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Small Craft Advisory 3, NWS Mobile, AL

January 10, 2012

NWS Mobile, AL issued this small craft advisory at Jan 10, 2012, 4:08 AM CST. It took effect at Jan 10, 2012, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 10, 2012, 4:08 AM CST (10:08 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 10, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 11, 2012, 3:35 AM CST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

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

057 
WHUS74 KMOB 101008
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
408 AM CST TUE JAN 10 2012

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF
ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...OUT TO 60 NM...INCLUDING MOBILE
BAY...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY...

.SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL LIKELY APPROACH ADVISORY LEVELS AT TIMES. ONCE
THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH TONIGHT...A STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WIND WILL DEVELOP AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL
BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FT OVERNIGHT.

GMZ630-650-655-670-675-101800-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0003.120111T0000Z-120111T1800Z/
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-
408 AM CST TUE JAN 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE
  TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 

* SEAS: 3 TO 5 FEET TODAY...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET OVERNIGHT. BAYS
  AND COASTAL WATERWAYS BECOMING ROUGH TONIGHT.  

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
289 
WHUS74 KMOB 101052 CCA
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
451 AM CST TUE JAN 10 2012

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF
ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...OUT TO 60 NM...INCLUDING MOBILE
BAY...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY...

.SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL LIKELY APPROACH ADVISORY LEVELS AT TIMES. ONCE
THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH TONIGHT...A STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WIND WILL DEVELOP AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL 
BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FT OVERNIGHT.

GMZ630-650-655-670-675-101900-
/O.COR.KMOB.SC.Y.0003.120111T0000Z-120111T1800Z/
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-
451 AM CST TUE JAN 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE
  TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* SEAS: 3 TO 5 FEET TODAY...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET OVERNIGHT. BAYS
  AND COASTAL WATERWAYS BECOMING ROUGH TONIGHT.  

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.

&&

$$
876 
WHUS74 KMOB 101814
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1214 PM CST TUE JAN 10 2012

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS
OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...OUT TO 60 NM...INCLUDING
MOBILE BAY...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY...

.SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS LATE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL LIKELY APPROACH ADVISORY
LEVELS AT TIMES THIS EVENING. ONCE THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH 
ACROSS THE MARINE AREA TONIGHT...A STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND
WILL DEVELOP AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL BUILD
TO 5 TO 7 FT OVERNIGHT.

GMZ630-650-655-670-675-110215-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0003.120111T0000Z-120111T1800Z/
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-
1214 PM CST TUE JAN 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY 
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 
  KNOTS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* SEAS: 3 TO 5 FEET TODAY...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET OVERNIGHT. 
  BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS BECOMING ROUGH TONIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$
822 
WHUS74 KMOB 110142
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
742 PM CST TUE JAN 10 2012

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF
ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...OUT TO 60 NM...INCLUDING MOBILE
BAY...UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY...

.STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT. ONCE THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH ACROSS THE MARINE
AREA TONIGHT...A STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND WILL DEVELOP AND
PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FT
OVERNIGHT.

GMZ630-650-655-670-675-111000-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120111T1800Z/
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-
742 PM CST TUE JAN 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON...BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* SEAS: 3 TO 5 FEET...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET OVERNIGHT. BAYS AND
  COASTAL WATERWAYS BECOMING ROUGH TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$
200 
WHUS74 KMOB 110935
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
335 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012

...FREQUENT GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS BEING OBSERVED OVER THE ENTIRE
MARINE AREA...

.BUOY AND CMAN OBSERVATIONS ARE REPORTING FREQUENT GALE FORCE WINDS
ACROSS THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA GULF WATERS...AS WELL AS
MOBILE BAY. GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH MID
MORNING...WITH WINDS GRADUALLY DECREASING MIDDAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. SEAS HAVE BUILT TO 9 TO 10 FEET...AS CLOSE AS 10 MILES TO THE
COAST. SEAS WILL NOT BEGIN TO SUBSIDE UNTIL MID TO LATE MORNING...BUT
WILL LIKELY STAY ABOUT 7 FEET WELL OFFSHORE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 


GMZ650-655-670-675-111600-
/O.UPG.KMOB.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120111T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.GL.W.0002.120111T0935Z-120111T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0004.120111T1500Z-120112T0000Z/
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-
335 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS
IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
  OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING. BY MID MORNING...WEST WINDS
  20 TO 30 KNOTS. FOR THE AFTERNOON...WEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS.

* SEAS: 8 TO 10 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET BY
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 

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.

&&

$$

GMZ630-111600-
/O.UPG.KMOB.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120111T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.GL.W.0002.120111T0935Z-120111T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0004.120111T1500Z-120111T1800Z/
MOBILE BAY-
335 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON
CST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS
IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON CST TODAY. 

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
  TO GALE FORCE EARLY THIS MORNING. BY MID MORNING...WEST TO SOUTHWEST
  WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. WINDS
  GRADUALLY DIMINISHING LATE THIS MORNING. 

* SEAS: BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH EARLY THIS
  MORNING...BECOMING CHOPPY TO ROUGH LATE THIS MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

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Sources

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