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Small Craft Advisory 71, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this small craft advisory at Dec 20, 2013, 2:35 PM CST. It took effect at Dec 21, 2013, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 30 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 20, 2013, 2:35 PM CST (20:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 21, 2013, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2013, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
952 WHUS74 KMOB 202035 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 235 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY... .SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AND SEAS WILL BUILD LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT DEVELOP TO OUR WEST AND MOVES EAST. HIGH WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-210500- /O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0071.131221T1500Z-131222T1500Z/ 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- 235 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS. * SEAS...3 TO 5 FEET NEARSHORE...5 TO 8 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. 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. && $$
8 follow-up statements
855 WHUS74 KMOB 210054 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 654 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR NEARSHORE WATERS AND ADJACENT BAYS AND WATERWAYS THROUGH NOON CST TOMORROW... .SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AND SEAS WILL BUILD LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT DEVELOP TO OUR WEST AND MOVES EAST. HIGH WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. GMZ630>635-650-655-210900- /O.NEW.KMOB.MF.Y.0014.131221T0054Z-131221T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0071.131221T1500Z-131222T1500Z/ NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- 654 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS. * SEAS...3 TO 5 FEET NEARSHORE...5 TO 8 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF DENSE SEA FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE NAUTICAL MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE NAUTICAL MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ670-675-210900- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0071.131221T1500Z-131222T1500Z/ WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 654 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS. * SEAS...3 TO 5 FEET NEARSHORE...5 TO 8 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. 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. && $$
957 WHUS74 KMOB 210912 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 312 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR NEAR SHORE WATERS AND ADJACENT BAYS AND WATERWAYS THROUGH NOON CST TODAY... .A STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW WITH BUILDING SEAS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT...AHEAD OF VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND SURFACE COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE NAUTICAL MILE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NEAR SHORE WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH MIDDAY. DENSE FOG COULD LINGER INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS...ESPECIALLY OVER INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS THEN REFORM AGAIN OVERNIGHT. AS A RESULT THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY MAY BE EXTENDED INTO THE EVENING HOURS LATER TODAY. GMZ630>635-650-655-212200- /O.CON.KMOB.MF.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-131221T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0071.131221T1500Z-131222T1500Z/ 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- 312 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS. * SEAS...3 TO 5 FEET NEAR SHORE...5 TO 8 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF DENSE SEA FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE NAUTICAL MILE. 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 NAUTICAL MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ670-675-212200- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0071.131221T1500Z-131222T1500Z/ WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 312 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS. * SEAS...3 TO 5 FEET NEAR SHORE...5 TO 8 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. 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. && $$
570 WHUS74 KMOB 211956 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 156 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY... .A STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW WITH BUILDING SEAS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT...AHEAD OF VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND SURFACE COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-220400- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-131222T1500Z/ NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 156 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS. * SEAS...3 TO 5 FEET NEAR SHORE...5 TO 8 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
316 WHUS74 KMOB 212152 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 352 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST SUNDAY... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY... .A STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW WITH BUILDING SEAS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE AREA TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE NAUTICAL MILE WILL REFORM TONIGHT ACROSS THE NEAR SHORE WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND PERSIST THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS. GMZ650-655-220600- /O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-131222T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.MF.Y.0015.131222T0000Z-131222T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- 352 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST SUNDAY... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 18 TO 23 KNOTS. * SEAS...5 TO 7 FEET. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF DENSE SEA FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE NAUTICAL MILE. 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. && $$ GMZ630>635-220600- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-131222T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.MF.Y.0015.131222T0000Z-131222T1800Z/ NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY- 352 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 18 TO 23 KNOTS. * WAVES...ROUGH. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF DENSE SEA FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE NAUTICAL MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ670-675-220600- /O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-131222T2100Z/ WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 352 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 18 TO 23 KNOTS. * SEAS...5 TO 7 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. && $$
592 WHUS74 KMOB 220333 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 933 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS PERSIST ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS... .A MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE AREA OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. AREAS OF DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE NAUTICAL MILE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE NEAR SHORE WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND PERSIST THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS. GMZ630>635-221200- /O.CAN.KMOB.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-131222T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.MF.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-131222T1800Z/ NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY- 933 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY CONTINUES. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF DENSE SEA FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE NAUTICAL MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ650-655-221200- /O.CON.KMOB.MF.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-131222T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-131222T2100Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- 933 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 18 TO 22 KNOTS. * SEAS...5 TO 7 FEET. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF DENSE SEA FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE NAUTICAL MILE...MAINLY WITHIN 5 MILES OF THE COAST. 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. && $$ GMZ670-675-221200- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-131222T2100Z/ WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 933 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 19 TO 23 KNOTS. * SEAS...5 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
