Alert archive / Alabama / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 4, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this gale warning at Mar 3, 2012, 12:46 PM CST. It took effect at Mar 3, 2012, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 15 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
- Mar 3, 2012, 12:46 PM CST (18:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 3, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2012, 9:00 AM CST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
074 WHUS74 KMOB 031846 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1246 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH 6 CST PM THIS EVENING FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS... ...A GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 9 AM SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OR ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS... ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST SUNDAY THROUGH NOON CST SUNDAY FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY RESULTING IN GALE CONDITIONS OVER THE MARINE AREA BEGINNING EARLY TONIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH MID MORNING SUNDAY. A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE AREA THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY THEN BECOME NORTHWEST TO WEST AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY. GMZ630-650-655-670-675-040400- /O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120304T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.GL.W.0004.120304T0000Z-120304T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0016.120304T1500Z-120304T1800Z/ MOBILE BAY- 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- 1246 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM CST THIS EVENING AND FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KNOTS BY EARLY TONIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH MID MORNING SUNDAY THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THROUGH LATE MONDAY. * SEAS: BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET OUT TO 20 NM AND 8 TO 12 FEET FROM 20 TO 60 NM OUT OVERNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS BECOMING VERY ROUGH OVERNIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
571 WHUS74 KMOB 031857 CCA MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1256 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH 6 CST PM THIS EVENING FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS... ...A GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH 9 AM CST SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OR ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS... ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST SUNDAY THROUGH NOON CST SUNDAY FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY RESULTING IN GALE CONDITIONS OVER THE MARINE AREA BEGINNING EARLY TONIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH MID MORNING SUNDAY. A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE AREA THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY THEN BECOME NORTHWEST TO WEST AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY. GMZ630-650-655-670-675-040415- /O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120304T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.GL.W.0004.120304T0000Z-120304T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0016.120304T1500Z-120304T1800Z/ MOBILE BAY- 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- 1256 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM CST THIS EVENING AND FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KNOTS BY EARLY TONIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH MID MORNING SUNDAY THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THROUGH LATE MONDAY. * SEAS: BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET OUT TO 20 NM AND 8 TO 12 FEET FROM 20 TO 60 NM OUT OVERNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS BECOMING VERY ROUGH OVERNIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY 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. && $$
039 WHUS74 KMOB 040341 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 941 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OR ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS... ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST SUNDAY THROUGH NOON CST SUNDAY FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY RESULTING IN GALE CONDITIONS OVER THE MARINE AREA BEGINNING EARLY TONIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH MID MORNING SUNDAY. A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE AREA THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY THEN BECOME NORTHWEST TO WEST AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY. GMZ630-650-655-670-675-041145- /O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120304T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0016.120304T1500Z-120304T1800Z/ MOBILE BAY- 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- 941 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST SUNDAY... * WINDS: NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING CONTINUING THROUGH MID MORNING SUNDAY THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THROUGH LATE MONDAY. * SEAS: BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET OUT TO 20 NM AND 8 TO 12 FEET FROM 20 TO 60 NM OUT OVERNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS BECOMING VERY ROUGH OVERNIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY 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. && $$
414 WHUS74 KMOB 041011 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 411 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OR ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS... ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST NOON CST FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS... .STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE AREA THROUGH MIDDAY THEN BECOME NORTHWEST TO WEST AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY. GMZ630-650-655-670-675-041800- /O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120304T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0016.120304T1500Z-120304T1800Z/ MOBILE BAY- 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- 411 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON CST TODAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON CST TODAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE THROUGH MID MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THROUGH LATE MONDAY. * SEAS: 4 TO 6 FEET NEARSHORE TO 7 TO 10 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS BECOMING ROUGH 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. && $$
615 WHUS74 KMOB 041507 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 907 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... .NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH SLOWLY THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING NORTHWEST TO WEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A LIGHT NORTHERLY WIND FLOW IS EXPECTED BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. GMZ630-650-655-670-675-041615- /O.CAN.KMOB.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120304T1800Z/ /O.EXP.KMOB.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120304T1500Z/ MOBILE BAY- 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- 907 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 7:47 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 26 min |
| Mar 3, 12:01 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 4 hr |
| Mar 3, 6:26 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 64 min | |
| Mar 3, 7:22 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 38 min | |
| Mar 3, 12:46 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 20 hr | |
| Mar 3, 2:21 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 17 hr |
| Mar 3, 9:15 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 3 hr |
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