Alert archive / Alabama / High Surf Advisories in 2012
High Surf Advisory 5, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this high surf advisory at Aug 30, 2012, 4:29 PM CDT. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 30, 2012, 4:29 PM CDT (21:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 31, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
835 WHUS44 KMOB 302129 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 429 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY AND A HIGH RISK FOR DEADLY RIP CURRENTS THROUGH NOON FRIDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED... .THE GULF OF MEXICO REMAINS AGITATED DUE TO THE EFFECT OF ISSAC AND WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MODERATE SWELLS AND WAVES THE GULF BEACHES OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. STORM TIDES ARE DOWN TO 2 TO 4 FEET AND TRENDING DOWNWARD. THEREFORE THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. ALZ063-064-310530- /O.CAN.KMOB.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120830T2300Z/ /O.CAN.KMOB.SU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120830T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.SU.Y.0005.120830T2129Z-120831T1700Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 429 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FRIDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...HIGH SURF WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS REPLACED THE HIGH SURF WARNING FOR ALABAMA WITH A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FRIDAY. THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WAVES AND SURF...HIGH SURF FROM 3 TO 5 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...DECREASING TO 2 TO 3 FEET ON FRIDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF POSES A HIGH RISK OF DEADLY RIP CURRENTS AND POUNDING WAVES. DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF AT AREA GULF SIDE BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ FLZ002-004-006-310530- /O.CAN.KMOB.SU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120830T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.SU.Y.0005.120830T2129Z-120831T1700Z/ /O.CAN.KMOB.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120830T2300Z/ COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 429 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FRIDAY... ...HIGH SURF WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS REPLACED THE HIGH SURF WARNING FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE WITH A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FRIDAY. THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WAVES AND SURF...HIGH SURF FROM 3 TO 5 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...DECREASING TO 2 TO 3 FEET ON FRIDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF POSES A HIGH RISK OF DEADLY RIP CURRENTS AND POUNDING WAVES. DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF AT AREA GULF SIDE BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
2 follow-up statements
931 WHUS44 KMOB 310419 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1119 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY AND A HIGH RISK FOR DEADLY RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH NOON FRIDAY... ...ALL COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED... .THE GULF OF MEXICO REMAINS AGITATED DUE TO THE EFFECT OF ISSAC AND WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MODERATE SWELLS AND WAVES THE GULF BEACHES OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. STORM TIDES ARE DOWN TO AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS AND CONTINUE TRENDING DOWNWARD. THEREFORE ALL COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-311230- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120831T1700Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1119 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FRIDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...HIGH SURF FROM 3 TO 5 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...DECREASING TO 2 TO 3 FEET ON FRIDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF POSES A HIGH RISK OF DEADLY RIP CURRENTS AND POUNDING WAVES. DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF AT AREA GULF SIDE BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
035 WHUS44 KMOB 311053 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 553 AM CDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY AND A HIGH RISK FOR DEADLY RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH NOON TODAY... .THE GULF OF MEXICO REMAINS AGITATED DUE TO THE EFFECTS OF ISSAC AND WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MODERATE SWELLS AND WAVES TO THE GULF BEACHES OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA THROUGH THIS MORNING. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-311700- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120831T1700Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 553 AM CDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... * WAVES AND SURF...HIGH SURF FROM 3 TO 6 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON TODAY. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF POSES A HIGH RISK OF DEADLY RIP CURRENTS AND POUNDING WAVES. DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF AT AREA GULF SIDE BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 7:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Monroe, Wilcox | 30 min |
| Aug 29, 7:29 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 33 hr | |
| Aug 29, 7:45 PM CDT | Coastal Flood Warning | MOB | 21 hr | |
| Aug 30, 12:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 12:52 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MOB | Washington | 16 hr |
| Aug 30, 2:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 12 hr |
| Aug 30, 2:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 33 min |
| Aug 30, 3:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 37 min |
| Aug 30, 4:09 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 16 min |
| Aug 30, 4:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 29 min |
| Aug 30, 4:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 28 min |
| Aug 30, 6:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 37 min |
| Aug 30, 7:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 33 min |
| Aug 30, 8:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 35 min |
| Aug 30, 8:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 32 min |
| Aug 30, 8:45 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 45 min |
| Aug 30, 9:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 44 min |
| Aug 30, 10:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 44 min |
| Aug 30, 10:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 49 min |
| Aug 30, 11:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 43 min |
| Aug 30, 11:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 11:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 33 min |
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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.