Alert archive / Alabama / Gale Watches in 2013
Gale Watch 2, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this gale watch at Nov 22, 2013, 3:57 PM CST. It took effect at Nov 24, 2013, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 22, 2013, 3:57 PM CST (21:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 24, 2013, 3:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 23, 2013, 2:47 PM CST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
762 WHUS74 KMOB 222157 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 357 PM CST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM CST MONDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT. WIND WILL INCREASE ABOVE 20 KNOTS WITH SEAS MORE THAN 7 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WIND AND SEAS ARE LIKELY TO INCREASE WITH FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE BY SATURDAY EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. GMZ630>632-650-655-670-675-230600- /O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0062.131123T2100Z-131124T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.GL.A.0002.131124T0300Z-131124T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0063.131124T2100Z-131125T0900Z/ NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- 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- 357 PM CST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM CST MONDAY. IN ADDITION...A GALE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS BY SATURDAY MID-AFTERNOON POSSIBLY INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS SATURDAY EVENING WITH FREQUENT GUSTS WELL ABOVE GALE FORCE. WIND SUBSIDING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS AROUND 3 PM SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND DECREASING BELOW 20 KNOTS LATE MONDAY. * SEAS: ABOVE 7 FEET BY SATURDAY MID-AFTERNOON POSSIBLY INCREASING TO 7 TO 9 FEET SATURDAY EVENING WITH SOME SEAS ABOVE 11 FEET. SUBSIDING TO ABOVE 7 FEET AROUND 3 PM SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND DECREASING BELOW 7 FEET LATE MONDAY. 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 WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ GMZ633>635-230600- /O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0062.131123T2100Z-131124T2100Z/ PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY- 357 PM CST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS BY SATURDAY MID-AFTERNOON POSSIBLY INCREASING TO AROUND 25 TO 30 KNOTS SATURDAY EVENING WITH FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR GALE FORCE. WIND SUBSIDING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS AROUND 3 PM SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND DECREASING BELOW 20 KNOTS LATE SUNDAY. * SEAS: ROUGH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON POSSIBLY BECOMING VERY ROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SUBSIDING BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
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766 WHUS74 KMOB 222225 CCA MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 416 PM CST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM CST MONDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE ABOVE 20 KNOTS WITH SEAS MORE THAN 7 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS ARE LIKELY TO INCREASE WITH FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE BY SATURDAY EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. GMZ630>632-650-655-670-675-230645- /O.COR.KMOB.SC.Y.0062.131123T2100Z-131124T0300Z/ /O.COR.KMOB.GL.A.0002.131124T0300Z-131124T2100Z/ /O.COR.KMOB.SC.Y.0063.131124T2100Z-131125T0900Z/ NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- 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- 416 PM CST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM CST MONDAY. IN ADDITION...A GALE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS BY SATURDAY MID-AFTERNOON POSSIBLY INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS SATURDAY EVENING WITH FREQUENT GUSTS WELL ABOVE GALE FORCE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS AROUND 3 PM SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE DECREASING BELOW 20 KNOTS LATE MONDAY. * SEAS: ABOVE 7 FEET BY SATURDAY MID-AFTERNOON POSSIBLY INCREASING TO 7 TO 9 FEET SATURDAY EVENING WITH SOME SEAS ABOVE 11 FEET. SEAS SHOULD SUBSIDE TO ABOVE 7 FEET AROUND 3 PM SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND DECREASING BELOW 7 FEET LATE MONDAY. 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 WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ GMZ633>635-230645- /O.COR.KMOB.SC.Y.0062.131123T2100Z-131124T2100Z/ PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY- 416 PM CST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS BY SATURDAY MID-AFTERNOON POSSIBLY INCREASING TO AROUND 25 TO 30 KNOTS SATURDAY EVENING WITH FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR GALE FORCE. WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS AROUND 3 PM SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE DECREASING BELOW 20 KNOTS LATE SUNDAY. * SEAS: ROUGH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON POSSIBLY BECOMING VERY ROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SUBSIDING BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
