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Small Craft Advisory 50, NWS Mobile, AL

December 24, 2012

NWS Mobile, AL issued this small craft advisory at Dec 24, 2012, 3:50 PM CST. It took effect at Dec 24, 2012, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 52 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 24, 2012, 3:50 PM CST (21:50 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 24, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 26, 2012, 10:18 PM CST
In force
52 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

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

103 
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
350 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
UNTIL 6 PM WEDNESDAY...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BE DEVELOPING OVER 
LOUISIANA ON CHRISTMAS DAY...THEN IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTHEAST 
ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND INTO NORTHERN ALABAMA LATE CHRISTMAS 
AFTERNOON AND CHRISTMAS EVENING. THIS WILL BRING A COLD FRONT TOWARD 
THE MARINE AREA DURING CHRISTMAS DAY THEN ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS 
CHRISTMAS EVENING AND CLEARING THE AREA TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...THE RISK INCREASES FOR STRONG TO SEVERE MARINE 
THUNDERSTORMS. HE PRIMARY TIME FRAME FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS AND 
HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND ESPECIALLY JUST IN 
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT LATE CHRISTMAS DAY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY 
AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT COULD BE 
APPROACHING GALE FORCE OUT OF THE WEST AND NORTHWEST VERY LATE 
CHRISTMAS NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WILL HAVE TO MONITOR 
FOR POSSIBLE INCREASE FROM SAC TO GALE WARNING FOR THAT TIME FRAME. 

GMZ650-655-670-675-250600-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0050.121225T0000Z-121227T0000Z/
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-
350 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS TONIGHT AND EARLY
  TUESDAY...BECOMING MORE WEST AND NORTHWEST AND INCREASING LATE
  TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. BY EARLY WEDNESDAY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
  INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY.
  SOME WIND GUSTS WILL BE HIGHER. 

* SEAS: SEAS INITIALLY RUNNING FROM 4 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT...BUILDING TO
  AS HIGH AS 8 TO 11 FEET WELL OFFSHORE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY. 

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.

&&

$$
9 follow-up statements
673 
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
752 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

.A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF COASTAL
STATES ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND BRING A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE
MARINE AREA CHRISTMAS NIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THEN END WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT.
SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TONIGHT AND BECOME STRONG BY CHRISTMAS
MORNING THEN SWITCH TO A STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT...POSSIBLY APPROACHING GALE FORCE CHRISTMAS NIGHT AND EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW GRADUALLY SUBSIDES
WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

GMZ650-655-670-675-251000-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/
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-
752 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20-25 KNOTS ON CHRISTMAS THEN
  SWITCHING TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS CHRISTMAS NIGHT
  WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE OFFSHORE FLOW GRADUALLY SUBSIDES WEDNESDAY
  INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS: SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 8 TO 11 FEET
  WELL OFFSHORE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY.

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.

&&

$$
147 
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
938 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY FROM 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY FOR THE NEAR SHORE WATERS OUT 20 NM...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE BAY AND INLAND BAYS
FROM NOON TUESDAY THROUGH 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

.A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF COASTAL
STATES ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND BRING A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE
MARINE AREA CHRISTMAS NIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THEN END WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. SOUTHERLY
WINDS INCREASE TONIGHT AND BECOME STRONG BY CHRISTMAS MORNING THEN
SWITCH TO A STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT...POSSIBLY APPROACHING GALE FORCE CHRISTMAS NIGHT AND EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW GRADUALLY SUBSIDES
WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

GMZ650-655-251145-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SC.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0051.121225T1500Z-121227T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
938 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS ON CHRISTMAS
  DAY THEN SWITCHING TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS
  CHRISTMAS NIGHT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE OFFSHORE FLOW GRADUALLY
  SUBSIDES WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS: SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 7 TO 10 FEET
  BY EARLY WEDNESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ630>635-251145-
/O.EXB.KMOB.SC.Y.0050.121225T1800Z-121227T0000Z/
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY-
938 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012

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

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS ON CHRISTMAS
  DAY THEN SWITCHING TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 25 KNOTS
  CHRISTMAS NIGHT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE OFFSHORE FLOW GRADUALLY
  SUBSIDES WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS: BECOMING ROUGH TO VERY 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.

