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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Mar 8, 2011, 1:02 PM CST for 10 counties in Alabama; 5 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 22 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2011, 1:02 PM CST (19:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2011, 11:22 AM CST
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Butler County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 215 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1010 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 289 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 358 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
225 WWUS74 KMOB 081902 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 102 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .STRONG ONSHORE WINDS ARE PRECEDING A STRONG APPROACHING COLD FRONT. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-090315- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0005.110308T1902Z-110310T0000Z/ 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-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...PENSACOLA... FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY... MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT... SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON... BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS... LUCEDALE 102 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH LIKELY ARE AND WILL OCCUR OVER INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THIS FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH THE DIRECTION BECOMING NORTHWEST. 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. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
837 WWUS74 KMOB 090327 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 927 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE OCCURRING AHEAD OF A STRONG APPROACHING COLD FRONT. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-091130- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110310T0000Z/ 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-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...PENSACOLA... FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY... MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT... SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON... BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS... LUCEDALE 927 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH ARE LIKELY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONG WIND IS EXPECTED OVER INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THE FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BRINGING NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BEHIND IT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$
006 WWUS74 KMOB 091047 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 447 AM CST WED MAR 9 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA AGAIN TODAY... .STRONG GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OT THE DAY. THESE WINDS ARE OCCURRING IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO TURN SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST LATER TODAY AND EASE UP SOME. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-091900- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110310T0000Z/ 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-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...PENSACOLA... FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY... MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT... SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON... BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS... LUCEDALE 447 AM CST WED MAR 9 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH ARE LIKELY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONG WIND IS EXPECTED OVER INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THE COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST STARTING LATE THIS AFTERNOON OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. AS THE FRONT PASSES WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$
838 WWUS74 KMOB 091722 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1122 AM CST WED MAR 9 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY CANCELLED... .THE STRONG GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE SUBSIDING...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-091830- /O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110310T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...PENSACOLA... FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY... MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT... SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON... BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS... LUCEDALE 1122 AM CST WED MAR 9 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE STRONG GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE SUBSIDING...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 10:11 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 14 days |
| Mar 8, 2:14 PM CST | Coastal Flood Statement | MOB | 25 hr | |
| Mar 8, 2:14 PM CST | High Surf Advisory | MOB | 25 hr | |
| Mar 8, 2:44 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | 24 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Alabama, 2011Wind Advisories in Mississippi, 2011Wind Advisories in Florida, 2011Every wind advisory in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.