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Small Craft Advisory 1, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this small craft advisory at Dec 31, 2011, 11:19 PM CST. It took effect at Jan 1, 2012, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 42 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 31, 2011, 11:19 PM CST (05:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 1, 2012, 3:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2012, 9:00 AM CST
- In force
- 42 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
730 WHUS74 KMOB 010519 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1119 PM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE BAY AND THE NEAR SHORE WATERS OF THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COAST UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY... GMZ630-650-655-011330- /O.NEW.KMOB.MF.Y.0001.120101T0519Z-120101T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0001.120101T2100Z-120103T1500Z/ MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- 1119 PM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. * WINDS: INCREASING NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON...25 KNOTS BY SUNDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON...4 TO 6 FEET BY SUNDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEED 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO BRING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER CRAFT...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ670-675-011330- /O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0001.120101T2100Z-120103T1500Z/ WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1119 PM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY. * WINDS: INCREASING NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON...25 KNOTS BY SUNDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: 4 TO 6 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON...6 TO 8 FEET BY SUNDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEED 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO BRING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER CRAFT...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
10 follow-up statements
126 WHUS74 KMOB 011307 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 707 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE BAY AND THE NEAR SHORE WATERS OF THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COAST UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY... GMZ630-650-655-012115- /O.EXT.KMOB.MF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120101T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0001.120101T2100Z-120103T1500Z/ MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- 707 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY... THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. * WINDS: NORTHWEST AT 20 KNOTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON...20 TO 25 KNOTS BY SUNDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON...4 TO 6 FEET BY SUNDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEED 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO BRING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER CRAFT...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ670-675-012115- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0001.120101T2100Z-120103T1500Z/ WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 707 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY. * WINDS: INCREASING NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON... 25 KNOTS BY SUNDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: 4 TO 6 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON...6 TO 8 FEET BY SUNDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEED 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO BRING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER CRAFT...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
864 WHUS74 KMOB 011609 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1009 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY ACROSS MOBILE BAY AND THE NEAR SHORE WATERS OF THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COAST HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY... GMZ630-650-655-020015- /O.EXP.KMOB.MF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120101T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0001.120101T2100Z-120103T1500Z/ MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- 1009 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... ACCORDING TO THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND SATELLITE TRENDS... VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED GREATLY ACROSS MUCH OF THE NEAR SHORE WATERS AND MOBILE BAY. WHILE PATCHES OF DENSE FOG REMAIN...WIDESPREAD REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE NO LONGER AN ISSUE. THEREFORE...THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR MOBILE BAY AND THE NEAR SHORE WATERS HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...HOWEVER REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY AS A COLD FRONT RAPIDLY APPROACHES THE AREA. * WINDS: NORTHWEST AT 20 KNOTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON...20 TO 25 KNOTS BY SUNDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON...4 TO 6 FEET BY 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. && $$ GMZ670-675-020015- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0001.120101T2100Z-120103T1500Z/ WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1009 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY. * WINDS: INCREASING NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON... 25 KNOTS BY SUNDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: 4 TO 6 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON...6 TO 8 FEET BY SUNDAY NIGHT. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEED 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO BRING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER CRAFT...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
