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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Mobile, AL

January 8, 2011

NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Jan 8, 2011, 2:04 PM CST. It took effect at Jan 9, 2011, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 8, 2011, 2:04 PM CST (20:04 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 9, 2011, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 10, 2011, 6:00 AM CST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

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

936 
WWUS74 KMOB 082004
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
204 PM CST SAT JAN 8 2011

...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST FLORIDA FROM NOON SUNDAY UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY MORNING...

.A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
MOVES EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE
CENTRAL GULF COAST WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING
GIVING WAY TO SURFACE WIND SPEEDS RANGING FROM 25 TO 39 MPH WITH
POSSIBLE HIGHER GUSTS...GENERALLY FROM THE I-10 CORRIDOR STRETCHING 
SOUTHWARD TO THE COAST INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOBILE AND PENSACOLA.
NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS FOR THE HIGHER WIND SPEEDS SHOULD BE MADE BY
EARLY SUNDAY AS WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BY MID
MORNING.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-090600-
/O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.110109T1800Z-110110T1200Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...
DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...PENSACOLA...
FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...
MYRTLE GROVE...PACE...MILTON...WRIGHT...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...
VALPARAISO
204 PM CST SAT JAN 8 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST
MONDAY. 

A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST OF
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF
COAST WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING GIVING WAY
TO SURFACE WIND SPEEDS RANGING FROM 25 TO 39 MPH WITH POSSIBLE HIGHER
GUSTS...GENERALLY FROM THE I-10 CORRIDOR STRETCHING SOUTHWARD TO THE
COAST INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOBILE AND PENSACOLA. NECESSARY
PRECAUTIONS FOR THE HIGHER WIND SPEEDS SHOULD BE MADE BY EARLY SUNDAY
AS WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BY MID MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
265 
WWUS74 KMOB 090434
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1034 PM CST SAT JAN 8 2011

...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF ALABAMA
AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA FROM NOON SUNDAY UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY MORNING...

.A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE ALABAMA
COASTAL WATERS SUNDAY NIGHT. AS THE SURFACE LOW APPROACHES...EASTERLY 
WINDS ALONG THE COASTAL ZONES FROM MOBILE TO DESTIN WILL INCREASE
WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH OR HIGHER BY LATE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. WINDS ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS AND THE IMMEDIATE COAST
ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE STRONGEST.  PRECAUTIONS FOR THE HIGHER WIND
SPEEDS SHOULD BE MADE BY EARLY SUNDAY AS WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE
SIGNIFICANTLY BY MID MORNING.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-091245-
/O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.110109T1800Z-110110T1200Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...
DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...PENSACOLA...
FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...
MYRTLE GROVE...PACE...MILTON...WRIGHT...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...
VALPARAISO
1034 PM CST SAT JAN 8 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST
MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST
MONDAY. 

EASTERLY WINDS RANGING FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH POSSIBLE HIGHER
GUSTS...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 AND SOUTH TO THE
COAST ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE
CITIES OF MOBILE AND PENSACOLA. NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS FOR THE HIGHER
WIND SPEEDS SHOULD BE MADE BY EARLY SUNDAY AS WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BY LATE MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES THAT RUN NORTH
SOUTH.

&&

$$
267 
WWUS74 KMOB 091320
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
720 AM CST SUN JAN 9 2011

...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF ALABAMA
AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA FROM NOON SUNDAY UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY
MORNING...

.A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE ALABAMA
COASTAL WATERS SUNDAY NIGHT. AS THE SURFACE LOW APPROACHES...
EASTERLY WINDS ALONG THE COASTAL ZONES FROM MOBILE TO DESTIN WILL
INCREASE WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT. WINDS ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS AND THE IMMEDIATE COAST
ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE STRONGEST...POSSIBLY GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 35
TO 40 MPH. PRECAUTIONS FOR THE HIGHER WIND SPEEDS SHOULD BE MADE BY
EARLY THIS MORNING...AS WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY
BY LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-092130-
/O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.110109T1800Z-110110T1200Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...
DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...PENSACOLA...
FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...
MYRTLE GROVE...PACE...MILTON...WRIGHT...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...
VALPARAISO
720 AM CST SUN JAN 9 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
MONDAY. 

