE AXIS OF THE TROF PUSHES THROUGH. GMZ630-650-655-670-675-251230- /O.CAN.KMOB.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110225T1600Z/ /O.CAN.KMOB.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110225T1600Z/ MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 527 AM CST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LATEST MARINE OBSERVATIONS FROM BUOYS AND OTHER DATA COLLECTION PLATFORMS INDICATE WINDS ARE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION THIS MORNING. $$
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 Jan 5, 11:42 AM CST, 4 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 11:42 AM CST, 4 hours 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1142 AM CST WED JAN 5 2011 .AVIATION (18Z ISSUANCE)...CEILINGS WILL BE CHALLENGING EARLY ON IN WAKE OF SURFACE LOW EXITING TO THE EAST. WILL HAVE MVFR CEILINGS PREVAILING WITH A TEMPO GROUP FOR IFR CEILINGS BASED ON UPSTREAM OBSERVATIONS. MVFR CEILINGS CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT...THEN BECOME SCATTERED WITH VFR CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT. /29 && .UPDATE...HAVE REDUCED POPS DRAMATICALLY ACROSS THE AREA BASED ON RADAR TRENDS AND NEW MODEL DATA FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND ALSO REDUCED POPS FOR THIS EVENING. /29 ** PREVIOUS DISCUSSION ** .SHORT TERM...FOR TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN MOVING DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN TEXAS THIS MORNING ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES TODAY. AS A LARGE AREA OF RAIN...WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FCST AREA TODAY. AS THE LOW APPROACHES...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO THE SOUTH OF THE AREA OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. AS A RESULT...THE RAINFALL WHICH WILL BEGIN MORE AS A STRATIFORM RAIN WITH ELEVATED THUNDER THIS MORNING WILL LIKELY BECOME MORE SURFACE BASED CONVECTIVE THIS AFTERNOON AS MUCH OF THE FCST AREA IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE WARM SECTOR OF THE STORM SYSTEM. WHILE THE FCST AREA IS NOT OUTLOOKED FOR SEVERE WEATHER TODAY... MODESTLY STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES WILL BE IN PLACE AND SOME STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL. AS THE STORMS BECOME MORE SURFACE BASED THIS AFTERNOON...THERE WILL BE MORE OF A THREAT OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS WITH SOME OF THE STORMS...BUT THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER LOOKS TO BE MARGINAL AT THIS TIME. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS AND EAST OF THE FCST AREA TONIGHT...WITH RAINS ENDING AND SKIES CLEARING OVERNIGHT BUT WITH AN INCREASED NORTHWESTERLY FLOW EXPECTED. WITH THE INITIAL ONSHORE FLOW TODAY...EXPECT DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES TO BE SEVERAL DEGREES WARMER THAN YESTERDAY AT MOST LOCATIONS...WITH UPPER 60S AND LOWER 70S WESTERN AND COASTAL ZONES AND UPPER 50S TO MID 60S ALONG THE EAST OF I-65. TONIGHTS LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE COOLER THAN THOSE OF THIS MORNING...WITH INTERIOR SECTIONS DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 30S AND LOWER 40S...AND MID TO UPPER 40S EXPECTED CLOSER TO THE COAST. 12/DS FOR THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...BY THURSDAY MORNING...AS A SHORTWAVE AND THE FRONT ACCOMPANYING PUSH SOUTH OF THE MARINE AREA...A SECOND SHORTWAVE IS BEING ADVERTISED MOVING SOUTHEAST OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND MID MISS RIVER VALLEY....ALONG WITH ANOTHER SHORTWAVE MOVING AROUND THE BASE OF AN UPPER LOW OVER THE CA MARITIMES. GUIDANCE IS ADVERTISING THIS SHORTWAVE BECOMING CENTERED ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BY THURSDAY NIGHT. FOR THURSDAY'S FORECAST... GUIDANCE IS IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE SPECIFICS...AND SEE NO OTHER REASON TO DEVIATE FROM