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High Surf Advisory 1, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this high surf advisory at Jan 11, 2012, 6:50 AM EST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2012, 6:50 AM EST (11:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2012, 1:00 PM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
383 WHUS44 KMOB 111150 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 550 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING ALONG THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES... .A VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO HAS RESULTED IN SEAS BUILDING AS HIGH AS 10 TO 12 FEET JUST 10 MILES OFFSHORE. THIS WILL RESULT IN LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST THROUGH THE MORNING...PRODUCING A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND POTENTIALLY SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION. ALZ064-FLZ002-004-006-111800- /O.NEW.KMOB.SU.Y.0001.120111T1150Z-120111T1800Z/ LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 550 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * WAVES AND SURF...LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 3:47 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MOB | 6 hr | |
| Jan 11, 2:00 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 45 min | |
| Jan 11, 4:35 AM EST | Gale Warning | MOB | 5 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:35 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 53 hr | |
| Jan 11, 5:07 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 41 hr |
Nearby
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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.