Alert archive / Alabama / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 2, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this gale warning at Jan 11, 2012, 3:35 AM CST. It was in force for 5 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
- Jan 11, 2012, 3:35 AM CST (09:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2012, 9:00 AM CST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
200 WHUS74 KMOB 110935 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 335 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...FREQUENT GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS BEING OBSERVED OVER THE ENTIRE MARINE AREA... .BUOY AND CMAN OBSERVATIONS ARE REPORTING FREQUENT GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA GULF WATERS...AS WELL AS MOBILE BAY. GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING...WITH WINDS GRADUALLY DECREASING MIDDAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SEAS HAVE BUILT TO 9 TO 10 FEET...AS CLOSE AS 10 MILES TO THE COAST. SEAS WILL NOT BEGIN TO SUBSIDE UNTIL MID TO LATE MORNING...BUT WILL LIKELY STAY ABOUT 7 FEET WELL OFFSHORE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. GMZ650-655-670-675-111600- /O.UPG.KMOB.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120111T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.GL.W.0002.120111T0935Z-120111T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0004.120111T1500Z-120112T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 335 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING. BY MID MORNING...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. FOR THE AFTERNOON...WEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. * SEAS: 8 TO 10 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 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. 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 CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ630-111600- /O.UPG.KMOB.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120111T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.GL.W.0002.120111T0935Z-120111T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0004.120111T1500Z-120111T1800Z/ MOBILE BAY- 335 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON CST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON CST TODAY. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE EARLY THIS MORNING. BY MID MORNING...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING LATE THIS MORNING. * SEAS: BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...BECOMING CHOPPY TO ROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
1 follow-up statement
691 WHUS74 KMOB 111528 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 928 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .BUOY AND CMAN OBSERVATIONS ACROSS THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA GULF WATERS ARE REPORTING SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO NEAR 30 KNOTS...ALONG WITH SEAS OF 7 TO 9 FEET. THE WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. GMZ650-655-670-675-112330- /O.EXP.KMOB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120111T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120112T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 928 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... * WINDS: WEST WINDS 18 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO NEAR 30 KNOTS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. * SEAS: 7 TO 9 FEET THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 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 CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ630-111800- /O.EXP.KMOB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120111T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120111T1800Z/ MOBILE BAY- 928 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... * WINDS: WEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO NEAR 25 KNOTS UNTIL NOON. FOR THE AFTERNOON...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. * SEAS: BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS ROUGH UNTIL NOON BECOMING CHOPPY TO ROUGH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 1:00 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 45 min | |
| Jan 11, 2:47 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MOB | 6 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:35 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 53 hr | |
| Jan 11, 5:50 AM CST | High Surf Advisory | MOB | 6 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:07 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 41 hr |
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