GUIDANCE...SO HAVE STUCK CLOSE WITH GUIDANCE...RESULTING IN TEMPS AROUND TO A BIT BELOW SEASONAL. FOR THURSDAY NIGHT...THE GFS IS ADVERTISING A STRONG PUSH OF COLDER NORTHWESTERLY AIR THAN THE NAM AS THE SHORTWAVE MOVES OFFSHORE AND A VORT LOBE SWING AROUND THE WOBBLING UPPER LOW NOW LOCATED JUST NORTH OF THE GREAT LAKES. THE GFS ENSEMBLES ARE INDICATING EVEN LOWER TEMPS. WITH THE GFS/MAX SOLUTION IN THE MIDDLE WITH THE SPECIFICS...HAVE WENT WITH THE GFS FOR LOWS THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS REASONING RESULTS IN OVERNIGHT TEMPS IN THE 30S...GENERALLY ABOVE FREEZING. FOR FRIDAY...THE PRECIOUS NIGHT'S DIFFERENCE IN COLD PUSH CONTINUES. SAME PATTERN CONTINUES IN THE SPECIFICS IN THE GUIDANCE...SO HAVE WENT IN THE MIDDLE...WITH THE GFS SOLUTION. OF NOTE AWAY FROM THE FA IS A SHORTWAVE SYSTEM MOVING OVER EASTERN TX...SET TO AFFECT THE FA IN THE EXTENDED. .LONG TERM...(FRIDAY NIGHT ON)WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED SHORTWAVE...THE MAIN EFFECT FOR THE FA IS A TEMPORARY SWITCH IN LOW LEVEL FLOW TO WESTERLY...ALLOWING FOR SOME MOISTURE RETURN OFF THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...A SHORTWAVE SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST...MORE ORGANIZED AND NORTH THAN THE GFS...BEGINS TO AFFECT THE AREA. WITH THE GFS ADVERTISING A MORE LOOSELY CLUMPED GROUP OF ENERGY ALONG WITH A SLIGHTLY QUICKER SPEED...A PIECE OF ENERGY SWINGING AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM BRINGS RAIN BACK TO THE AREA QUICKER THAN THE MORE ORGANIZED...SLOWER ECMWF. THIS RESULTS IN THE GFS ADVERTISING MEASURABLE QPF MOVING OVER THE AREA EARLY SATURDAY EVENING...WHILST THE ECMWF IS ADVERTISING MORE TOWARDS SUNRISE SUNDAY. SUNDAY IS WET IN BOTH MODELS...SO HAVE WENT ABOVE GUIDANCE WITH POPS...ADJUSTING TEMPS TO A WET...CLOUDY DAY. SUNDAY NIGHT...THE SLOWER...MORE ORGANIZED ECMWF MOVES THE PRECIP EAST OF THE AREA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...WHILE THE LESS ORGANIZED GFS LEAVES A SURFACE BOUNDARY JUST SOUTH OF THE MARINE FA. BOTH ARE ADVERTISING SOME RESIDUAL SHOWERS OVER THE MARINE FA MONDAY MORNING...THE ECMWF BY COLD ADVECTION...THE GFS DUE TO THE VICINITY OF THE SURFACE BOUNDARY. THE SPREAD IN GUIDANCE CONTINUES THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH THE ECMWF ADVERTISING A STRONG...COOLER NORTHERLY PUSH AS A SHORTWAVE PUSHED SOUTH OVER THE MISS RIVER VALLEY...WHILE THE GFS EASES THE SHORTWAVE EAST OVER THE MID MISS RIVER VALLEY AND TENN RIVER VALLEY. THIS RESULTS IN THE ECMWF ADVERTISING A COOLER SOLUTION FOR TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HAVE BLENDED THE SOLUTIONS...WITH THE 00Z ENSEMBLE MEAN LEANING TOWARDS THE ECMWF. && .MARINE...A MODERATE SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BECOME WESTERLY TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST ACROSS MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA. THE LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT...ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE MOVED WELL EAST AND SOUTH OF THE MARINE AREA BY LATE TONIGHT...WITH A MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW DEVELOPING AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY WEEKEND. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE EASTERLY BY SUNDAY AS THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE TO THE WEST OF THE MARINE AREA. 12/DS && .FIRE WEATHER...A PASSING SYSTEM WILL BRING COOL...RAINY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA TODAY. