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Small Craft Advisory 2, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this small craft advisory at Jan 2, 2012, 3:05 PM CST. It took effect at Jan 3, 2012, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 2, 2012, 3:05 PM CST (21:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 3, 2012, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$ GMZ630-030600- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1500Z/ MOBILE BAY- 305 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS TONIGHT...DIMINISHING BY MID TUESDAY MORNING. * BAY CONDITIONS: ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
4 follow-up statements
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. $$ GMZ650-655-670-675-031800- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120103T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 923 AM CST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY THROUGH NOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. * SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET NEAR SHORE 5 TO 7 FEET WELL OFFSHORE...SUBSIDING IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
327 WHUS74 KMOB 031807 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1207 PM CST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... GMZ650-655-670-675-031915- /O.EXP.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- 1207 PM CST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW 20 KNOTS ACROSS THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA GULF WATERS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 4:21 AM CST | Hard Freeze Watch | MOB | Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia and 2 more | 23 hr |
| Jan 2, 6:30 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 2, 1:34 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 27 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:05 PM CST | Gale Warning | MOB | 15 hr |
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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.