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Small Craft Advisory 40, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this small craft advisory at Nov 7, 2012, 9:36 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 7, 2012, 9:36 PM CST (03:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 8, 2012, 4:00 AM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
152 WHUS74 KMOB 080336 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 936 PM CST WED NOV 7 2012 ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE BAY...THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND...AND THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT 60 NM UNTIL 4 AM CST THURSDAY... .A STRONG NORTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY BETWEEN A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST THROUGH EAST TEXAS. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE AFTER 4 AM CST THURSDAY. GMZ630>632-650-655-670-675-081000- /O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0040.121108T0336Z-121108T1000Z/ NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- 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- 936 PM CST WED NOV 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST THURSDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS. * SEAS: 3 TO 5 FEET OFFSHORE...2 TO 3 FEET NEARSHORE. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
870 WHUS74 KMOB 081002 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 402 AM CST THU NOV 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ALLOWED TO EXPIRE FOR MOBILE BAY...THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND...AND THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT 60 NM... .THE STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW HAS CONTINUED TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVER THE AREA DURING THE LATE NIGHT HOURS. SMALL CRAFT WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL THE MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS SUBSIDE TO A LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW LATER THIS MORNING. GMZ630>632-650-655-670-675-081115- /O.EXP.KMOB.SC.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-121108T1000Z/ NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 402 AM CST THU NOV 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW HAS CONTINUED TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVER THE AREA DURING THE LATE NIGHT HOURS. SMALL CRAFT WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL THE MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS SUBSIDE TO A LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW LATER THIS MORNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 3:59 PM CST | Frost Advisory | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 3 more | 15 hr |
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Sources
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