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Gale Warning 3, NWS Mobile, AL

February 18, 2012

NWS Mobile, AL issued this gale warning at Feb 18, 2012, 3:28 PM CST. It took effect at Feb 19, 2012, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 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
Feb 18, 2012, 3:28 PM CST (21:28 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 19, 2012, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 19, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

849 
WHUS74 KMOB 182128
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
328 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2012

...STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY...

.A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EASTWARD OVER THE
NORTHWEST GULF INTO THIS EVENING...THEN TRACK NORTHEAST INTO THE
INTERIOR SOUTHEAST STATES ON SUNDAY. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM A STRONG
SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL DEVELOP FOLLOWED BY A STRONG WEST TO
NORTHWEST FLOW THAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY...GRADUALLY
DIMINISHING SUNDAY NIGHT.

GMZ650-655-670-675-190530-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120219T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KMOB.GL.A.0001.120219T0600Z-120219T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.GL.W.0003.120219T0600Z-120219T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0013.120219T1800Z-120220T1200Z/
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-
328 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST
SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO
6 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST
SUNDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST
MONDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS 
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH 
  GUSTS TO GALE FORCE TONIGHT...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 25 
  TO 35 KNOTS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...FOLLOWED BY NORTHERLY WINDS 
  AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY 
  MORNING. 

* SEAS: SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...THEN 
  BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET EARLY SUNDAY. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY 
  SUBSIDE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ630-190530-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120219T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KMOB.GL.A.0001.120219T0600Z-120219T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.GL.W.0003.120219T0600Z-120219T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0013.120219T1800Z-120220T0000Z/
MOBILE BAY-
328 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST
SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST
SUNDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS 
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH 
  GUSTS TO GALE FORCE TONIGHT...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 25 
  TO 35 KNOTS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...FOLLOWED BY NORTHERLY WINDS 
  AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS: BAY WATERS WILL BECOME ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH LATE THIS 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY.

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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
472 
WHUS74 KMOB 190540
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1140 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2012

...STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN LOUISIANA WILL TRACK NORTHEAST
INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH ITS ATTENDANT COLD
FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE MARINE WATERS SUNDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF THIS
SYSTEM A STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL DEVELOP FOLLOWED BY A
STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW THAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH
SUNDAY...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING SUNDAY NIGHT.

GMZ650-655-670-675-191345-
/O.EXP.KMOB.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120219T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0003.120219T0600Z-120219T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0013.120219T1800Z-120220T1200Z/
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-
1140 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO
6 AM CST MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST
SUNDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST
MONDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO GALE
  FORCE TONIGHT...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 KNOTS EARLY
  SUNDAY MORNING...FOLLOWED BY NORTHERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* SEAS: SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET EARLY
  SUNDAY. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
  SUNDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ630-191345-
/O.EXP.KMOB.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120219T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0003.120219T0600Z-120219T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0013.120219T1800Z-120220T0000Z/
MOBILE BAY-
1140 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST
SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST
SUNDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO GALE
  FORCE TONIGHT...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 KNOTS EARLY
  SUNDAY MORNING...FOLLOWED BY NORTHERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS
  THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: BAY WATERS WILL BE ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH THROUGH MUCH OF
  SUNDAY.

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.

&&

$$
833 
WHUS74 KMOB 191015
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
415 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2012

...STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS EXPECTED TODAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE WILL
QUICKLY MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST TODAY. AS THE LOW PULLS AWAY AND A COLD
FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE AREA...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
MARINE WATERS WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE THIS MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS
WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. 

GMZ650-655-670-675-191815-
/O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120219T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0013.120219T1800Z-120220T1200Z/
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-
415 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM
CST MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
MONDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS THIS MORNING WITH
  FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. BY THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS BECOME
  NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. WINDS DIMINISH TO
  15 TO 20 KNOTS BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 

* SEAS: SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET THIS MORNING...HIGHEST IN THE
  20 TO 60 NM ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA GULF WATERS AND ACROSS
  THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA GULF WATERS OUT TO 20 NM. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY
  SUBSIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON 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.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ630-191815-
/O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120219T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0013.120219T1800Z-120220T0000Z/
MOBILE BAY-
415 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS THIS MORNING WITH
  GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. BY THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS BECOME NORTHWEST 20
  TO 25 KNOTS. WINDS DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS TONIGHT.

* SEAS: BAY WATERS WILL BE ROUGH TODAY AND OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH
  THIS MORNING. BAY WATERS WILL BECOME CHOPPY TO ROUGH TONIGHT...
  MAINLY OVER SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY.

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.

&&

$$
188 
WHUS74 KMOB 191536
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
936 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2012

...STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS EXPECTED TODAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE WILL
QUICKLY MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST TODAY. AS THE LOW PULLS AWAY AND A
COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE AREA...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE MARINE WATERS WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE THIS MORNING.
WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT.

GMZ630-192345-
/O.CAN.KMOB.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120219T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0013.120219T1536Z-120220T0000Z/
MOBILE BAY-
936 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE GALE
WARNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS.
  BY THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS BECOME NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS. WINDS
  DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS TONIGHT.

* SEAS: BAY WATERS WILL BE GENERALLY ROUGH TODAY. BAY WATERS WILL
  BECOME CHOPPY TO ROUGH TONIGHT...MAINLY OVER SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ650-655-670-675-192345-
/O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120219T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0013.120219T1800Z-120220T1200Z/
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-
936 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS THIS MORNING WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
  TO GALE FORCE. BY THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS BECOME NORTHWEST 20 TO 25
  KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. WINDS DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY
  EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* SEAS: SEAS 6 TO 10 FEET THIS MORNING...HIGHEST IN THE 20 TO 60 NM
  ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA GULF WATERS AND ACROSS THE NORTHWEST
  FLORIDA GULF WATERS OUT TO 20 NM. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON 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.

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 18, 3:38 AM CSTWind AdvisoryMOB38 hr
Feb 18, 1:56 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile49 min
Feb 18, 2:28 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMOBMobile, Washington32 days
Feb 18, 3:13 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe47 min
Feb 18, 3:37 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe and 1 more113 min
Feb 18, 3:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile61 min
Feb 18, 4:01 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBConecuh, Covington, Escambia44 min
Feb 18, 4:07 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB83 min
Feb 18, 4:19 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile116 min
Feb 18, 4:21 PM CSTTornado WarningMOBMobile24 min
Feb 18, 4:25 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox2 hr
Feb 18, 4:30 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMOBMobile, Washington60 min
Feb 18, 4:38 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBConecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia52 min
Feb 18, 4:52 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin113 min
Feb 18, 4:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin76 min
Feb 18, 5:13 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia2 hr
Feb 18, 5:17 PM CSTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin28 min
Feb 18, 5:27 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB93 min
Feb 18, 9:48 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry6 days
Feb 18, 9:48 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBGeorge, Greene, Wayne6 days
Feb 18, 12:39 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBPerry, Stone51 min
Feb 18, 1:13 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGeorge, Stone47 min
Feb 18, 1:17 PM CSTTornado WarningMOBGeorge, Stone13 min
Feb 18, 1:35 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBPerry, Stone115 min
Feb 18, 1:36 PM CSTTornado WarningMOBGeorge, Greene39 min
Feb 18, 4:05 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne34 days

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