481 WHUS74 KMOB 012129 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 329 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY... GMZ630-650-655-670-675-020700- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1500Z/ 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- 329 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST AT 20 KNOTS SUNDAY LATE AFTERNOON...20 TO 25 KNOTS BY SUNDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET SUNDAY LATE AFTERNOON...4 TO 6 FEET BY SUNDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$
961 WHUS74 KMOB 020325 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 925 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY... GMZ630-650-655-670-675-021130- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1500Z/ MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 925 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. * SEAS: BUILDING FROM 2 TO 4 FEET NEAR SHORE TO NEAR 8 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
517 WHUS74 KMOB 021240 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 640 AM CST MON JAN 2 2012 ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY... A STRONG NORTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE AREA THROUGH MID MORNING TUESDAY. GMZ630-650-655-670-675-030000- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1500Z/ 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- 640 AM CST MON JAN 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. * SEAS: 4 TO 6 FEET OUT TO 20 NM AND 6 TO 8 FEET 20 TO 60 NM OUT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS ROUGH. 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. && $$
051 WHUS74 KMOB 021530 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 930 AM CST MON JAN 2 2012 ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING ALL INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY... .A STRONG OFFSHORE WIND WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE AREA THROUGH MID MORNING TUESDAY. GMZ630-650-655-670-675-030000- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1500Z/ MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 930 AM CST MON JAN 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. * SEAS: 3 TO 6 FEET OUT TO 20 NM...EXCEPT AROUND 2 FEET ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. 6 TO 8 FEET 20 TO 60 NM OUT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS ROUGH. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
733 WHUS74 KMOB 022105 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 305 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012 ...A GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA GULF WATERS OUT TO 60 NM FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING... ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE BAY UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY AND FOR THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA GULF WATERS UNTIL 6 PM TONIGHT AND AGAIN FROM 6 AM THROUGH NOON TUESDAY... .A STRONG OFFSHORE WIND WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. A STRONG SURGE OF COLD AIR IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE OVER THE GULF WATERS. GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO ABATE BY SUNRISE TUESDAY...WITH ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS DIMINISHING BY MID TO LATE TUESDAY MORNING. GMZ650-655-670-675-030600- /O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.GL.W.0001.120103T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0002.120103T1200Z-120103T1800Z/ 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- 305 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING AND FROM 6 AM TO NOON CST TUESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS TONIGHT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS. GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL ABATE BY SUNRISE TUESDAY...WITH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS CONTINUING THROUGH MID TO LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * SEAS: BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET OUT TO 20 NM TONIGHT...EXCEPT AROUND 2 FEET ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE. SEAS WILL BEGIN TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING. BAY AND COASTAL WATERWAYS ROUGH. 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 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. && $$ GMZ630-030600- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1500Z/ MOBILE BAY- 305 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS TONIGHT...DIMINISHING BY MID TUESDAY MORNING. * BAY CONDITIONS: ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
981 WHUS74 KMOB 030307 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 907 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012 ...A GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF WATERS OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE OFFSHORE TO 60 NM UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING... ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FOR MOBILE BAY AND THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TUESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG OFFSHORE WIND WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. A STRONG SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...WHICH WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE OVER THE GULF WATERS. GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO ABATE BY SUNRISE TUESDAY...WITH ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS DIMINISHING BY MID TO LATE TUESDAY MORNING. GMZ650-655-670-675-031130- /O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0002.120103T1200Z-120103T1800Z/ 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 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO NOON CST TUESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO NOON CST TUESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS TONIGHT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS. GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL ABATE BY SUNRISE TUESDAY...WITH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS CONTINUING THROUGH MID TO LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * SEAS: BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET OUT TO 20 NM TONIGHT...EXCEPT AROUND 2 FEET ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. BUILDING TO 9 FEET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE. SEAS WILL BEGIN TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING. BAY AND COASTAL WATERWAYS 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. && $$ GMZ630-031130- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1500Z/ MOBILE BAY- 907 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS TONIGHT...DIMINISHING BY MID TUESDAY MORNING. * BAY CONDITIONS: ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