008 WHUS74 KMOB 230601 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1201 AM CST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM CST MONDAY... .HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO IN THE WAKE OF THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING NORTH WINDS TO THE MARINE AREA LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE ABOVE 20 KNOTS WITH SEAS MORE THAN 7 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS ARE LIKELY TO INCREASE WITH FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE BY SATURDAY EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. GMZ630>632-650-655-670-675-231400- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0062.131123T2100Z-131124T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.GL.A.0002.131124T0300Z-131124T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0063.131124T2100Z-131125T0900Z/ NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- 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- 1201 AM CST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM CST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM CST MONDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS BY SATURDAY MID- AFTERNOON POSSIBLY INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS SATURDAY EVENING WITH FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS AROUND 3 PM SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE DECREASING BELOW 20 KNOTS LATE MONDAY. * SEAS: WILL BUILD ABOVE 7 FEET OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE INCREASING TO 7 TO 9 FEET SATURDAY EVENING WITH SOME SEAS ABOVE 11 FEET. SEAS SHOULD THEN SUBSIDE TO AROUND 7 FEET OR LESS BY LATE SUNDAY. SEAS ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH OVER BAYS AND SOUNDS. 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 WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ GMZ633>635-231400- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0062.131123T2100Z-131124T2100Z/ PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY- 1201 AM CST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS BY SATURDAY MID- AFTERNOON POSSIBLY INCREASING TO AROUND 25 TO 30 KNOTS SATURDAY EVENING WITH FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR GALE FORCE. WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS AROUND 3 PM SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE DECREASING BELOW 20 KNOTS LATE SUNDAY. * SEAS: ROUGH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON POSSIBLY BECOMING VERY ROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SUBSIDING BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
953 WHUS74 KMOB 231217 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 617 AM CST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY FOR THE GULF WATERS...INCLUDING SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY AND THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHERN MOBILE BAY...PERDIDO BAY...PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM AND CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE GULF WATERS...INCLUDING ALL OF MOBILE BAY AND THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND... .HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO IN THE WAKE OF THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING NORTH WINDS TO ABOVE 20 KNOTS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET OUT 20 NM TONIGHT...AND FROM 8 TO 11 FEET BEYOND 20 NM. FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE OPEN WATERS. STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ON SUNDAY ACROSS THE GULF WATERS...SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY AND THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND WILL TURN TO AN EASTERLY FLOW SUNDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. GMZ630-232030- /O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0062.131124T0000Z-131124T0900Z/ /O.EXT.KMOB.GL.A.0002.131124T0900Z-131124T1800Z/ /O.CAN.KMOB.SC.Y.0063.131124T2100Z-131125T0900Z/ NORTHERN MOBILE BAY- 617 AM CST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM CST SUNDAY... ...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WINDS: NORTH 19 TO 24 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASING BELOW 20 KNOTS BY NOON SUNDAY. * SEAS: ROUGH TO 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. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ GMZ631-632-650-655-670-675-232030- /O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0062.131123T2100Z-131124T0900Z/ /O.EXT.KMOB.GL.A.0002.131124T0900Z-131124T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0063.131124T1800Z-131126T1500Z/ SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 617 AM CST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST SUNDAY... ...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY... * WINDS: NORTH 19 TO 24 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL TURN TO AN EASTERLY FLOW SUNDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASING BELOW 20 KNOTS TUESDAY MORNING. * SEAS: BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET OUT 20 NM AND FROM 8 TO 11 FEET BEYOND 20 NM. WAVES ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH OVER BAYS AND SOUNDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ GMZ633>635-232030- /O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0062.131124T0000Z-131124T1800Z/ PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY- 617 AM CST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SUNDAY... * WINDS: NORTH 19 TO 24 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASING BELOW 20 KNOTS BY NOON SUNDAY. * SEAS: ROUGH TO 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. && $$
167 WHUS74 KMOB 231535 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 935 AM CST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY FOR THE GULF WATERS...INCLUDING SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY AND THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHERN MOBILE BAY...PERDIDO BAY... PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM AND CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE GULF WATERS...INCLUDING ALL OF MOBILE BAY AND THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND... .HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO IN THE WAKE OF THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING NORTH WINDS TO ABOVE 20 KNOTS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET OUT 20 NM TONIGHT...AND FROM 8 TO 11 FEET BEYOND 20 NM. FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE OPEN WATERS. STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ON