EASTERLY WINDS RANGING FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH POSSIBLE HIGHER
GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10
AND SOUTH TO THE COAST ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS
INCLUDES THE CITIES OF MOBILE AND PENSACOLA. NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
FOR THE HIGHER WIND SPEEDS SHOULD BE MADE BY EARLY THIS MORNING AS
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BY LATE THIS MORNING AND
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES THAT RUN NORTH
SOUTH.

&&

$$
131 
WWUS74 KMOB 091911
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
111 PM CST SUN JAN 9 2011

...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF ALABAMA
AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA FROM NOON SUNDAY UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY
MORNING...

.A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE NEAR SHORE 
COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT. AS THE SURFACE LOW APPROACHES EASTERLY WINDS
NEAR THE COAST...GENERALLY FROM MOBILE ALABAMA TO NICEVILLE FLORIDA
AND SOUTHWARD...WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
WINDS OVER THE BARRIER ISLANDS AND ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST ARE
EXPECTED TO BE THE STRONGEST POSSIBLY GUSTING TO 35 TO 40 MPH.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-100600-
/O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110110T1200Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...
DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...PENSACOLA...
FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...
MYRTLE GROVE...PACE...MILTON...WRIGHT...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...
VALPARAISO
111 PM CST SUN JAN 9 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

.A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE NEAR SHORE 
COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT. AS THE SURFACE LOW APPROACHES EASTERLY WINDS
NEAR THE COAST...GENERALLY FROM MOBILE ALABAMA TO NICEVILLE FLORIDA
AND SOUTHWARD...WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
WINDS OVER THE BARRIER ISLANDS AND ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST ARE
EXPECTED TO BE THE STRONGEST POSSIBLY GUSTING TO 35 TO 40 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES THAT RUN NORTH
SOUTH.

&&

$$
672 
WWUS74 KMOB 092339
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
539 PM CST SUN JAN 9 2011

...A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF
ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY MORNING...

.A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WAS OVER THE GULF SOUTH OF MORGAN CITY
LOUISIANA. THE LOW WILL MOVE JUST SOUTH OF THE ALABAMA COAST TONIGHT
BRINGING INCREASING WINDS TO THE COASTAL ZONES FROM MOBILE TO DESTIN. 
EASTERLY WINDS OVER THE COASTAL ZONES WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS OVER THE BARRIER ISLANDS AND ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE STRONGEST POSSIBLY GUSTING TO
40 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AFTER THE LOW
MOVES EAST BY LATE TONIGHT.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-100745-
/O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110110T1200Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...
DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...PENSACOLA...
FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...
MYRTLE GROVE...PACE...MILTON...WRIGHT...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...
VALPARAISO
539 PM CST SUN JAN 9 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

.EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS 
ALONG THE ALABAMA COASTAL ZONES THIS EVENING AND ALONG THE FLORIDA
COASTAL ZONES LATER TONIGHT.  WINDS OVER THE BARRIER ISLANDS AND
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE STRONGEST POSSIBLY
GUSTING TO 40 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES THAT RUN NORTH
SOUTH.

&&

$$
541 
WWUS74 KMOB 100734
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
134 AM CST MON JAN 10 2011

...A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF
ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY MORNING...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THIS MORNING. EASTERLY WINDS OVER THE COASTAL
ZONES OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
DAYBREAK. WINDS OVER THE BARRIER ISLANDS AND ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
COAST ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE STRONGEST POSSIBLY GUSTING TO AROUND 40
MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AFTER THE LOW MOVES
EAST BY LATE THIS MORNING.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-101200-
/O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110110T1200Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...
DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...PENSACOLA...
FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...
MYRTLE GROVE...PACE...MILTON...WRIGHT...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...
VALPARAISO
134 AM CST MON JAN 10 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

.EASTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG THE ALABAMA
COASTAL ZONES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. WINDS OVER THE
BARRIER ISLANDS AND ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE
STRONGEST POSSIBLY GUSTING TO 40 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES THAT RUN NORTH
SOUTH.

&&

$$

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