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE AREA TONIGHT...COLDER...DRIER NORTHERLY AIR WILL BEGIN TO MOVE OVER THE AREA LATER TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. AM EXPECTING THE COLD PUSH TO HELP LIMIT RH LEVELS FROM DROPPING TO CRITERIA LEVELS FOR THE MOST RH SENSITIVE AREA. A SERIES OF SHORTWAVE WILL HELP TO RE-ENFORCE THIS COLDER AIR OVER THE AREA...AND ACCORDING TO GUIDANCE...LIMIT RH VALUES FROM DROPPING MUCH BELOW 35 PERCENT INTO THE WEEKEND. BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW WILL BE A GENERAL NORTHWESTERLY...WITH A SHIFT TO WESTERLY AS THE SHORTWAVES PASS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MOBILE 70 44 59 37 63 / 90 40 00 00 00 PENSACOLA 66 46 59 41 61 / 90 50 00 00 00 DESTIN 64 47 56 41 59 / 90 70 00 00 00 EVERGREEN 63 41 56 34 61 / 90 40 00 00 00 WAYNESBORO 65 39 56 34 61 / 90 20 00 00 00 CAMDEN 61 38 55 34 61 / 90 30 00 00 00 CRESTVIEW 66 45 58 34 63 / 90 60 00 00 00 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. GM...NONE. && 12/16
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 5, 10:38 AM CST, 5 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1038 AM CST WED JAN 5 2011 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078- 079-061200- 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- 1038 AM CST WED JAN 5 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS. A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM OTHERWISE CONTINUES FOR THE REST OF THE DAY INTO THIS EVENING AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXITS TO THE EAST. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED. SOUTHERLY WINDS BECOME MODERATE TO STRONG TODAY AND GRADUALLY SWITCH TO A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION THROUGH TONIGHT. THESE MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTER THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEPARTS TO THE EAST...A DRIER AND COOLER WEATHER PATTERN WILL DEVELOP OVER THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. MORE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND MOVE EAST ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN GULF. OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...A MODERATE TO STRONG MAINLY NORTHWESTERLY WIND FLOW WILL CONTINUE. THIS WILL RESULT IN LARGE SEA STATES AND ROUGH CONDITIONS ON AREA BAYS...WHICH MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALLER SEA CRAFT. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN GULF SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. AFTER WINDS WEAKEN SLIGHTLY OVER THE WEEKEND...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MODERATE TO STRONG OVER THE MARINE AREA AGAIN BY SUNDAY. THESE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES MAY BE REQUIRED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE NECESSARY AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 5, 3:15 PM CST, 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 315 PM CST WED JAN 5 2011 ALZ064-FLZ002-004-006-052200- LOWER BALDWIN AL-COASTAL OKALOOSA FL-COASTAL ESCAMBIA FL- COASTAL SANTA ROSA FL- 315 PM CST WED JAN 5 2011 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...SOUTHWESTERN OKALOOSA...SOUTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA AND SOUTHEASTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...THROUGH 400 PM CST... AT 313 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES WEST OF BELLVIEW...OR 9 MILES EAST OF ELBERTA...AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... WEST PENSACOLA...PENSACOLA...GOULDING...BRENT AROUND 325 PM CST... FERRY PASS AROUND 330 PM CST... AVALON BEACH AROUND 335 PM CST... MARY ESTHER...WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH...OCEAN CITY AROUND 400 PM CST... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 IN FLORIDA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 6 AND 17. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BLOW OFF TREE LIMBS AND ALSO BLOW AROUND SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. &&
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 7:31 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 59 min | |
| Jan 5, 8:55 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 50 min | |
| Jan 5, 4:52 PM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 6 hr |
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