SUNDAY ACROSS THE GULF WATERS...SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY AND THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND WILL TURN TO AN EASTERLY FLOW SUNDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. GMZ631-632-650-655-670-675-240400- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0062.131123T2100Z-131124T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.GL.A.0002.131124T0900Z-131124T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0063.131124T1800Z-131126T1500Z/ SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- 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- 935 AM CST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST SUNDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS: NORTH 19 TO 24 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL TURN TO AN EASTERLY FLOW SUNDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASING BELOW 20 KNOTS TUESDAY MORNING. * SEAS: BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET OUT 20 NM AND FROM 8 TO 11 FEET BEYOND 20 NM. WAVES ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH OVER BAYS AND SOUNDS. 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 WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ GMZ630-240400- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0062.131124T0000Z-131124T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.GL.A.0002.131124T0900Z-131124T1800Z/ NORTHERN MOBILE BAY- 935 AM CST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM CST SUNDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM CST SUNDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS: NORTH 19 TO 24 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASING BELOW 20 KNOTS BY NOON SUNDAY. * SEAS: ROUGH TO 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. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ GMZ633>635-240400- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0062.131124T0000Z-131124T1800Z/ PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY- 935 AM CST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 19 TO 24 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASING BELOW 20 KNOTS BY NOON SUNDAY. * SEAS: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
765 WHUS74 KMOB 232047 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 247 PM CST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY FOR THE GULF WATERS WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING LOWER MOBILE BAY AND THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND EAST OF PASCAGOULA... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHERN MOBILE BAY...PERDIDO BAY... PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM AND CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY... .A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE MARINE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY FOLLOWED BY A MODERATE TO STRONG EASTERLY FLOW THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. GMZ631-632-650-655-670-675-240500- /O.CAN.KMOB.SC.Y.0062.131123T2100Z-131124T0900Z/ /O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0063.131123T2200Z-131126T1500Z/ /O.CAN.KMOB.GL.A.0002.131124T0900Z-131124T1800Z/ SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- 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- 247 PM CST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY... ...GALE WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WATCH. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONALLY GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE. * SEAS: BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET OUT 20 NM AND FROM 8 TO 11 FEET BEYOND 20 NM. WAVES ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH OVER BAYS AND SOUNDS. 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. && $$ GMZ630-240500- /O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0062.131123T2200Z-131124T1800Z/ /O.CAN.KMOB.GL.A.0002.131124T0900Z-131124T1800Z/ NORTHERN MOBILE BAY- 247 PM CST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY... ...GALE WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WATCH. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * WAVES: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ633>635-240500- /O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0062.131123T2200Z-131124T1800Z/ PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY- 247 PM CST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * WAVES: ROUGH TO 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. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale watch 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 gale watch went out at Nov 22, 3:37 PM CST, 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 22, 3:37 PM CST, 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
337 PM CST FRI NOV 22 2013
.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT AND SATURDAY)...AN ANTICYCLONE OVER THE CENTRAL
PLAINS IS LOCATED BEHIND A COLD FRONT PUSHING INTO OUR REGION
OVERNIGHT. ANOTHER HIGH MOVING OUT OF LOWER NEW ENGLAND AND OVER THE
ATLANTIC WILL CONTINUE TO RIDGE SOUTHWESTWARD THIS WAY THROUGH
TONIGHT AS BOTH DRIFT SOUTH AND EAST. THE HIGH TO THE NORTHWEST WILL
BECOME A MORE DIRECT INFLUENCE ON LOCAL WEATHER IN THE NEAR
TERM...AND IT WILL BRING A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND BEHIND ITS
ATTENDANT FRONT MENTIONED ABOVE. WIND WILL VEER TO SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF
EAST BY LATE TONIGHT AS THE RIDGE MOVES SOUTH. COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH WITH ARRIVAL BY EARLY FRIDAY EVENING ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI
STATE LINE BETWEEN BUTLER ALABAMA AND WAYNESBORO MISSISSIPPI. SHOULD
CLEAR I-65 BY MIDNIGHT AND CLEAR THE REGION EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
THE STEEP HORIZONTAL POSTFRONTAL PRESSURE...TEMPERATURE...AND
DEWPOINT GRADIENTS SHOWN ON THE GFS ARE CLEARLY INDICATIVE OF THIS.
