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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this wind advisory at Oct 28, 2012, 3:15 PM CDT for 39 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Oct 29, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2012, 3:15 PM CDT (20:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 29, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 29, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
All 39 counties
Autauga County, AL, Barbour County, AL, Bibb 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, Dallas County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Fayette County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Lee County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Macon County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Marion County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Perry County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Pike County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Russell County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Sumter County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL, Winston County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:18 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 23 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 534 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
545 WWUS74 KBMX 282015 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 315 PM CDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY... .BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY DUE TO A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE INTERACTION OF HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTHWEST AND TROPICAL SYSTEM SANDY TO THE NORTHEAST. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM AROUND 10 AM THROUGH 7 PM ON MONDAY. ALZ011>015-017>050-291000- /O.NEW.KBMX.WI.Y.0009.121029T1500Z-121030T0000Z/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN- CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR- TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON- COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE- MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...ONEONTA...GADSDEN... ANNISTON...CENTRE...HEFLIN...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA... BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER... PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE... LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...MARION... CENTREVILLE...CLANTON...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE... VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN...SELMA... PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE... MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA... PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA 315 PM CDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY. * TIMING...LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
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
091 WWUS74 KBMX 291658 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1158 AM CDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF CENTRAL ALABAMA... .BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY DUE TO A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE INTERACTION OF HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTHWEST AND TROPICAL SYSTEM SANDY TO THE NORTHEAST. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNSET. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 65 WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS IN THE NORTHEAST AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. ALZ017>021-024>029-035>038-041>050-300000- /O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121030T0000Z/ BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-JEFFERSON-SHELBY- ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA- CHAMBERS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE- RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE... HEFLIN...BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER... PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE... CLANTON...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...VALLEY... LANETT...LAFAYETTE...PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE... WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE...MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS... AUBURN...OPELIKA...PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA 1158 AM CDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...OF THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON FOR COUNTIES ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 65. * WINDS...WILL BE BRISK WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 24 MPH AND HIGHER... OR WIND GUSTS OF 36 MPH AND HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 5:14 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Elmore, Lee and 6 more | 10 hr |
| Oct 28, 2:46 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Elmore, Lee and 6 more | 27 hr |
| Oct 28, 2:46 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Elmore, Lee and 6 more | 51 hr |
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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.