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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Feb 11, 2012, 4:30 AM CST for 10 counties in Alabama; 5 counties in Mississippi. It took effect at Feb 11, 2012, 8:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 11, 2012, 4:30 AM CST (10:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 11, 2012, 8:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2012, 5:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 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 10:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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, 10.5 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 952 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
506 WWUS74 KMOB 111030 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 430 AM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INLAND COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND THE INLAND PORTIONS OF COASTAL COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... ...FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE COASTAL PORTIONS OF COASTAL COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...ALL OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... .A VERY STRONG ARCTIC RIDGE OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE DEEP SOUTH TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS LIKELY TODAY. TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES PLUMMET...WITH LOWS DIPPING DOWN INTO THE 20S. ALZ051>062-FLZ001-003-005-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-111830- /O.UPG.KMOB.HZ.A.0002.120212T0600Z-120212T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.HZ.W.0002.120212T0600Z-120212T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0004.120211T1700Z-120211T2300Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA- INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-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... CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...JAY...CRESTVIEW...WAYNESBORO... RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN... WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 430 AM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST SUNDAY. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH BETWEEN 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 8 AM CST SUNDAY FOR TEMPERATURES NEAR 20 OR POSSIBLY BELOW 20. * WINDS...20 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH LIKELY. * TEMPERATURE...NEAR 20 OR POSSIBLY BELOW 20 TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. AREA SHELTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT INCREASED DEMAND. EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR PIPING. DAMAGE LIKELY TO ANY EARLY NEW GROWTH OF SENSITIVE VEGETATION LEFT UNPROTECTED. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS FOR CONTINUING UPDATES ON THE COLD WEATHER. 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. && $$ ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-111830- /O.UPG.KMOB.FZ.A.0001.120212T0600Z-120212T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FZ.W.0001.120212T0600Z-120212T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0004.120211T1700Z-120211T2300Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE... DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...PENSACOLA... FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY... MYRTLE GROVE...PACE...MILTON...GULF BREEZE...WRIGHT... FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB... VALPARAISO 430 AM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST SUNDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH BETWEEN 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 8 AM CST SUNDAY FOR TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. * WINDS...20 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH LIKELY. * TEMPERATURE...MID TO UPPER 20S TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS CAN DAMAGE ANY EARLY NEW GROWTH OF SENSITIVE VEGETATION LEFT UNPROTECTED. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. AREA SHELTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT INCREASED DEMAND. EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
941 WWUS74 KMOB 111248 AAA NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 648 AM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INLAND COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND THE INLAND PORTIONS OF COASTAL COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE COASTAL PORTIONS OF COASTAL COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...ALL OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... .A VERY STRONG ARCTIC RIDGE OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE DEEP SOUTH TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS LIKELY TODAY. TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES PLUMMET...WITH LOWS DIPPING DOWN INTO THE 20S. ALZ051>062-FLZ001-003-005-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-112100- /O.EXT.KMOB.WI.Y.0004.120211T1400Z-120211T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.HZ.W.0002.120212T0600Z-120212T1400Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA- INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-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... CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...JAY...CRESTVIEW...WAYNESBORO... RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN... WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 648 AM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST SUNDAY... * TIMING...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 8 AM CST SUNDAY FOR TEMPERATURES NEAR 20 OR POSSIBLY BELOW 20. * WINDS...20 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH LIKELY. * TEMPERATURE...NEAR 20 OR POSSIBLY BELOW 20 TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. AREA SHELTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT INCREASED DEMAND. EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR PIPING. DAMAGE LIKELY TO ANY EARLY NEW GROWTH OF SENSITIVE VEGETATION LEFT UNPROTECTED. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS FOR CONTINUING UPDATES ON THE COLD WEATHER. 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. && $$ ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-112100- /O.EXT.KMOB.WI.Y.0004.120211T1400Z-120211T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FZ.W.0001.120212T0600Z-120212T1400Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE... DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...PACE... MILTON...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB 648 AM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST SUNDAY... * TIMING...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 8 AM CST SUNDAY FOR TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. * WINDS...20 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH LIKELY. * TEMPERATURE...MID TO UPPER 20S TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS CAN DAMAGE ANY EARLY NEW GROWTH OF SENSITIVE VEGETATION LEFT UNPROTECTED. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. AREA SHELTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT INCREASED DEMAND. EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
