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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Apr 26, 2011, 3:13 PM CDT for 10 counties in Alabama; 5 counties in Mississippi. It took effect at Apr 27, 2011, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2011, 3:13 PM CDT (20:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 27, 2011, 9:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2011, 8:36 PM CDT
- In force
- 12 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 20:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 8.2 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
- 798 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 553 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 214 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 247 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 4.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
649 WWUS74 KMOB 262013 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 313 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... .AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL CREATE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COASTAL REGION ON WEDNESDAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL PASS OVER THE REGION BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING BRINGING AN END TO THE WINDY CONDITIONS. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-270415- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0008.110427T1400Z-110428T0200Z/ 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...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE... MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB... WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE... MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 313 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH...WILL DEVELOP OVER THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THIS MAY DOWN SOME ROTTEN OR POORLY ROOTED TREES AND ALSO LARGE TREE LIMBS. THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AS WELL AS TO OTHERS IN OUTDOOR WIND SENSITIVE ACTIVITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. && $$
4 follow-up statements
633 WWUS74 KMOB 270424 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1124 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS ARKANSAS WEDNESDAY. MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHERLY 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUST. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG GRADIENT WINDS...SOME DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SPREADING EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS BECOMING WEST AND NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT PASSES. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-271230- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0008.110427T1400Z-110428T0200Z/ 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...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE... MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB... WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE... MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 1124 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY. THIS MAY DOWN SOME ROTTEN OR POORLY ROOTED TREES AND ALSO LARGE TREE LIMBS. THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES THAT RUN EAST OR WEST AS WELL AS TO OTHERS IN WIND SENSITIVE ACTIVITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. && $$
015 WWUS74 KMOB 270954 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 454 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE MID SOUTH TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST AND NORTHWEST LATE THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT PASSES. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-271800- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0008.110427T1400Z-110428T0200Z/ 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...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE... MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB... WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE... MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 454 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS WILL DEVELOP TODAY. THIS MAY DOWN SOME ROTTEN OR POORLY ROOTED TREES AND ALSO LARGE TREE LIMBS. THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES THAT RUN EAST OR WEST AS WELL AS TO OTHERS IN WIND SENSITIVE ACTIVITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. && $$
675 WWUS74 KMOB 271849 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 149 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE MID SOUTH TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST AND NORTHWEST LATE THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT PASSES. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-280200- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110428T0200Z/ 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...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE... MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB... WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE... MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 149 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS WILL DEVELOP TODAY. THIS MAY DOWN SOME ROTTEN OR POORLY ROOTED TREES AND ALSO LARGE TREE LIMBS. THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES THAT RUN EAST OR WEST AS WELL AS TO OTHERS IN WIND SENSITIVE ACTIVITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. && $$
575 WWUS74 KMOB 280136 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 836 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... .SOUTHERLY WINDS REMAIN GUSTY UP TO AROUND 25 MPH AT TIMES BUT THE PREVAILING WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO BELOW ADVISORY GUIDELINES. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-280245- /O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110428T0200Z/ 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...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE... MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB... WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE... MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 836 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO BELOW WIND ADVISORY GUIDELINES BUT A FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 4:36 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 56 hr | |
| Apr 26, 10:08 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 67 min | |
| Apr 26, 10:51 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 39 min |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.