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Special Marine Warning 46, NWS Mobile, AL

April 4, 2012

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special marine warning at Apr 4, 2012, 2:59 AM CDT. It was in force for 91 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 4, 2012, 2:59 AM CDT (07:59 UTC)
Expired
Apr 4, 2012, 4:30 AM CDT
In force
91 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special marine warning went out at Apr 3, 11:48 PM CDT, 3 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 11:48 PM CDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 5:28 PM CDT, 9 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
528 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-041200-
CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-
LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY-
GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
528 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING

AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY QUICKLY RACING TOWARD THE AREA FROM THE
NORTHWEST WILL RESULT IN ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. WHILE THE THREAT OF
SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW...ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...AND SMALL
HAIL.

ANOTHER ROUND OF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS
EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...PRIMARILY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH THE PRIMARY THREATS
BEING LARGE HAIL AND LOCALIZED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO CONTINUE
INTO THURSDAY...AGAIN WITH SOME STRONG TO SEVERE. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE IN THE WEEK...BRINGING A MUCH LOWER
CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS TO THE REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN STORM SPOTTERS MAY BECOME NECESSARY ON
WEDNESDAY.

GMZ630-650-655-670-675-041200-
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-
528 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL
WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING

A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MARINE AREA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS INCLUDING STRONG WIND GUSTS...HAIL AND
FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES...IN ADDITION TO HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MARINE AREA THROUGH
THURSDAY. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 3, 9:36 PM CDT, 5 hours 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
936 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012

MSZ067-075-076-078-040315-
WAYNE MS-STONE MS-PERRY MS-GREENE MS-
936 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012

...AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WITH GUSTY WINDS AND ASSOCIATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WESTERN WAYNE...NORTHWESTERN STONE...PERRY
AND NORTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...THROUGH
1015 PM CDT...

AT 928 PM CDT...AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO
40 MPH WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF
LAUREL TO 6 MILES WEST OF WEST HATTIESBURG TO 26 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
WEST HATTIESBURG...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH ARE STRONG...WILL DEVELOP ALONG AND
BEHIND THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RICHTON...            NEW AUGUSTA...        BEAUMONT...

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50
MPH. SOME STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR PRIOR TO ANY RAINFALL.  WINDS
THIS STRONG COULD BLOW OFF TREE LIMBS AND ALSO BLOW AROUND SMALL
UNSECURED OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.
SMALL HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS.

&&
Special weather statement, Apr 3, 10:17 PM CDT, 4 hours 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1017 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012

MSZ067-075-076-078-079-040400-
WAYNE MS-STONE MS-PERRY MS-GREENE MS-GEORGE MS-
1017 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012

...AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WITH STRONG WINDS AND ASSOCIATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WAYNE...NORTHERN STONE...PERRY...GREENE
AND WESTERN GEORGE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...THROUGH 1100
PM CDT...

AT 1014 PM CDT...A STRONG OUTFLOW BOUNDARY PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF
45 TO 55 MPH WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES EAST
OF LAUREL TO 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RICHTON TO 17 MILES WEST OF
WIGGINS...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG AND BEHIND THE BOUNDARY...SOME OF WHICH
WILL BE STRONG.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WAYNESBORO...         STATE LINE...         CLARA...
  BUCKATUNNA...         MCLAIN...             LEAKESVILLE...
  RICHTON...            NEW AUGUSTA...        BEAUMONT...

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
KEEP IN MIND THAT STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR BEFORE THE
THUNDERSTORMS REACH YOUR LOCATION. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BLOW OFF
TREE LIMBS AND ALSO BLOW AROUND SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS. SEEK
SHELTER UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. SMALL HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE
WITH THESE STORMS.

&&
Local storm report, Apr 3, 10:56 PM CDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 3, 11:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw, Mobile, Washington38 min
Apr 4, 4:23 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB82 min
Apr 4, 8:16 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB89 min
Apr 4, 9:36 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB84 min
Apr 4, 11:47 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB118 min
Apr 3, 10:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne50 min
Apr 4, 10:38 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry48 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.