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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Mobile, AL

December 26, 2011

NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Dec 26, 2011, 5:21 PM CST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 26, 2011, 5:21 PM CST (23:21 UTC)
Expired
Dec 27, 2011, 11:00 AM CST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

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

004 
WWUS74 KMOB 262321
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
521 PM CST MON DEC 26 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF
ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING...

.AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF MISSISSIPPI AND INTO CENTRAL
ALABAMA THIS EVENING...A WARM FRONT IS FORECAST TO SURGE NORTH FROM THE
NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO...MOVING INTO THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF ALABAMA
AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. AS THE WARM FRONT PASSES THROUGH...WINDS WILL
SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH. BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...A
COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY PUSH FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA WITH
STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE
INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR. 

ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-271200-
/O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0013.111226T2321Z-111227T1200Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...
BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...
FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...
BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...
PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...
EGLIN AFB
521 PM CST MON DEC 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. 

* EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO
  25 MPH BY MID TO LATE EVENING WITH GUSTS OF 3O TO 35 MPH. STRONG
  WESTERLY WINDS OF A SIMILAR STRENGTH WILL DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST
  AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF
  THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR. 

* TIMING...FROM MID EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACT...WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH WILL BLOW AROUND LIGHTWEIGHT 
  UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS...INCLUDING HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. 
  WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
SECURE ANY LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS INCLUDING HOLIDAY
DECORATIONS. IN ADDITION...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ENCOURAGED
TO USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
843 
WWUS74 KMOB 270911
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
311 AM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF
ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES WILL MOVE
AWAY FROM THE REGION TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD INTO THE
AREA. BREEZY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 25
MPH WILL OCCUR DURING THE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE
WINDS SUBSIDE. 

ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-271715-
/O.EXT.KMOB.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-111227T2200Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...
BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...
FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...
BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...
PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...
EGLIN AFB
311 AM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

* EVENT...BREEZY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO
  AROUND 25 MPH.

* TIMING...DURING THE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON HOURS.

* IMPACT...WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH WILL BLOW AROUND LIGHTWEIGHT 
  UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS...INCLUDING HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. 
  WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25
TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. SECURE ANY LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS
INCLUDING HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. IN ADDITION...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
703 
WWUS74 KMOB 271700
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1100 AM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...

.NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.
NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST FLORIDA COAST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH TO
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET.

ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-271800-
/O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-111227T2200Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...
BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...
FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...
BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...
PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...
EGLIN AFB
1100 AM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.
NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST FLORIDA COAST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH TO
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 26, 3:28 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB36 hr
Dec 26, 10:27 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington4 days
Dec 26, 10:27 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington4 days

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.