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Small Craft Advisory 30, NWS Mobile, AL

October 17, 2011

NWS Mobile, AL issued this small craft advisory at Oct 17, 2011, 4:49 AM CDT. It took effect at Oct 19, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 17, 2011, 4:49 AM CDT (09:49 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 19, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 20, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

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

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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
449 AM CDT MON OCT 17 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD
FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MARINE AREA ON TUESDAY. GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. SEAS WILL ALSO BUILD
TO 5 TO 8 FEET OUT TO 20 NM AND UP TO 11 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. WINDS
AND SEAS WILL DECREASE THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF. 

GMZ630-650-655-670-675-171900-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0030.111019T0000Z-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-
449 AM CDT MON OCT 17 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM CDT
THURSDAY. 


* WINDS:20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE POSSIBLE.

* SEAS:5 TO 8 FEET OUT TO 20 NM UP TO NEARLY 11 FEET WELL OFFSHORE.


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.

&&

$$
10 follow-up statements
121 
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1114 AM CDT MON OCT 17 2011

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS
OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING ALL INLAND
BAYS AND SOUNDS FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

...A GALE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA
AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND
SOUNDS FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MIDDAY...

.A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE OR
SLIGHTLY ABOVE WILL DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY
WEDNESDAY IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE ACROSS THE MARINE AREA LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY EVENING. A STRONG NORTHERLY WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON THURSDAY. SEAS WILL
BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET OUT TO 20 NM AND 9 TO 11 FEET FROM 20 TO 60 NM
OUT TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE 
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.


GMZ630-650-655-670-675-180100-
/O.NEW.KMOB.GL.A.0002.111019T0000Z-111019T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0030.111019T1800Z-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-
1114 AM CDT MON OCT 17 2011

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO
10 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM
WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: WINDS FROM 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE
  OF SLIGHTLY ABOVE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MIDDAY. WINDS 20
  TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* SEAS: SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET OUT TO 20 NM AND 9 TO 11 FEET FROM 20 TO 60
  NM OUT TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6
  FEET OUT TO 20 NM...AND 7 TO 9 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
  THURSDAY MORNING. BAYS AND INLAND WATERS ROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
  THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING
THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$
088 
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
748 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2011

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING
ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

...A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS
FROM TUESDAY EVENING TO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE OR
HIGHER WILL DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY FOLLOWING A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. A
STRONG NORTHERLY WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...GRADUALLY
DIMINISHING ON THURSDAY. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET NEAR SHORE AND
9 TO 11 FEET BEYOND 20 NM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
GRADUALLY SUBSIDING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

GMZ630-650-655-670-675-180900-
/O.CON.KMOB.GL.A.0002.111019T0000Z-111019T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0030.111019T1800Z-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-
748 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2011

...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO
10 AM CDT THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO
10 AM CDT THURSDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO
  GALE FORCE OR HIGHER LATE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
  NORTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
  THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* SEAS: SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET OUT TO 20 NM AND 9 TO 11 FEET FROM 20 TO 60
  NM OUT TUESDAY NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. BAYS
  AND INLAND WATERS ROUGH TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$
282 
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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.

&&

$$
981 
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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 
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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 
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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.

&&

$$
139 
WHUS74 KMOB 191540
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1040 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA
AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND
SOUNDS 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.

GMZ630-650-655-670-675-192345-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-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-
1040 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY WILL DECREASE 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 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.

&&

$$
590 
WHUS74 KMOB 200005
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
705 PM CDT WED OCT 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF
ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING INLAND BAYS AND
SOUNDS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST WILL MOVE
NORTH UP THE EAST COAST STATES THROUGH FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE
OVER THE MARINE AREA TONIGHT...SUBSIDING ON THURSDAY. 

GMZ630-650-655-670-675-200815-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-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-
705 PM CDT WED OCT 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20
  KNOTS BY THURSDAY MORNING.

* SEAS: 5 TO 8 FEET OUT TO 20 NM AND 7 TO 11 FEET BEYOND 20 NM WILL
  SUBSIDE TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. BAYS AND INLAND
  WATERS ROUGH BECOMING CHOPPY TO ROUGH BY THURSDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
190 
WHUS74 KMOB 200833
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
333 AM CDT THU OCT 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF
ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM EXCLUDING MOBILE BAY
THROUGH 10 AM CDT...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE EAST CENTRAL STATES CONTINUES
FURTHER NORTH TODAY WITH MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS OVER THE
MARINE AREA BECOMING LIGHT BY LATE MORNING.

GMZ630-200945-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SC.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-111020T1500Z/
MOBILE BAY-
333 AM CDT THU OCT 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. 