741 WHUS74 KMOB 031219 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 619 AM CST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING... .A STRONG OFFSHORE WIND WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE AREA THROUGH THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. GMZ650-655-670-675-031800- /O.EXP.KMOB.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120103T1800Z/ 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- 619 AM CST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY DIMINISHING TO 20 KNOTS THROUGH NOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. * SEAS: 6 TO 9 FEET MAINLY WELL OFFSHORE SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 TO FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ GMZ630-031500- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1500Z/ MOBILE BAY- 619 AM CST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. * BAY CONDITIONS: ROUGH BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
889 WHUS74 KMOB 031523 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 923 AM CST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON FOR THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA GULF WATERS OUT TO 60 NM... .A STRONG OFFSHORE WIND WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE AREA THROUGH THE MORNING THEN DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. GMZ630-031630- /O.EXP.KMOB.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1500Z/ MOBILE BAY- 923 AM CST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS OVER MOBILE BAY WILL CONTINUE TO BE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS THIS MORNING...BUT WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ650-655-670-675-031800- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120103T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 923 AM CST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY THROUGH NOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. * SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET NEAR SHORE 5 TO 7 FEET WELL OFFSHORE...SUBSIDING IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Dec 31, 6:59 PM CST, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 6:59 PM CST, 4 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 550 PM CST TUE JAN 31 2012 .AVIATION [01/00Z ISSUANCE]...HAVE A PREVAILING GROUP IN FOR INCREASING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS OVER THE AREA. EXPECTING EARLY TRANSITION FROM VFR TO MVFR OR IFR IN WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE REGION. STARTED THE INTRODUCTION OF RA/BR DOWN TO 5 MILES A LITTLE AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH A PROB30 GROUP FOR 4 SM...AND 3 MILES PREVAILING AFTER SUNRISE WEDNESDAY. FURTHER EAST...VSBY NOT AS LOW BUT COMING DOWN TO 5 MILES AFTER MIDNIGHT. /77 *************************PREVIOUS**************************** .SHORT TERM [TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT]...A SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDS WEST ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH FROM CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. THIS RIDGE WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS AS A COLD FRONT MOVING OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST. A LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY WIND WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND BRING GULF MOISTURE NORTHWARD INTO THE REGION...WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES CLIMBING TO 1.50 INCHES. A BROKEN MIX OF HIGH CIRRUS AND LOW STRATUS CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRECEDE AN UPPER SHORTWAVE EJECTING EASTWARD FROM THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AS THE SHORTWAVE MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN TEXAS AND LOUISIANA. THE UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE WITH A SERIES OF EMBEDDED DISTURBANCES WITHIN THE SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...BRINGING AN INCREASE IN PRECIPITATION COVERAGE AND INTENSITY. STILL EXPECT LIKELY TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION...MAINLY LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH THE STRONGER 850 FLOW ENHANCING LOW-MID LEVEL CONVERGENCE. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 0.60 TO 1.00 INCH ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA...AND BETWEEN 1.00 TO 1.50 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2.00 TO 3.00 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE COASTAL SECTIONS...WHICH SHOULD HELP ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE ONGOING MODERATE TO SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM THE LOW/MID 50S NORTHEAST ZONES AND FROM 55 TO 60 DEGREES SOUTHWEST ZONES AND COASTAL ZONES. DAYTIME HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 67 TO 72 DEGREES. LOW TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 52 TO 58 DEGREES. /22 && .LONG TERM [THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY]...RAIN CHANCES DECREASE ON THURSDAY AS THE UPPER WAVES MOVE PAST THE AREA AND UPPER RIDGING BUILDS IN. