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Small Craft Advisory 22, NWS Mobile, AL

April 12, 2012

NWS Mobile, AL issued this small craft advisory at Apr 12, 2012, 4:54 AM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 12, 2012, 4:54 AM CDT (09:54 UTC)
Expired
Apr 12, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

538 
WHUS74 KMOB 120954
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
454 AM CDT THU APR 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

.STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING BEFORE
DECREASING AND BECOMING EAST TO SOUTHEAST DURING THE AFTERNOON.

GMZ630-650-655-121500-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0022.120412T0954Z-120412T1500Z/
MOBILE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
454 AM CDT THU APR 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS.

* SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET...BAY WATERS 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
099 
WHUS74 KMOB 121512
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1012 AM CDT THU APR 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

.THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

GMZ630-650-655-121615-
/O.EXP.KMOB.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120412T1500Z/
MOBILE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
1012 AM CDT THU APR 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 12, 5:44 AM CDTRed Flag WarningMOBButler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia13 hr
Apr 12, 5:44 AM CDTFire Weather WatchMOB24 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.