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Gale Warning 2, NWS Mobile, AL

January 30, 2013

NWS Mobile, AL issued this gale warning at Jan 30, 2013, 3:42 AM CST. It took effect at Jan 30, 2013, 9:38 AM CST. It was in force for 14 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 30, 2013, 3:42 AM CST (09:42 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 30, 2013, 9:38 AM CST
Expired
Jan 31, 2013, 12:00 AM CST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

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

317 
WHUS74 KMOB 300942
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
342 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NEAR SHORE 
ALABAMA GULF WATERS...MISSISSIPPI SOUND...AND MOBILE BAY THROUGH 10
AM THIS MORNING...

...A GALE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST
FLORIDA GULF WATERS FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT ELSEWHERE THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING...

.ONSHORE FLOW WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONT. THE
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...WITH
HIGH PRESSURE AND A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW EXPECTED IN ITS WAKE. WINDS
WILL FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

AREAS OF DENSE FOG PERSIST OVER THE NEAR SHORE ALABAMA GULF WATERS
AS WELL AS MOBILE BAY AND MISSISSIPPI SOUND DUE TO VERY WARM AND
MOIST AIR MOVING OVER THE COOLER WATER TEMPERATURES. VISIBILITIES OF
LESS THAN ONE MILE WILL BE PREVALENT THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

GMZ650-301600-
/O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130130T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.MF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130130T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.GL.W.0002.130130T1800Z-130131T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0009.130131T0600Z-130131T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
342 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM
CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY
AND FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND NORTHWEST THIS
  AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KT ARE EXPECTED
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY
  DAYBREAK THURSDAY.  

* SEAS: BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET. 

* VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE MILE...WITH VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE
  QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPROVE BY MID
  MORNING.

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.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ670-675-301600-
/O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130130T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.GL.W.0002.130130T1800Z-130131T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0009.130131T0600Z-130131T1500Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
342 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY
AND FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND NORTHWEST THIS
  AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KT ARE EXPECTED
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY
  DAYBREAK THURSDAY. 

* SEAS: BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET.


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.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ655-301600-
/O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130130T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.GL.W.0002.130130T1800Z-130131T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0009.130131T0600Z-130131T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
342 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM
CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY
AND FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND NORTHWEST THIS
  AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KT ARE EXPECTED
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY
  DAYBREAK THURSDAY. 

* SEAS: BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET.


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.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ630>632-301600-
/O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130131T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.MF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130130T1600Z/
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
342 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
THURSDAY. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND NORTHWEST THIS
  AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WIND DIMINISHING BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY. 

* BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAY CONDITIONS: ROUGH.

* VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE MILE...WITH VISIBILITIES OF LESS 
  THAN ONE QUARTER MILE...ESPECIALLY OVER MISSISSIPPI SOUND AND 
  THE WESTERN PORTION OF MOBILE BAY. VISIBILITIES SHOULD BEGIN 
  TO IMPROVE BY MID MORNING. 

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.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ633>635-301600-
/O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130131T1200Z/
PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY-
342 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND NORTHWEST THIS
  AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WIND DIMINISHING BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY. 

* BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAY CONDITIONS: 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
207 
WHUS74 KMOB 301538
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
938 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013


..A GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF WATERS OF ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST FLORIDA UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE INSHORE WATERS OF
ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE AREA THROUGH MID
TO LATE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT FROM THE WEST.
THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY
TODAY...WITH HIGH PRESSURE AND A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW EXPECTED IN ITS
WAKE. STRONG WINDS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL BE LIKELY
THROUGH THIS EVENING.

PATCHY DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE NAUTICAL MILE WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

GMZ650-310000-
/O.CAN.KMOB.MF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130130T1600Z/
/O.CAN.KMOB.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130130T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMOB.GL.W.0002.130130T1538Z-130131T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0009.130131T0600Z-130131T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
938 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

A GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND NORTHWEST THIS
  AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KT ARE EXPECTED
  THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY DAYBREAK
  THURSDAY.

* SEAS: BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET.

* VISIBILITY: PATCHY DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE
  AT TIMES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO
  IMPROVE SLOWLY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TODAY. 

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.

&&

$$

GMZ670-675-310000-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130130T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMOB.GL.W.0002.130130T1538Z-130131T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0009.130131T0600Z-130131T1500Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
938 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

A GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND NORTHWEST THIS
  AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KT ARE EXPECTED
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH
  BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY.

* SEAS: BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 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.

&&

$$

GMZ655-310000-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130130T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMOB.GL.W.0002.130130T1538Z-130131T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0009.130131T0600Z-130131T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
938 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 
6 AM CST THURSDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND NORTHWEST 
  THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KT ARE 
  EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN 
  TO DIMINISH BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY. 

* SEAS: BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 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.

&&

$$

GMZ630>632-310000-
/O.CAN.KMOB.MF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130130T1600Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130131T1200Z/
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
938 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
THURSDAY...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND NORTHWEST 
  THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WIND DIMINISHING BY DAYBREAK 
  THURSDAY. 

* BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAY CONDITIONS: VERY ROUGH.

* VISIBILITY: PATCHY DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE
  MILE AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES
  WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE SLOWLY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TODAY.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ633>635-310000-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130131T1200Z/
PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY-
938 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND NORTHWEST 
  THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WIND DIMINISHING BY DAYBREAK 
  THURSDAY. 

* BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAY CONDITIONS: 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.

&&

$$
452 
WHUS74 KMOB 310001
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
601 PM CST WED JAN 30 2013

..A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF WATERS OF ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST FLORIDA UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE INSHORE
WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING...

.STRONG WINDS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL BE LIKELY
THROUGH THIS EVENING.


GMZ650-655-310815-
/O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0009.130131T0600Z-130131T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
601 PM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 AM CST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35
  TO 40 KT ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY
  DAYBREAK THURSDAY.

* SEAS: 8 TO 10 FEET.

* VISIBILITY: PATCHY DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO BELOW 
  ONE MILE AT TIMES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL 
  CONTINUE TO IMPROVE SLOWLY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TODAY. 

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.

&&

$$

GMZ670-675-310815-
/O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0009.130131T0600Z-130131T1500Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
601 PM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM CST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35
  TO 40 KT ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY
  DAYBREAK THURSDAY.

* SEAS: BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 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.

&&

$$

GMZ630>635-310815-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130131T1200Z/
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY-
601 PM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY.

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. WIND DIMINISHING BY
  DAYBREAK THURSDAY.

* BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAY CONDITIONS: 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.

&&

$$

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 29, 8:20 PM CSTWind AdvisoryMOBButler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more22 hr
Jan 30, 12:48 AM CSTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryMOB9 hr
Jan 30, 3:42 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB32 hr
Jan 30, 7:29 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw46 min
Jan 30, 9:03 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington42 min
Jan 30, 10:18 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Washington, Wilcox74 days
Jan 30, 10:54 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington6 hr
Jan 30, 11:24 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB51 min
Jan 30, 12:36 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington and 1 more3 hr
Jan 30, 1:18 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB42 min
Jan 30, 1:19 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington4 days
Jan 30, 1:19 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington4 days
Jan 30, 1:59 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB91 min

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Gale Warnings in Alabama, 2013Every gale warning in 2013

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.