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Small Craft Advisory 28, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this small craft advisory at Jun 5, 2012, 6:33 PM CDT. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 5, 2012, 6:33 PM CDT (23:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2012, 10:49 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
065 WHUS74 KMOB 052333 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 633 PM CDT TUE JUN 5 2012 ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING MOBILE BAY... .A STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND IS INCREASING OVER THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH THIS EVENING AS A RESULT OF A DEEPENING LOCAL CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH A LARGE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX IN BALDWIN COUNTY ALABAMA WHICH MOVED SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE GULF. THE STORM IS ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT AND IS DRAWING IN AIR FROM ITS SURROUNDINGS. WIND UP TO 25 KNOTS WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET EXPECTED OVER THE MARINE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. GMZ630-650-655-670-675-060745- /O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0028.120605T2333Z-120606T1100Z/ 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- 633 PM CDT TUE JUN 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS. * SEAS: 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET AROUND MIDNIGHT 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
936 WHUS74 KMOB 060349 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1049 PM CDT TUE JUN 5 2012 ...|SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CANCELLED... .STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND HAS DECREASED RAPIDLY OVER THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS IS DUE TO A LARGE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX DRAWING AIR INWARD TO ITSELF...HAVING SUDDENLY WEAKENED. WINDS HAVE QUICKLY FALLEN TO AROUND 15 KNOTS GMZ630-650-655-670-675-060500- /O.CAN.KMOB.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-120606T1100Z/ MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1049 PM CDT TUE JUN 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 67 min |
| Jun 5, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 40 min |
| Jun 5, 5:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 31 min |
| Jun 5, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Santa Rosa | 36 min |
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Sources
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