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM WELL ABOVE NORMAL...INTO THE LOW TO MID 70S AREAWIDE ON THURSDAY. RAIN CHANCES INCREASE AGAIN BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS A DEEP UPPER TROUGH BECOMES CUT-OFF ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THIS TROUGH...SFC LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST. BETTER MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY IS EXPECTED AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED SATURDAY. THE GLOBAL MODELS DIVERGE AFTER SATURDAY WITH THE GFS MUCH MORE PROGRESSIVE THAN THE ECMWF THROUGH THE END OF THE EXTENDED. DUE TO THE LARGE UNCERTAINTY...HAVE CARRIED POPS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WHICH BLENDS WELL WITH NEIGHBORING OFFICES. NEEDLESS TO SAY...THE EXTENDED FORECAST WILL LIKELY NEED SIGNIFICANT ADJUSTMENTS WHEN TIMING BECOMES MORE CERTAIN. TEMPERATURES WILL START THE PERIOD WELL ABOVE NORMAL WITH SOME DOWNWARD TREND THROUGH THE EXTENDED...HOWEVER JUST HOW MUCH OF A COOL DOWN CAN BE EXPECTED IS UNCERTAIN. A BLEND OF TEMPS LATE IN THE PERIOD WAS USED AS ENSEMBLE MOS TEMPS HAVE AS MUCH AS A 10 DEGREE SPREAD FOR HIGHS AND LOWS. /13 && .AVIATION [31/18Z KMOB/KBFM/KPNS TAF ISSUANCES]...WITH AN AIRMASS VERY DRY IN THE MID LEVELS...BY MOIST IN THE LOWEST LEVELS...A COMBINATION OF LOW(MVFR) AND CIRRIFORM CLOUDS WILL PREDOMINATE TODAY. AS THE FORECAST PROGRESSES THROUGH TONIGHT....INCREASING MOISTEN OF THE MID LEVELS WILL ALLOW FOR AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR SHOWERS OVER THE AREA...SPREADING EASTWARD FROM THE LOWER MISS RIVER VALLEY. WITH THE STRONG MOISTURE INFLUX OVER THE LOWER MISS RIVER VALLEY...AM EXPECTING BEST CHANCE OF MVFR OR IFR LEVEL CIGS/VISBYS OVER THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE FA. THE MOISTURE PICKED UP FROM OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS WILL HELP TO CREATE THE SAME CONDITIONS ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF THE COAST...BUT THE DRY CONDITIONS INLAND WILL HELP TO LIMIT ANY MVFR/IFR CIGS UNTIL THE AIRMASS MOISTENS WEDNESDAY. /16 && .MARINE...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL TONIGHT THROUGH MOST OF WEDNESDAY...UNTIL A PASSING SHORTWAVE PUSHES A WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY OVER THE AREA. THIS SHORTWAVE WILL HELP TO COUNTER-BALANCE THE SURFACE RIDGE NEAR SHORE..RESULTING IN AN EASTERLY FLOW OVER THE MARINE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY. ANOTHER UPPER SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE PLAINS THE END OF THE WEEK WILL BRING BACK STRENGTHENING ONSHORE FLOW FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. WHEN/IF THIS SYSTEM PUSHES A SURFACE FRONT AND HOW STRONG STILL REMAINS DEBATABLE...WITH GUIDANCE IN CONTINUED SIGNIFICANT DISAGREEMENT. HAVE LEFT FORECAST FROM PREVIOUS SHIFT AFTER FRIDAY PRETTY MUCH AS IS. /16 && .FIRE WEATHER...A SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY BRINGING A MOIST AIR MASS INTO THE REGION. RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF RAIN ALONG COASTAL AREAS. DUE TO THE RAIN AND INCREASING MOISTURE...HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES. /22 && .HYDROLOGY...MAINSTEM POINTS ALONG THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER...NAMELY COFFEEVILLE AND LEROY WHICH ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING MINOR FLOODING BUT ARE FALLING...WILL LIKELY BEGIN RISING AGAIN IN RESPONSE TO THE EXPECTED RAINFALL DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. THESE LOCATIONS WILL LIKELY REACH MINOR FLOOD STAGE ONCE AGAIN. THE CHICKASAWHAY RIVER IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI WHICH IS CURRENTLY ELEVATED AND NEARING MINOR FLOOD STAGE WILL ALSO RESPOND TO PREDICTED RAINFALL AND WILL LIKELY RISE TO MINOR FLOOD STAGE. FAST RESPONSE TRIBUTARY RIVERS IN SOUTHERN ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...ALTHOUGH NOT CURRENTLY ELEVATED...WILL ALSO RESPOND TO THE TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING PREDICTED. SINCE THE SOIL IS WET DUE TO RECENT RAINFALL...SOME RIVERS MAY EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MOBILE 62 66 60 68 / 50 80 20 10 PENSACOLA 62 66 61 69 / 50 80 50 10 DESTIN 62 65 62 68 / 30 80 50 10 EVERGREEN 55 65 58 69 / 20 70 50 10 WAYNESBORO 59 66 57 67 / 20 70 20 10 CAMDEN 55 64 57 69 / 20 70 50 10 CRESTVIEW 57 65 60 70 / 30 80 50 10 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 31, 5:06 PM CST, 6 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 506 PM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-012315- CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 506 PM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG IS EXPECTED TO BRING HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS FOR MOST AREAS TONIGHT. FORMATION OF FOG WILL BEGIN IN THE COASTAL REGIONS BY SUNSET AND FURTHER INLAND AS EARLY AS MID-EVENING. VISIBILITY COULD REACH LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE IN SOME LOCATIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY. IT WILL BRING BEHIND IT THE COLDEST AIR THUS FAR THIS WINTER. A HARD FREEZE IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 84 CORRIDOR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S ARE EXPECTED FOR THE INLAND COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. GMZ630-650-655-670-675-012315- 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- 506 PM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG EXPECTED OVERNIGHT ESPECIALLY NEAR SHORE. VISIBILITY LESS THAN A MILE IN SOME LOCATIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MARITIMES SUNDAY. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS BEHIND THE FRONT WITH SEAS TO 8 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. THIS WILL BRING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 8:45 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia and 2 more | 360 days |
| Dec 31, 11:19 PM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 11 hr | |
| Jan 1, 6:05 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 31 hr |
| Jan 1, 6:42 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 2 hr |
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