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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this wind advisory at Jan 2, 2012, 6:05 PM CST for 25 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 2, 2012, 6:05 PM CST (00:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2012, 11:00 PM CST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
All 25 counties
Autauga County, AL, Barbour County, AL, Blount County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Chambers County, AL, Cherokee County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Lee County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Macon County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Pike County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Russell County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 76 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
- 2491 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 114 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 190 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
184 WWUS74 KBMX 030005 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 605 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING GENERALLY ALONG...NORTH AND EAST OF A BIRMINGHAM...TO CALERA...TO ROANOKE LINE... .A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH ON SUNDAY WILL CAUSE SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 20 TO 30 MPH ALONG WITH SOME GUSTS OF UP TO 30 TO 40 MPH. ALZ017>021-024>029-030300- /O.EXP.KBMX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBMX.WI.Y.0002.120103T0005Z-120103T0300Z/ BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-JEFFERSON-SHELBY- ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE... HEFLIN...BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER... PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE 605 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...GUSTS DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED UP TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY ALONG...NORTH AND EAST OF A BIRMINGHAM... TO CALERA...TO ROANOKE LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 24 MPH AND HIGHER... OR WIND GUSTS OF 36 MPH AND HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
4 follow-up statements
710 WWUS74 KBMX 030019 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 619 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING GENERALLY ALONG... NORTH AND EAST OF A BIRMINGHAM...TO CALERA...TO ROANOKE LINE... .A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH ON SUNDAY WILL CAUSE SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 20 TO 30 MPH ALONG WITH SOME GUSTS OF UP TO 30 TO 40 MPH. ALZ017>021-024>029-030300- /O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120103T0300Z/ BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-JEFFERSON-SHELBY- ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE... HEFLIN...BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER... PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE 619 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...GUSTS DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED UP TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY ALONG...NORTH AND EAST OF A BIRMINGHAM... TO CALERA...TO ROANOKE LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 24 MPH AND HIGHER... OR WIND GUSTS OF 36 MPH AND HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
159 WWUS74 KBMX 030212 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 812 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING... .A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH ON SUNDAY WILL CAUSE SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 20 TO 30 MPH ALONG WITH SOME GUSTS OF UP TO 30 TO 40 MPH. ALZ035>038-041>050-030500- /O.EXB.KBMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120103T0500Z/ CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE- MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLANTON...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY... DADEVILLE...VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE...PRATTVILLE... FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE...MONTGOMERY... TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA...PHENIX CITY... TROY...EUFAULA 812 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...GUSTS DIMINISHING LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED UP TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY ALONG...NORTH AND EAST OF A BIRMINGHAM... TO CALERA...TO ROANOKE LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 24 MPH AND HIGHER... OR WIND GUSTS OF 36 MPH AND HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ALZ017>021-024>029-030500- /O.EXT.KBMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120103T0500Z/ BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-JEFFERSON-SHELBY- ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE... HEFLIN...BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER... PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE 812 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...GUSTS DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED UP TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY ALONG...NORTH AND EAST OF A BIRMINGHAM... TO CALERA...TO ROANOKE LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 24 MPH AND HIGHER... OR WIND GUSTS OF 36 MPH AND HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
494 WWUS74 KBMX 030223 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 823 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING... .A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH ON SUNDAY WILL CAUSE SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 20 TO 30 MPH ALONG WITH SOME GUSTS OF UP TO 30 TO 40 MPH. ALZ017>021-024>029-035>038-041>050-030500- /O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120103T0500Z/ BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-JEFFERSON-SHELBY- ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA- CHAMBERS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE- RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE... HEFLIN...BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER... PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE... CLANTON...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...VALLEY... LANETT...LAFAYETTE...PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE... WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE...MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS... AUBURN...OPELIKA...PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA 823 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...GUSTS DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED UP TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS...NEAR AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 65. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 24 MPH AND HIGHER... OR WIND GUSTS OF 36 MPH AND HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
615 WWUS74 KBMX 030459 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1059 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINDS GUSTS HAVE SUBSIDED... ALZ017>021-024>029-035>038-041>050-030600- /O.EXP.KBMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120103T0500Z/ BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-JEFFERSON-SHELBY- ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA- CHAMBERS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE- RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE... HEFLIN...BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER... PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE... CLANTON...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...VALLEY... LANETT...LAFAYETTE...PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE... WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE...MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS... AUBURN...OPELIKA...PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA 1059 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM CST THIS EVENING... ALTHOUGH A FEW WIND GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM TIME TO TIME...IT APPEARS THE THREAT OF ANY WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH HAS ENDED LATE THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 11 PM. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2:46 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | BMX | Barbour, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee and 15 more | 14 hr |
Nearby
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.