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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Jun 25, 2012, 4:23 AM CDT for 5 counties in Mississippi; 10 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 25, 2012, 4:23 AM CDT (09:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Butler County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 215 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 575 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1588 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
946 WWUS74 KMOB 250923 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 423 AM CDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY... .TROPICAL STORM DEBBY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY NORTHEAST TOWARD THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. STRONG HEATING AND DAYTIME MIXING ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE TROPICAL STORM WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ACROSS INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND ALL OF SOUTHERN ALABAMA. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 65 CORRIDOR. ALZ051>064-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-251800- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0010.120625T0923Z-120626T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA... LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 423 AM CDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THE HIGHEST AND MOST FREQUENT GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 65 CORRIDOR. * TIMING: THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
1 follow-up statement
823 WWUS74 KMOB 251537 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1037 AM CDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY... .TROPICAL STORM DEBBY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY NORTHEAST TOWARD THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. STRONG HEATING AND DAYTIME MIXING ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE TROPICAL STORM WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ACROSS INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND ALL OF SOUTHERN ALABAMA. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 65 CORRIDOR. ALZ051>054-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-251645- /O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120626T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA... LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 1037 AM CDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ FLZ001>006-252345- /O.EXA.KMOB.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120626T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO... FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY... MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT... NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB 1037 AM CDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THE HIGHEST AND MOST FREQUENT GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL SECTIONS. * TIMING: THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ALZ055>064-252345- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120626T0000Z/ MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE- UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT 1037 AM CDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS: SUSTAINED NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THE HIGHEST AND MOST FREQUENT GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL SECTIONS. * TIMING: THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 4:14 AM CDT | High Surf Advisory | MOB | 39 hr | |
| Jun 25, 5:16 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 35 hr |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.