&&

$$

GMZ670-675-251145-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
938 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY...INCREASING TO 20
  TO 25 KNOTS ON CHRISTMAS THEN SWITCHING TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST 25
  TO 30 KNOTS CHRISTMAS NIGHT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE OFFSHORE FLOW
  GRADUALLY SUBSIDES WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS: SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 8 TO 11 FEET
  BY EARLY WEDNESDAY.

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.

&&

$$
573 
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
441 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE ALABAMA AND WESTERN FLORIDA
OPEN GULF WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR REMAINDER OF THE COASTAL
WATERS...

.A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF COASTAL
STATES TODAY AND BRING A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE MARINE AREA
TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...STRONG TO SEVERE MARINE THUNDERSTORMS
ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP...THEN END WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT.
ONSHORE FLOW INCREASES THROUGH THE DAY THEN SHIFT TO A STRONG WEST TO
NORTHWEST FLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. WIND GUSTS LIKELY MOVING
ABOVE GALE FORCE TONIGHT OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS. HIGH AND
DANGEROUS SEAS FORECAST. THE STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW GRADUALLY SUBSIDES
WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE
REGION.

GMZ670-675-251900-
/O.UPG.KMOB.SC.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.GL.W.0007.121226T0000Z-121226T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0052.121225T1500Z-121226T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0053.121226T1800Z-121227T0000Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
441 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

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

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

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS TODAY...THEN
  SWITCHING TO THE WEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE
  TONIGHT. WINDS BECOME NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WEDNESDAY MORNING
  WITH GUSTS CONTINUING TO GALE FORCE.

* SEAS: SEAS BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 8 TO 11 FEET BY EARLY WEDNESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ650-655-251900-
/O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0051.121225T1500Z-121226T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.GL.W.0007.121226T0000Z-121226T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0054.121226T1800Z-121227T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
441 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

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

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

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS TODAY...THEN
  SWITCHING TO THE WEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE
  TONIGHT. WINDS BECOME NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WEDNESDAY MORNING
  WITH GUSTS CONTINUING TO GALE FORCE.

* SEAS: SEAS BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 7 TO 10 FEET BY EARLY WEDNESDAY.

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>635-251900-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0050.121225T1800Z-121227T0000Z/
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY-
441 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

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

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

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS
  THROUGH THE DAY THEN SWITCHING TO THE WEST AROUND 25 KNOTS TONIGHT
  WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NORTHWEST FLOW BECOMES BETTER DEFINED BY MID TO
  LATE MORNING WEDNESDAY AT SPEEDS FROM 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY. 

* SEAS: BECOMING ROUGH TO VERY 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.

&&

$$
846 
WHUS74 KMOB 252023
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
223 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE ALABAMA AND WESTERN FLORIDA OPEN
GULF WATERS FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONTINUES UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING AND
THEN FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF THE MARINE AREA...

.A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF COASTAL
STATES TODAY AND BRING A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE MARINE
AREA TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...STRONG TO SEVERE MARINE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP...THEN END WITH THE PASSAGE
OF THE FRONT. ONSHORE FLOW INCREASES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...THEN
SHIFT TO A STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.
FREQUENT WIND GUSTS LIKELY MOVING ABOVE GALE FORCE TONIGHT OVER MOST
OF THE MARINE AREA. HIGH AND DANGEROUS SEAS FORECAST. THE STRONG
OFFSHORE FLOW GRADUALLY SUBSIDES WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION.

GMZ650-655-260430-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-121226T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0007.121226T0000Z-121226T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0054.121226T1800Z-121227T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
223 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

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

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

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS TODAY...THEN
  SWITCHING TO THE WEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
  FORCE TONIGHT. WINDS BECOME NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WEDNESDAY
  MORNING WITH GUSTS CONTINUING TO GALE FORCE.

