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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Mobile, AL

February 18, 2012

NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Feb 18, 2012, 4:38 AM EST. It took effect at Feb 18, 2012, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 27 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 18, 2012, 4:38 AM EST (09:38 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 18, 2012, 4:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 19, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

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

331 
WWUS74 KMOB 180938
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
338 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM THE WESTERN GULF INTO CENTRAL
ALABAMA BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. AS THE LOW TRACKS NORTHEAST...A WARM
FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON. BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST TO THE SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY
TONIGHT AND WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE ASSOCIATED 
COLD FRONT.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-181800-
/O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0005.120218T2100Z-120220T0000Z/
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
338 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
CST SUNDAY. 

* EVENT...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH.
  WINDS WILL BE SOUTHERLY THIS EVENING...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
  ON SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT
OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT CAN BE EASILY BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. 

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
707 
WWUS74 KMOB 181723
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1123 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM THE WESTERN GULF INTO
CENTRAL ALABAMA BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. AS THE LOW TRACKS
NORTHEAST...A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST TO THE
SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY TONIGHT AND WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY IN THE
WAKE OF THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-190130-
/O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0005.120218T2100Z-120220T0000Z/
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
1123 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM CST SUNDAY...

* EVENT...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 
  MPH. WINDS WILL BE SOUTHERLY THIS EVENING...BECOMING WEST TO 
  NORTHWEST ON SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...SECURE
LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT CAN BE EASILY BLOWN AROUND BY
THE WIND.

&&

$$
059 
WWUS74 KMOB 190108
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
708 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM THE WESTERN GULF INTO
CENTRAL ALABAMA BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST THROUGH SUNDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-191030-
/O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120220T0000Z/
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
708 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

* EVENT...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH.
  WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  SUNDAY.

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...SECURE
LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT CAN BE EASILY BLOWN AROUND BY
THE WIND.

&&

$$
951 
WWUS74 KMOB 191043
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
443 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST TODAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE INTO
GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE
AREA THIS MORNING. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE
COAST TODAY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-191800-
/O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120220T0000Z/
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
443 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* EVENT...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
  FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...SECURE
LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT CAN BE EASILY BLOWN AROUND BY
THE WIND.

&&

$$
267 
WWUS74 KMOB 191823
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1223 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST TODAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE INTO
GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH
THE AREA THIS MORNING. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
ALONG THE COAST TODAY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-200000-
/O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120220T0000Z/
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
1223 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* EVENT...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH 
  FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. 

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...SECURE
LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT CAN BE EASILY BLOWN AROUND BY
THE WIND.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 18, 4:13 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa47 min
Feb 18, 4:37 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningMOBEscambia113 min
Feb 18, 5:01 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa44 min
Feb 18, 5:38 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa52 min
Feb 18, 5:52 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningMOBEscambia113 min
Feb 18, 5:59 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa76 min
Feb 18, 6:13 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa2 hr
Feb 18, 6:17 PM ESTTornado WarningMOBEscambia28 min
Feb 18, 2:56 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile49 min
Feb 18, 3:28 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningMOBMobile, Washington32 days
Feb 18, 4:28 PM ESTGale WarningMOB21 hr
Feb 18, 4:59 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile61 min
Feb 18, 5:07 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMOB83 min
Feb 18, 5:19 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile116 min
Feb 18, 5:21 PM ESTTornado WarningMOBMobile24 min
Feb 18, 5:25 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox2 hr
Feb 18, 5:30 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningMOBMobile, Washington60 min
Feb 18, 6:27 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMOB93 min

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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.