NORTHERLY WINDS OVER MOBILE BAY HAVE DROPPED TO NEAR 15 KNOTS THUS
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

GMZ650-655-670-675-201500-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-111020T1500Z/
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-
333 AM CDT THU OCT 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS
MORNING. 

* WINDS: NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS
  WILL DIMINISH TO NEAR 15 KNOTS BY MID MORNING.

* SEAS: 4 FEET OUT TO 20 NM SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET WITH 5 TO 7 FEET
  20 TO 60 NM SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY LATE MORNING. BAYS AND
  INLAND WATERS MOSTLY CHOPPY BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
502 
WHUS74 KMOB 201513
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1013 AM CDT THU OCT 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

.THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

GMZ650-655-670-675-201615-
/O.EXP.KMOB.SC.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-111020T1500Z/
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-
1013 AM CDT THU OCT 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

$$

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 Oct 17, 2:00 AM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 17, 2:00 AM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
200 AM CDT MON OCT 17 2011

.AVIATION...(18Z AND 00Z ISSUANCE)...VFR TO MVFR CONDITIONS THROUGH
00Z WED. A FEW LOW CLOUDS AROUND 2K FT WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON MOSTLY IN AND AREA A FEW SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS FORMING
AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5
TO 10 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING EAST TONIGHT THEN BECOMING
NORTHEAST AROUND 10 KNOTS TUESDAY MORNING...SHIFTING WEST TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND AT 20
TO 25 KNOTS TUESDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY NIGHT. 32/EE

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...

.SHORT TERM (TODAY AND TONIGHT)...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN
IN CONTROL FOR ONE MORE DAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. THIS WILL
LEAD TO ANOTHER SUNNY DAY WITH NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPS. HIGHS WILL
AGAIN TOP OUT IN THE UPPER 80S TO NEAR 90 DEGREES. RECORDS FOR TODAY
ARE 90(1972) AT MOBILE AND 89(1972) AT PENSACOLA. HIGH CLOUDS WILL
INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT AS MOISTURE FROM A DEVELOPING
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST GULF IS DRAWN NORTH AHEAD
OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT MOVING OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS. AS
THE LOW MOVES FARTHER NORTH TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
INCREASE OVER THE MARINE AREA AND SPREAD NORTHEAST WITH THE GREATEST
CHANCES REMAINING OVER THE MARINE AREA AND SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA. LOWS TONIGHT WILL BE TRICKY DEPENDING ON THE DEGREE
OF CLOUD COVER WITH THE WARMEST LOWS OVER THE SOUTHEAST AREAS AND
COOLER TO THE NORTHWEST. 13/JC

(TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...FRONTAL BOUNDARY STILL EXPECTED TO MOVE
ACROSS THE REGION ON TUESDAY BUT MODELS HAVE SLOWED DOWN SLIGHTLY...
INDICATING FROPA DURING THE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE THAT IS DEVELOPING DOWN IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF THIS
MORNING WILL BE MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF ON
TUESDAY IN RESPONSE TO THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT WILL BE APPROACHING
FROM THE WEST...AND WILL LIKELY MOVE INLAND AROUND THE BIG BEND AREA
OF FLORIDA TUESDAY EVENING. WITH THE FRONT APPROACHING THE REGION...
THE BULK OF THE DEEPER MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF LOW WILL
LIKELY REMAIN EAST OF OUR FCST AREA...ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE
HIGHLY SHEARED UPPER ENVIRONMENT EXPECTED IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT.
AS A RESULT HIGHEST POPS ON TUESDAY (AROUND 40 PERCENT) WILL BE OVER
THE EASTERN ZONES...WITH 30 PERCENT POPS OVER THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST
ZONES. MOISTURE CONVERGENCE IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT WILL ACTUALLY BE
LOWER THAN WHAT WOULD NORMALLY BE EXPECTED DUE TO THE LOW OFF TO THE
EAST...AND ONLY 20-30 PERCENT POPS EXPECTED ELSEWHERE OVER THE FCST
AREA TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING. IN FACT...THERE ARE SOME
INDICATIONS THAT THE FCST AREA MAY ACTUALLY BE IN A DRY SLOT BETWEEN
THE LOW ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AND THE COLD FRONT MOVING IN FROM THE
WEST WHICH WOULD SUPPORT EVEN LOWER POPS...AS SUGGESTED BY THE MET
MOS GUIDANCE OF 20 PERCENT OR LESS. ANY LINGERING RAINS WILL END
TUESDAY NIGHT. NO RAIN...BUT MUCH COOLER BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES
EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. HIGHS TUESDAY
EXPECTED TO BE IN THE LOW TO MID 80S...BUT ONLY IN THE MID TO UPPER
60S (AND A FEW LOWER 70S ALONG THE COAST) ON WEDNESDAY. TUESDAY NIGHT
LOWS IN THE LOW TO MID 40S MOST INTERIOR LOCATIONS...LOWER 50S ALONG
THE IMMEDIATE COAST. 12/DS