BECAUSE THE WIND VECTORS AND LINES OF CONSTANT TEMPERATURES AND
DEWPOINTS ARE NEARLY PERPENDICULAR...THERMAL ADVECTION WOULD BE
STRONG. THE SENSE OF LOCAL TEMPERATURE AND DEWPOINT CHANGE IN TIME
WILL BE RAPID AFTER THE WIND SHIFTS NORTH.
AFTER A BRIEF CLEARING THIS EVENING...LOW CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO
RETURN WITH PATCHY LIGHT FOG WITHIN 30 TO 50 MILES OF THE COAST ARE
EXPECTED AT LEAST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. POST FRONTAL PASSAGE LOW
CLOUD DECK IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST SINCE WE EXPECT THIS TO BE A
SHALLOW...RAKED FRONT. SHOWERS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FROM AROUND
SUNSET ALL NIGHT ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM NEAR PENSACOLA TO
ATMORE ALABAMA TO EVERGREEN...AND AN HOUR OR TWO AFTER SUNSET
ELSEWHERE. MOST OF THIS WILL BE POST FRONTAL RAIN WHICH WILL CLEAR
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE 850 MB TROUGH. THAT
IS...THE WIND WOULD SHIFT WITHOUT CLEARING.
LOWS TONIGHT IN THE UPPER 50S COASTAL AND MID 50S ELSEWHERE. HIGHS
FRIDAY IN THE MID 70S AND DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 60S AFTER THE
FRONT PASSES. /77
FOR SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...THE AXIS OF THE LONGWAVE
TROF COMPLETES MOVING ACROSS THE EASTERN STATES THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING WHILE A CUT OFF UPPER LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST STATES SLOWLY
ADVANCES. A LARGE AND STRONG 1045 MB SURFACE HIGH OVER THE CENTRAL
PLAINS MEANWHILE BUILDS INTO THE SOUTHEAST STATES THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT. WILL HAVE SMALL POPS NEAR THE COAST SATURDAY EVENING AS
ISENTROPIC LAYER LIFTING SEEN IN 285-300K CONTINUES UNTIL DRYING
BRINGS AN END TO THE PRECIP WITH DRY CONDITIONS FOLLOWING THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT. IT WILL BE BREEZY TO WINDY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
AFTERNOON WITH NORTH WINDS 15-25 MPH AND A WIND ADVISORY MAY BECOME
NECESSARY...MOST LIKELY FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES DURING THIS TIME
FRAME. TEMPERATURES TREND MUCH COOLER IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH
LOWS SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE LOWER TO MID THIRTIES FOR MUCH OF THE
AREA...WITH A POTENTIAL FOR A LIGHT FREEZE ACROSS THE INTERIOR
NORTHWESTERN PORTION. SUNDAY NIGHT SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY COOLER AS THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES ALLOWING FOR MORE EFFICIENT NOCTURNAL
RADIATION. A LIGHT FREEZE IS POSSIBLE FOR MOST OF THE AREA NORTH OF
THE COAST AND EXPECT LOWER THIRTIES FOR MOST OF THE AREA WITH
POCKETS POSSIBLY SEEING UPPER TWENTIES ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS.
