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Small Craft Advisory 4, NWS Mobile, AL

January 10, 2011

NWS Mobile, AL issued this small craft advisory at Jan 10, 2011, 9:07 AM CST. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 10, 2011, 9:07 AM CST (15:07 UTC)
Expired
Jan 10, 2011, 2:00 PM CST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

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

841 
WHUS74 KMOB 101507
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
907 AM CST MON JAN 10 2011

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM DUE TO HAZARDOUS
SEAS...

..LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OFF TO THE EAST TODAY ALLOWING
WINDS AND SEAS TO GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. FOR
THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON SEAS AT AROUND 10 FEET WILL
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO BELOW 7 FEET BY AROUND 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

GMZ650-655-670-675-102000-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110110T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0004.110110T1507Z-110110T2000Z/
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-
907 AM CST MON JAN 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15
  KNOTS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS: SEAS AROUND 10 FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO BELOW 7 FEET BY 2 AM THIS
  AFTERNOON.

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. 

$$

GMZ630-101615-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110110T1500Z/
MOBILE BAY-
907 AM CST MON JAN 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR MOBILE BAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR MOBILE BAY. 

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION THIS MORNING. 

NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN REBUILD TO AROUND 15 KNOTS BY
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS DURING THE DAY 
ON TUESDAY.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 10, 2:25 PM CSTFire Weather WatchMOB24 hr

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Sources

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