838 WWUS74 KMOB 112136 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 336 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INLAND COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND THE INLAND PORTIONS OF COASTAL COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE COASTAL PORTIONS OF COASTAL COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...ALL OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... .A VERY STRONG ARCTIC RIDGE OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE DEEP SOUTH TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. TONIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL DROP QUICKLY AND STEADILY...WITH LOWS DROPPING DOWN INTO THE 20S AREA WIDE...WITH A FEW UPPER TEENS IN THE NORTHWEST AS WELL AS AT OTHER LOCATIONS THAT ARE NORMALLY COLDER THAN MOST SURROUNDING AREAS. ALZ051>062-FLZ001-003-005-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-120545- /O.CON.KMOB.HZ.W.0002.120212T0600Z-120212T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120211T2300Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA- INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-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... CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...JAY...CRESTVIEW...WAYNESBORO... RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN... WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 336 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST SUNDAY... * TIMING...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 8 AM CST SUNDAY TEMPERATURES WILL FALL WELL BELOW FREEZING. * WINDS...20 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO AROUND 30 MPH LIKELY. * TEMPERATURE...LOWER 20S OVER ENTIRE REGION...SOME UPPER TEENS POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHWEST AS WELL AS AT OTHER LOCATIONS THAT ARE NORMALLY COLDER THAN MOST SURROUNDING AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. AREA SHELTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT INCREASED DEMAND. EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR PIPING. DAMAGE LIKELY TO ANY EARLY NEW GROWTH OF SENSITIVE VEGETATION LEFT UNPROTECTED. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS FOR CONTINUING UPDATES ON THE COLD WEATHER. 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. && $$ ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-120545- /O.CON.KMOB.FZ.W.0001.120212T0600Z-120212T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120211T2300Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE... DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...PACE... MILTON...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB 336 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST SUNDAY... * TIMING... WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 8 AM CST SUNDAY TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING. * WINDS...20 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH LIKELY. * TEMPERATURE...MID TO UPPER 20S TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS CAN DAMAGE ANY EARLY NEW GROWTH OF SENSITIVE VEGETATION LEFT UNPROTECTED. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. AREA SHELTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT INCREASED DEMAND. EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMOB 112315 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 515 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INLAND COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND THE INLAND PORTIONS OF COASTAL COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE COASTAL PORTIONS OF COASTAL COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... .ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE DEEP SOUTH TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP QUICKLY AND STEADILY TONIGHT...WITH LOWS DROPPING DOWN INTO THE TWENTIES AREA WIDE...WITH SOME LOCATIONS WELL INLAND AND OTHER NORMALLY COLDER SPOTS POSSIBLY DIPPING INTO THE UPPER TEENS. ANOTHER COLD NIGHT IS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER TWENTIES FOR MOST OF THE AREA. ALZ051>062-FLZ001-003-005-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-120715- /O.EXP.KMOB.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120211T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.HZ.W.0002.120212T0600Z-120212T1400Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA- INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-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... CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...JAY...CRESTVIEW...WAYNESBORO... RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN... WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 515 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * TIMING...BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 8 AM CST SUNDAY TEMPERATURES WILL FALL WELL BELOW FREEZING. * TEMPERATURE...LOWER TWENTIES OVER ENTIRE REGION...SOME UPPER TEENS POSSIBLE WELL INLAND AND AT OTHER NORMALLY COLDER LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR PIPING. DAMAGE LIKELY TO ANY EARLY NEW GROWTH OF SENSITIVE VEGETATION LEFT UNPROTECTED. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS FOR CONTINUING UPDATES ON THE COLD WEATHER. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. AREA SHELTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT INCREASED DEMAND. && $$ ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-120715- /O.EXP.KMOB.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120211T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FZ.W.0001.120212T0600Z-120212T1400Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE... DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...PACE... MILTON...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB 515 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * TIMING... BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 8 AM CST SUNDAY TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING. * TEMPERATURE...MID TO UPPER 20S TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS CAN DAMAGE ANY EARLY NEW GROWTH OF SENSITIVE VEGETATION LEFT UNPROTECTED. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. AREA SHELTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT INCREASED DEMAND. EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 6:22 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 83 min | |
| Feb 10, 7:47 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 27 min | |
| Feb 11, 4:30 AM CST | Freeze Warning | MOB | 27 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:30 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 11, 6:26 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 36 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:23 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia and 2 more | 16 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.