* SEAS: SEAS BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 7 TO 10 FEET BY EARLY 
  WEDNESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ670-675-260430-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-121226T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0007.121226T0000Z-121226T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0053.121226T1800Z-121227T0000Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
223 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

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

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

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS TODAY...THEN 
  SWITCHING TO THE WEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE 
  TONIGHT. WINDS BECOME NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING WITH GUSTS CONTINUING TO GALE FORCE. 

* SEAS: SEAS BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 8 TO 11 FEET BY EARLY 
  WEDNESDAY.

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>635-260430-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY-
223 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS 
  THROUGH THE DAY THEN SWITCHING TO THE WEST AROUND 25 KNOTS 
  TONIGHT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NORTHWEST FLOW BECOMES BETTER 
  DEFINED BY MID TO LATE MORNING WEDNESDAY AT SPEEDS FROM 20 TO 
  25 KNOTS AND GUSTY. 

* SEAS: BECOMING ROUGH TO VERY 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.

&&

$$
557 
WHUS74 KMOB 260408
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1008 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...GALE WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE ALABAMA AND WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE GULF WATERS UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY AND A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF WATERS FROM NOON WEDNESDAY
UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONTINUES UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR BAYS
AND COASTAL WATERS WATERWAYS...

.A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI
AND INTO CENTRAL TENNESSEE TONIGHT...AND WILL BRING A STRONG COLD
FRONT THROUGH THE MARINE AREA TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SCATTERED
STRONG TO SEVERE MARINE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL BE SHIFTING TO THE
WEST AND NORTHWEST THIS EVENING...WITH STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW CONTINUING
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. FREQUENT WIND
GUSTS LIKELY MOVING ABOVE GALE FORCE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING OVER
MOST OF THE MARINE AREA. HIGH AND DANGEROUS SEAS ARE FORECAST. THE
STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW GRADUALLY SUBSIDES WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION.

GMZ650-655-261215-
/O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121226T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0054.121226T1800Z-121227T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
1008 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN
  SWITCHING TO THE WEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
  FORCE THROUGH LATE EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS
  CONTINUE WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS CONTINUING TO GALE FORCE.

* SEAS: SEAS BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 9 TO 11 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ670-675-261215-
/O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121226T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0053.121226T1800Z-121227T0000Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1008 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN
  SWITCHING TO THE WEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
  FORCE  THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS CONTINUE
  WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS CONTINUING TO GALE FORCE.

* SEAS: SEAS BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 9 TO 11 FEET.

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>635-261215-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY-
1008 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY THIS EVENING SHIFTING TO
  NORTWEST AROUND 25 KNOTS THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH HIGHER GUSTS
  AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES THROUGH MID TO LATE
  MORNING WEDNESDAY AT SPEEDS FROM 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY.

* SEAS: BAY WATERS ROUGH TO VERY 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.

&&

$$
347 
WHUS74 KMOB 261016
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
416 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE ALABAMA AND WESTERN 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE GULF WATERS UNTIL NOON TODAY

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EXTENDED INTO TONIGHT...

.A LARGE AND STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LIFTS UP ACROSS
TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY TODAY...UP TO OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST
TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT CLEARS THE AREA TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND RESULTANT HIGH
SEAS TO PERSIST TODAY. GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE OVER THE OPEN GULF
THIS MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS BOTH TREND MUCH LOWER BY LATE TONIGHT.

GMZ650-655-261800-
/O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121226T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0054.121226T1800Z-121227T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
416 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
CST TODAY. 

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING 20 TO 25 KNOTS
  INTO THE AFTERNOON. FREQUENT GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE LIKELY
  THROUGH THE MORNING. WINDS NORTH 18 TO 22 KNOTS BY THIS EVENING
  WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. 

* SEAS: SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET THIS EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

GMZ670-675-261800-
/O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121226T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0053.121226T1800Z-121227T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
416 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
CST TODAY. 

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST 27 TO 32 KNOTS BECOMING 20 TO 25 KNOTS
  INTO THE AFTERNOON. FREQUENT GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE LIKELY
  THROUGH THE MORNING. WINDS NORTH 18 TO 22 KNOTS BY THIS EVENING
  WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS.

