Alert archive / Florida / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 2, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this gale warning at Sep 5, 2011, 5:47 AM EDT. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2011, 5:47 AM EDT (09:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2011, 10:14 AM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
136 WHUS72 KTAE 050947 MWWTAE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 547 AM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN OUT TO 60NM FROM THE COAST... ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE REST OF THE WATERS OUT TO 60 NM... .AT 2 AM CDT....TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE WAS LOCATED ACROSS THE LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI SOUTHERN BORDERS. IT HAS NOW TURNED TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST AND WAS MOVING AT 7 MPH...WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVING DECREASED TO 35 MPH. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED IN THE NEXT DAY OR SO. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF LEE WILL EVENTUALLY MERGE WITH AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...WHICH WILL PASS THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS ON TUESDAY. WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN VERY HIGH AND CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR MARINERS THROUGH TUESDAY. PREDAWN OBSERVATIONS HAS ALREADY INDICATED GALE LEVEL WINDS OR GUSTS FOR THE WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN OUT TO 60NM FROM SHORE. GMZ750-770-051800- /O.UPG.KTAE.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110907T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.GL.W.0002.110905T0947Z-110906T0400Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 547 AM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SEAS: 8 TO 11 FEET SOUTH OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND 7 TO 10 FEET OFF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FEET SOUTH OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH TONIGHT BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FEET OFF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND COAST. * WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS ON THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ730-755-765-775-051800- /O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110907T1200Z/ APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 547 AM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * SEAS: 8 TO 11 FEET SOUTH OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND 7 TO 10 FEET OFF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FEET SOUTH OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH TONIGHT BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FEET OFF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND COAST. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS ON THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ BLOCK
2 follow-up statements
934 WHUS72 KTAE 051050 MWWTAE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 650 AM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5PM EDT FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS... ...A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN OUT TO 60NM FROM THE COAST... ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE REST OF THE WATERS OUT TO 60 NM... .AT 2 AM CDT....TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE WAS LOCATED ACROSS THE LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI SOUTHERN BORDERS. IT HAS NOW TURNED TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST AND WAS MOVING AT 7 MPH...WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVING DECREASED TO 35 MPH. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED IN THE NEXT DAY OR SO. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF LEE WILL EVENTUALLY MERGE WITH AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...WHICH WILL PASS THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS ON TUESDAY. WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN VERY HIGH AND CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR MARINERS THROUGH TUESDAY. PREDAWN OBSERVATIONS HAS ALREADY INDICATED GALE LEVEL WINDS OR GUSTS FOR THE WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN OUT TO 60NM FROM SHORE. GMZ750-770-051900- /O.CON.KTAE.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110906T0400Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 650 AM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. * SEAS: 8 TO 11 FEET SOUTH OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND 7 TO 10 FEET OFF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FEET SOUTH OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH TONIGHT BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FEET OFF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND COAST. * WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS ON THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ730-755-765-775-051900- /O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110907T1200Z/ APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 650 AM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * SEAS: 8 TO 11 FEET SOUTH OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND 7 TO 10 FEET OFF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FEET SOUTH OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH TONIGHT BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FEET OFF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND COAST. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS ON THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
784 WHUS72 KTAE 051414 MWWTAE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1014 AM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5PM EDT FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS... ...A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EDT TO 8 PM TUESDAY... .THE DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THAT WAS TROPICAL STORM LEE IS CENTERED OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA THIS MORNING. THIS LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF TO THE NORTHEAST TODAY ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY AND THEN INTO NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP FROM WEST OT EAST ACROSS THE WATERS FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...THE GRADIENT WILL BE QUITE STRONG BY SEPTEMBER STANDARDS AND WE ANTICIPATE A PERIOD OF FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS FROM TODAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS SHOULD SUBSIDE INTO THE ADVISORY CATEGORY ON TUESDAY WITH SEAS FINALLY DROPPING BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLDS TUESDAY BY EVENING. GMZ750-770-052030- /O.CAN.KTAE.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110906T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.GL.W.0003.110905T1414Z-110906T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.SC.Y.0019.110906T0900Z-110907T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1014 AM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. * SEAS: 8 TO 12 FEET BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FEET TONIGHT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...SUBSIDING TO WEST AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS...SUSTAINED OR IN FREQUENT GUSTS...ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. 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 WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ730-755-765-775-052030- /O.UPG.KTAE.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110907T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.GL.W.0003.110905T1414Z-110906T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.SC.Y.0019.110906T0900Z-110907T0000Z/ APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1014 AM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. * SEAS: 7 TO 10 FEET TODAY...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FEET IN APALACHEE BAY. 9 TO 13 FEET TONIGHT...EXCEPT 5 TO 9 FEET IN APALACHEE BAY. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FEET IN APALACHEE BAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS...SUSTAINED OR IN FREQUENT GUSTS...ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 18-WOOL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 8:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 62 min | |
| Sep 4, 9:20 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 55 min | |
| Sep 4, 10:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 38 min | |
| Sep 4, 11:24 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 37 min | |
| Sep 5, 3:53 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | TAE | Bay, Dixie, Franklin, Gulf, Jefferson, Taylor and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Sep 5, 5:42 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 17 min |
| Sep 5, 10:14 AM EDT | Gale Warning | TAE | 17 hr | |
| Sep 5, 10:14 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 30 hr | |
| Sep 5, 1:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Holmes | 31 min |
| Sep 5, 1:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 52 min | |
| Sep 5, 2:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Walton | 43 min |
| Sep 5, 2:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 63 min | |
| Sep 5, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Washington | 39 min |
| Sep 5, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 49 min |
| Sep 5, 2:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Washington | 38 min |
| Sep 5, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, Washington | 43 min |
| Sep 5, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Madison, Taylor | 36 min |
| Sep 5, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Leon | 47 min |
| Sep 5, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Walton, Washington | 40 min |
| Sep 5, 4:11 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | TAE | Dixie, Jefferson, Taylor, Wakulla | 19 hr |
| Sep 5, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 53 min |
| Sep 5, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Leon, Wakulla | 11 min |
| Sep 5, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dixie, Lafayette, Taylor | 29 min |
| Sep 5, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Taylor | 31 min |
| Sep 5, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jackson | 42 min |
| Sep 5, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Madison, Taylor | 40 min |
| Sep 5, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Holmes, Walton, Washington | 51 min |
| Sep 5, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Madison, Taylor | 29 min |
| Sep 5, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, Washington | 46 min |
| Sep 5, 7:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Lafayette, Madison, Taylor | 50 min |
| Sep 5, 2:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Clay, Early | 37 min |
| Sep 5, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Decatur, Grady, Mitchell | 41 min |
| Sep 5, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Lanier, Lowndes | 35 min |
| Sep 5, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Clay, Early, Quitman, Randolph | 48 min |
| Sep 5, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dougherty, Lee, Worth | 44 min |
| Sep 5, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Colquitt, Tift, Worth | 49 min |
| Sep 5, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Turner, Worth | 33 min |
| Sep 5, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Irwin, Tift, Turner | 47 min |
| Sep 5, 5:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Brooks, Cook, Lowndes | 39 min |
| Sep 5, 9:07 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Coffee | 25 min |
| Sep 5, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Houston | 44 min |
| Sep 5, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Geneva, Henry, Houston | 40 min |
| Sep 5, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dale, Henry | 44 min |
| Sep 5, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dale, Houston | 43 min |
| Sep 5, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Geneva, Houston | 48 min |
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