Alert archive / Alabama / Gale Watches in 2012
Gale Watch 1, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this gale watch at Feb 17, 2012, 10:04 AM CST. It took effect at Feb 19, 2012, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2012, 10:04 AM CST (16:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 19, 2012, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2012, 3:28 PM CST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
096 WHUS74 KMOB 171604 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1004 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 ....A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST SATURDAY FOLLOWED BY A GALE WATCH FROM 3 PM CST SATURDAY THROUGH 12 NOON CST SUNDAY FOLLOWED BY A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM NOON SUNDAY THROUGH 9 AM CST MONDAY MORNING FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS... .A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF TODAY THEN TRACK EAST ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY AND CENTRAL GULF STATES SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM A STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL DEVELOP WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE FOLLOWED BY A STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW AT 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. GMZ630-650-655-670-675-180200- /O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0012.120218T1500Z-120218T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.GL.A.0001.120218T2100Z-120219T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0013.120219T1800Z-120220T1500Z/ 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- 1004 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST SATURDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST MONDAY. IN ADDITION...A GALE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY EVENING...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...FOLLOWED BY NORTHERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * SEAS: SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY SATURDAY EVENING...THEN BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. BAYS AND INLAND WATERWAYS BECOMING ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 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. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$
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735 WHUS74 KMOB 180240 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 840 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST SATURDAY FOLLOWED BY A GALE WATCH FROM 3 PM CST SATURDAY THROUGH 12 NOON CST SUNDAY FOLLOWED BY A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM NOON SUNDAY THROUGH 9 AM CST MONDAY MORNING FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS... .A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF TODAY THEN TRACK EAST ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY AND CENTRAL GULF STATES SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM A STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL DEVELOP WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE FOLLOWED BY A STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW AT 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. GMZ630-650-655-670-675-181045- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0012.120218T1500Z-120218T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.GL.A.0001.120218T2100Z-120219T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0013.120219T1800Z-120220T1500Z/ 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- 840 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST SATURDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST MONDAY... * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY EVENING...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...FOLLOWED BY NORTHERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * SEAS: SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY SATURDAY EVENING...THEN BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. BAYS AND INLAND WATERWAYS BECOMING ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 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. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$
440 WHUS74 KMOB 181014 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 414 AM 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 TODAY 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. GMZ650-655-670-675-181800- /O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0012.120218T1800Z-120219T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMOB.GL.A.0001.120219T0600Z-120219T1800Z/ /O.EXT.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- 414 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * 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 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. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ GMZ630-181800- /O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0012.120218T1800Z-120219T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMOB.GL.A.0001.120219T0600Z-120219T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0013.120219T1800Z-120220T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- 414 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE TONIGHT...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 KNOTS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...FOLLOWED BY NORTHERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: BAY WATERS WILL BECOME ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$
525 WHUS74 KMOB 181517 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 917 AM 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 TODAY 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. GMZ650-655-670-675-182330- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0012.120218T1800Z-120219T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.GL.A.0001.120219T0600Z-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- 917 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... 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. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * 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 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. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ GMZ630-182330- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0012.120218T1800Z-120219T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.GL.A.0001.120219T0600Z-120219T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0013.120219T1800Z-120220T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- 917 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE TONIGHT...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 KNOTS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...FOLLOWED BY NORTHERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: BAY WATERS WILL BECOME ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$
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. && $$ GMZ630-190530- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120219T0600Z/ /O.UPG.KMOB.GL.A.0001.120219T0600Z-120219T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.GL.W.0003.120219T0600Z-120219T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0013.120219T1800Z-120220T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- 328 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST SUNDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE TONIGHT...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 KNOTS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...FOLLOWED BY NORTHERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: BAY WATERS WILL BECOME ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 9:04 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 3 days |
| Feb 17, 9:07 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 11 hr |
| Feb 17, 10:04 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 38 hr | |
| Feb 17, 10:04 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 66 hr | |
| Feb 17, 11:42 AM CST | Flood Watch | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 34 hr |
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