* SEAS: SEAS 8 TO 12 FEET THIS MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET
  THIS EVENING.

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>635-261800-
/O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-121227T0600Z/
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY-
416 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS INTO THE AFTERNOON.
  FREQUENT GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS THIS MORNING. WINDS NORTH 15 TO
  20 KNOTS BY THIS EVENING WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AROUND 22 KNOTS. 

* SEAS: BAY WATERS ROUGH TO VERY 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.

&&

$$
900 
WHUS74 KMOB 261755
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1155 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE ALABAMA AND WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE GULF WATERS UNTIL NOON TODAY

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT...

.A LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY INTO THE
OHIO VALLEY TODAY AND OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST TONIGHT. A STRONG
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE CLEAR OF THE AREA TODAY AS A HIGH PRESSURE MOVES
IN FROM THE WEST BRINGING STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND HIGH SEAS. WIND
AND SEAS DECREASE TONIGHT. 

GMZ650-655-270200-
/O.EXP.KMOB.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121226T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0054.121226T1800Z-121227T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
1155 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING 20 TO 25 KNOTS
  THIS AFTERNOON AND NORTH 18 TO 22 KNOTS BY LATE THIS EVENING WITH
  OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS.

* SEAS: SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET THIS 
  EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALTHOUGH THE GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...OPERATING A VESSEL IN CURRENT
CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK
SAFE HARBOR IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

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.

&&

$$

GMZ670-675-270200-
/O.EXP.KMOB.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121226T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0053.121226T1800Z-121227T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1155 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST 27 TO 32 KNOTS BECOMING 20 TO 25 
  KNOTS INTO THE AFTERNOON. FREQUENT GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE 
  LIKELY THROUGH THE MORNING. WINDS NORTH 18 TO 22 KNOTS BY THIS 
  EVENING WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. 

* SEAS: SEAS 8 TO 12 FEET THIS MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 
  FEET THIS EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALTHOUGH THE GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...OPERATING A VESSEL IN CURRENT
CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK
SAFE HARBOR IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

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.

&&

$$

GMZ630>635-270200-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-121227T0600Z/
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY-
1155 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS INTO THE AFTERNOON. 
  FREQUENT GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS THIS MORNING. WINDS NORTH 15 
  TO 20 KNOTS BY THIS EVENING WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AROUND 22 
  KNOTS. 

* SEAS: BAY WATERS ROUGH TO VERY 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.

&&

$$
995 
WHUS74 KMOB 270229
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
829 PM CST WED DEC 26 2012

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST...

.NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO NEAR 25
KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS EVENING INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS.

GMZ650-655-270600-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-121227T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
829 PM CST WED DEC 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO NEAR 25
  KNOTS SUBSIDING TO AROUND 15 KNOTS LATER TONIGHT.

* SEAS: SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATER 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.

&&

$$

GMZ630>635-270600-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-121227T0600Z/
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY-
829 PM CST WED DEC 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO NEAR 25
  KNOTS SUBSIDING TO AROUND 15 KNOTS LATER TONIGHT.

* SEAS: BAY WATERS ROUGH BECOMING CHOPPY.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ670-675-270600-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-121227T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
829 PM CST WED DEC 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO NEAR 25
  KNOTS SUBSIDING TO AROUND 15 KNOTS LATER TONIGHT.

* SEAS: SEAS AROUND 6 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATER 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.

&&

$$
616 
WHUS74 KMOB 270418
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1018 PM CST WED DEC 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

.THE OFFSHORE FLOW HAS CONTINUED TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AND THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

GMZ650-655-270530-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-121227T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
1018 PM CST WED DEC 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. 

THE OFFSHORE FLOW HAS CONTINUED TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AND THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

GMZ630>635-270530-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SC.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-121227T0600Z/
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY-
1018 PM CST WED DEC 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. 

THE OFFSHORE FLOW HAS CONTINUED TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AND THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

GMZ670-675-270530-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-121227T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1018 PM CST WED DEC 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. 

THE OFFSHORE FLOW HAS CONTINUED TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AND THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

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