THE UPPER LOW ADVANCES INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL STATES THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT WITH A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF
AND ADVANCING TO JUST SOUTH OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. THE CHANCE FOR
PRECIPITATION EARLY MONDAY MORNING REMAINS A CONCERN GIVEN THE COLD
TEMPERATURES THAT MORNING...BUT THE TIMING FOR THE ONSET OF
PRECIPITATION STILL LOOKS TO BE DELAYED UNTIL LATER IN THE MORNING
SLIGHT CHANCE POPS INCREASING TO CHANCE POPS FOR MOST OF THE AREA
MONDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER MONDAY ALTHOUGH STILL
ABOUT TEN DEGREE BELOW NORMAL...THEN NEAR SEASONABLE FOR MONDAY
NIGHT. LIKELY POPS FOLLOW FOR MONDAY NIGHT AS ISENTROPIC LIFT
CONTINUES TO INCREASE. THE TRAJECTORY OF THE SURFACE LOW CONTINUES
TO INDICATE A LOW POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND HAVE STAYED WITH
NO MENTION OF THUNDER AT THIS TIME. /29
.LONG TERM (TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)...THE UPPER LOW ADVANCES
EASTWARD AND ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST STATES THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...MEANWHILE PHASING WITH A STRONG SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE
NORTHEASTERN STATES. THE FAIRLY DEEP SURFACE LOW IS STILL EXPECTED TO
TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS THE MARINE AREA ON TUESDAY...MOVING INTO
NORTHERN FLORIDA TUESDAY EVENING. HAVE STAYED WITH LIKELY POPS FOR
TUESDAY WITH NO MENTION OF THUNDER GIVEN EXPECTED FAIRLY STABLE
CONDITIONS...THEN CHANCE POPS FOLLOW FOR TUESDAY NIGHT. OTHER THAN
SMALL POPS OVER THE EASTERN PORTION ON WEDNESDAY...DRY CONDITIONS
ARE THEN EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. ANOTHER LARGE SURFACE HIGH
BUILDS FROM THE PLAINS INTO THE EASTERN STATES THROUGH THURSDAY AS A
MORE ZONAL FLOW DEVELOPS ALOFT AS THE PHASED UPPER SYSTEM MOVES OFF
INTO THE ATLANTIC...BRINGING COLDER TEMPERATURES TO THE FORECAST
AREA. MAY SEE ANOTHER LIGHT FREEZE AGAIN OVER THE INTERIOR PORTION
OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER THIRTIES...WITH
MID THIRTIES EXPECTED OVER THE COASTAL COUNTIES. THE STRONG SURFACE
HIGH REMAINS OVER THE EASTERNMOST STATES ON FRIDAY AS UPPER RIDGING
BUILDS OVER THE PLAINS AND INTO THE REGION. HIGHS ON THURSDAY AND
LOWS THURSDAY NIGHT WILL AT LEAST SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW NORMAL THEN
TEMPERATURES MODERATE TO A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL BY FRIDAY. /29
&&
.AVIATION (18Z ISSUANCE)...CEILINGS VACILLATE BETWEEN MVFR AND IFR
CATEGORY FOR THE THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD...BRIEF PERIODS OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE SHOWERS THE NEXT 24 HOURS...ALREADY STARTED IN THE
NORTHWEST PART OF THE REGION. LIGHT EAST WIND BECOMING NORTH BY LATE
TONIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. /77
&&
.MARINE...A LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND WILL PREVAIL
OVER THE MARINE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
CONTINUES DOMINATE THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES WITH A COLD FRONT
APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST. STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW AND BUILDING
SEAS WILL SPREAD BEHIND IT EARLY SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT
CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO
9 PM CST SATURDAY AND A GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM SATURDAY
EVENING THROUGH 3 PM SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AFTER THEN...A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM CST MONDAY.
