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Small Craft Advisory 20, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this small craft advisory at Mar 11, 2012, 11:03 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 11, 2012, 11:03 PM CDT (04:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2012, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
036 WHUS74 KMOB 120403 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1103 PM CDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 AM CDT MONDAY FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN MODERATE TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS BEYOND 20 NM OFFSHORE TONIGHT...WITH SEAS AROUND 7 FEET. GMZ670-675-121200- /O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0020.120312T0403Z-120312T1200Z/ WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1103 PM CDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS. * SEAS: 5 TO 7 FEET. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
162 WHUS74 KMOB 120931 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 431 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 AM CDT FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL RESULT IN MODERATE TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS BEYOND 20 NM OFFSHORE...WITH SEAS AROUND 7 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING. GMZ670-675-121200- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120312T1200Z/ WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 431 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS. * SEAS: 5 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 6:27 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 93 min | |
| Mar 12, 6:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 59 min |
| Mar 12, 7:26 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 2 hr |
| Mar 12, 7:53 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 52 min | |
| Mar 12, 8:47 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 88 min | |
| Mar 12, 10:12 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 93 min | |
| Mar 12, 10:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Wayne | 23 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.