&&

.LONG TERM (THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND NO
PCPN EXPECTED THROUGH THE LONG TERM FCST PERIOD. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH DAYTIME HIGHS RANGING FROM THE
MID 60S TO LOWER 70S THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AND THE MID 70S AREA
WIDE BY SUNDAY. OVERNIGHT LOWS RANGING FROM THE UPPER 30S TO MIDDLE
40S THURSDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHTS...MODERATING TO THE 40S AREA WIDE BY
SATURDAY NIGHT. 12/DS

&&

.AVIATION (17/12Z ISSUANCE)...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO PREVAIL FOR
AT LEAST THE NEXT 18 HOURS. LATE IN THE PERIOD...CLOUDS WILL BE ON
THE INCREASE BUT CONDITIONS SHOULD REMAIN VFR THROUGH 12Z TUESDAY.
13/JC

&&

.MARINE...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT
EAST THROUGH TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
MOVING NORTHWARD OVER THE EASTERN GULF COMBINED WITH A STRONG COLD
FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. NORTHERLY WINDS AND SEAS WILL
STEADILY BUILD ON TUESDAY AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE PASSES TO THE
EAST OF THE MARINE AREA...FOLLOWED BY THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT
MOVING SOUTHEAST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF LATE IN THE DAY. IN THE WAKE
OF THE FRONT WINDS FROM 25 TO 30 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT
AND ON WEDNESDAY...AND PROBABLY CONTINUING TILL SOMETIME EARLY
THURSDAY. AS MODELS ARE ALL IN AGREEMENT WITH WINDS MEETING SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING...HAVE GONE AHEAD
AND ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WITH THIS MORNINGS MARINE FORECAST
PACKAGE. GALE FORCE WINDS MAY BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY...AND WILL HAVE TO MONITOR THIS AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS
(POSSIBLY UPGRADING TO A GALE WARNING) AS NECESSARY. SEAS WILL BUILD
TO 9 TO 11 FEET WELL OFFSHORE AND 5 TO 8 FEET OUT TO 20 NM TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
NORTH CENTRAL GULF THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AS A LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE TO THE NORTHWEST SHIFTS SLOWLY EAST...THEN GRADUALLY
DIMINISH THROUGH LATE WEEK. 13/JC 12/DS

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF
COAST REGION TODAY. CLOUDS AND MOISTURE WILL STREAM NORTHWARD ALONG
AND AHEAD A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS AFTERNOONS MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM THE
UPPER 20S OVER MOST INTERIOR ZONES...INCREASING AS YOU MOVE SOUTH TO
THE UPPER 30S OVER NORTHERN COASTAL COUNTIES AND LOW TO MID 40S OVER
SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE COASTAL COUNTIES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER ON TUESDAY (GENERALLY 40 PERCENT OR HIGHER) AS
ASSOCIATED RAIN SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH THE REGION...ENDING FROM THE
WEST LATE TUESDAY EVENING. LOWER HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO
RETURN IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT LATER IN THE WEEK. ERC AND
DISPERSION INDICES WILL REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS THROUGH THE
EARLY PART OF THE WEEK. 12/DS

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE      87  59  88  46 /  00  10  20  20
PENSACOLA   85  64  86  50 /  00  20  20  20
DESTIN      83  66  81  57 /  00  30  30  20
EVERGREEN   89  55  86  44 /  00  10  30  20
WAYNESBORO  88  54  84  42 /  00  05  30  20
CAMDEN      88  54  84  44 /  00  10  30  30
CRESTVIEW   89  57  85  50 /  00  20  40  20

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
FL...NONE.
MS...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM THURSDAY FOR
THE      FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL
     OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA
MS OUT 20 NM...MOBILE BAY...WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA      FL
FROM 20 TO 60 NM...AND WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO      PASCAGOULA
MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 16, 3:57 PM CDT, 12 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATE...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
357 PM CDT SUN OCT 16 2011

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078-
079-171200-
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-
357 PM CDT SUN OCT 16 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EARLY TUESDAY NIGHT. FREQUENT WIND GUSTS UP TO GALE
FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL BE REQUIRED LATE TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING. A GALE WARNING WARNING MAY ALSO BE REQUIRED
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS IS NOT
EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 17, 11:14 AM CDTGale WatchMOB17 hr
Oct 17, 2:31 PM CDTFire Weather WatchMOB14 hr

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