WIND WILL VEER TO THE EAST THEN SOUTH MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AHEAD
OF A LOW INTENSIFYING OVER THE GULF WITH YET ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM
APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTHWEST. A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL FOLLOW
TUESDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE PASSING LOW. THIS MAY REQUIRE EXTENDING
MARINE HAZARD ALERTS. SEAS OUTPUT BY SWAN IN CLOSER AGREEMENT WITH
NEIGHBORS AND BRETSCHNEIDER...WNA IS NOT IN SYNC. DECIDED TO DO ONLY
MINOR ADJUSTMENTS. SEAS LIKELY TO BE STEEPER AND HIGHER AFTER
FRONTAL PASSAGE DUE TO TURBULENT MIXING IN THE SURFACE LAYER. /77
&&
.FIRE...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROP TO NEAR 25 PERCENT ON
SUNDAY BUT OTHER FACTORS SUCH AS WIND SPEEDS AND ERC VALUES ARE TOO
MARGINAL FOR SUFFICIENT CONFIDENCE TO ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH AT
THIS TIME. /29
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE 58 65 34 55 34 / 60 40 10 05 05
PENSACOLA 61 72 39 58 38 / 30 40 20 05 10
DESTIN 64 69 42 61 41 / 20 40 20 05 05
EVERGREEN 55 64 35 54 29 / 60 50 10 00 05
WAYNESBORO 52 60 32 52 30 / 70 40 10 05 05
CAMDEN 52 62 33 53 29 / 80 60 10 00 05
CRESTVIEW 58 70 40 58 31 / 30 40 20 05 05
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
FL...NONE.
MS...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO 9 PM SATURDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL
OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA
MS OUT 20 NM...MISSISSIPPI SOUND...NORTHERN MOBILE BAY...
SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY...WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL
FROM 20 TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA
MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM...
GALE WATCH FROM 9 PM SATURDAY TO 3 PM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20
NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT
20 NM...MISSISSIPPI SOUND...NORTHERN MOBILE BAY...SOUTHERN
MOBILE BAY...WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO
60 NM...WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20
TO 60 NM...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM MONDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL
OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA
MS OUT 20 NM...MISSISSIPPI SOUND...NORTHERN MOBILE BAY...
SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY...WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL
FROM 20 TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA
MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO 3 PM SUNDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY...PENSACOLA BAY
SYSTEM...PERDIDO BAY...
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 22, 3:28 PM CST, 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 328 PM CST FRI NOV 22 2013 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-232130- 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- 328 PM CST FRI NOV 22 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MUCH COLDER AIR FLOWS INTO THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE LOWER TO MID THIRTIES ACROSS INLAND AREAS RANGING TO NEAR FORTY AT THE IMMEDIATE COAST. SOMEWHAT COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT WITH LOWER THIRTIES AND POSSIBLY UPPER TWENTIES ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS RANGING TO MID TO UPPER THIRTIES NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THESE COLD TEMPERATURES MAY RESULT IN A PATCHY LIGHT FREEZE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT ACROSS A SMALL PORTION OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...SUCH AS FROM WAYNESBORO MISSISSIPPI TO BUTLER ALABAMA. THERE IS AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD FOR A LIGHT FREEZE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA NORTH OF THE IMMEDIATE COAST SUNDAY NIGHT...SUCH AS ROUGHLY FROM WIGGINS MISSISSIPPI TO BAY MINETTE ALABAMA TO CRESTVIEW FLORIDA. IN ADDITION...BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AND A WIND ADVISORY MAY BECOME NECESSARY MOST LIKELY FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THESE BREEZY CONDITIONS AND THE COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE THE AIR FEEL EVEN COLDER. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA ON TUESDAY AND BRING HIGH RAIN CHANCES TO THE AREA FOR MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. AT THIS TIME...THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS DURING THIS TIME LOOKS TO BE LOW BUT STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES AS WE MONITOR THIS SYSTEM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-232130- NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE 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- 328 PM CST FRI NOV 22 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MARINE AREA ON SATURDAY AND INCREASE FURTHER SATURDAY NIGHT...AND THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR GALE CONDITIONS OVER THE MARINE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW BECOMES EASTERLY ON MONDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST...WITH THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA ON TUESDAY. A STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW FOLLOWS TUESDAY NIGHT IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND CONTINUES THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE SUBSIDING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT FROM SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 3:57 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 44 hr | |
| Nov 22, 3:57 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 5 days |
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