149 WHUS74 KMOB 221159 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 559 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE BAYS...SOUNDS AND NEARSHORE WATERS UNTIL NOON CST... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS UNTIL 3 PM CST... .A MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE AREA TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE NAUTICAL MILE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE NEAR SHORE WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND PERSIST THROUGH MIDDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS. GMZ650-655-221800- /O.CON.KMOB.MF.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-131222T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-131222T2100Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- 559 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * SEAS...5 TO 7 FEET. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF DENSE SEA FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE NAUTICAL MILE...MAINLY WITHIN 5 MILES OF THE COAST. 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. && $$ GMZ630>635-221800- /O.CON.KMOB.MF.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-131222T1800Z/ NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY- 559 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF DENSE SEA FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE NAUTICAL MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ670-675-221800- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-131222T2100Z/ WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 559 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * SEAS...5 TO 7 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. && $$
181 WHUS74 KMOB 221810 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1210 PM CST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS UNTIL 3 PM CST... .A MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND AND HIGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE GULF WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. GMZ650-655-222100- /O.EXP.KMOB.MF.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-131222T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-131222T2100Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- 1210 PM CST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 17 TO 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * SEAS...5 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$ GMZ630>635-221915- /O.EXP.KMOB.MF.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-131222T1800Z/ NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY- 1210 PM CST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... $$ GMZ670-675-222100- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-131222T2100Z/ WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1210 PM CST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 17 TO 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * SEAS...5 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
970 WHUS74 KMOB 222116 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 316 PM CST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 3 PM... .SUSTAINED WIND AND WIND GUSTS OVER THE GULF WATERS HAVE REMAINED CONSISTENTLY UNDER 20 KNOTS OVER THE PAST THREE HOURS...AND SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED TO 6 FEET AT BUOY 42012. THEREFORE...THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. GMZ650-655-670-675-222230- /O.EXP.KMOB.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-131222T2100Z/ 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- 316 PM CST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... SUSTAINED WIND AND WIND GUSTS OVER THE GULF WATERS HAVE REMAINED CONSISTENTLY UNDER 20 KNOTS OVER THE PAST THREE HOURS...AND SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED TO 6 FEET AT BUOY 42012. THEREFORE...THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Dec 20, 11:55 AM CST, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 11:55 AM CST, 2 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...AVIATION UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1155 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 .AVIATION UPDATE (20.18Z ISSUANCE)...SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING GULF MOISTURE INTO THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL MAINTAIN GENERALLY MVFR CEILINGS THIS AFTERNOON WITH CEILINGS RAPIDLY LOWERING TONIGHT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL ALSO DEVELOP TONIGHT WITH DENSE SEA FOG EXPECTED ALONG AND NEAR THE COAST THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. AN ISOLATED SHOWER IS POSSIBLE BUT THE PROBABILITY IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO INCLUDE IN THE FORECAST. /13 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 533 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2013/ ..A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MAY BRING SEVERE WEATHER AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY... SHORT TERM TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...LITTLE CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A MODERATE SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW AT THE SURFACE IS EXPECTED OVER THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT BRINGING A GOOD SURGE OF GULF MOISTURE INLAND TODAY AND OVERNIGHT RESULTING IN INCREASED ADVECTION FOG ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST LATER TODAY AND OVERNIGHT...POSSIBLY BECOMING DENSE AT TIMES GENERALLY SOUTH OF THE I-10 CORRIDOR. WITH GOOD MIXING IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER THROUGH TONIGHT VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY FLUCTUATE FROM 1/4 TO 2 MI IN THESE AREAS THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT. FURTHER NORTH FOG WILL BE MOSTLY PATCHY WITH VISIBILITIES GENERALLY RANGING 1 TO 3 NM THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT. AS A RESULT A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR AREAS TO THE SOUTH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SKIES WILL BECOME MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WITH THE GOOD FLOW FROM THE SOUTHEAST TODAY AND TONIGHT AFTERNOON TEMPS WILL LIKELY WARM TO THE MID 70S FOR MOST INLAND AREAS AND IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST DUE TO THE COOLER NEAR SHORE SEA SURFACE TEMPS. TONIGHTS LOWS WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 60S FOR MOST INLAND AREAS AND THE MID TO UPPER 60S CLOSER TO THE COAST. WILL LEAN VERY CLOSE TO THE WARMER 00Z MAV GUIDANCE FOR TEMPS THROUGH TONIGHT. 32/EE A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW LOCATED IN THE VICINITY OF FAR WEST TEXAS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WILL LIFT NORTHEASTWARD AND TAKE ON A NEGATIVE TILT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS STATES BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL SUBSEQUENTLY DEEPEN OVER THE VICINITY OF ARKANSAS BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH LOW LEVEL SOUTHERLY WINDS CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF COAST REGION WELL TO THE EAST OF THIS FEATURE. RICH GULF MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS OUR FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY...WITH SURFACE DEWPOINTS LIKELY RANGING IN THE UPPER 60S TO AROUND 70 F. LARGE SCALE FORCING/ASCENT WILL SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE LOWER/MID- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AS THE POTENT UPPER TROUGH EJECTS NORTHEASTWARD. WHILE THE ASSOCIATED LARGE QUASI-LINEAR CONVECTIVE SYSTEM LOOKS TO REMAIN WELL TO OUR WEST DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS SATURDAY...A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWFA...COUPLED WITH SOME INSTABILITY MAY SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS OUR REGION WITHIN THIS WARM AIR ADVECTION REGIME. WHILE COVERAGE OF CONVECTION SHOULD BE FAIRLY LIMITED DURING THE DAY SATURDAY...WILL HAVE TO CLOSELY WATCH ANY ISOLATED DISCREET CELLS THAT DEVELOP FOR POTENTIAL SEVERE CHARACTERISTICS GIVEN STRONG LOW LEVEL WIND PROFILES 40-55 KT 850 MB JET AND DEEP LAYER SHEAR 45-60 KT 0-6 KM THAT WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION. OTHERWISE...WE EXPECT A BREEZY DAY ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA SATURDAY...WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS LIKELY INCREASING TO THE 15-20 MPH RANGE...WITH A FEW GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. LATER SHIFTS MAY CONSIDER A WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. HIGH TEMPERATURES LOOK TO REACH THE MID TO UPPER 70S ACROSS THE REGION. READINGS MAY BE A FEW DEGREES SHY OF THE RECORDS OF 79 AT MOB AND 78 AT PNS. SHORT RANGE MODEL SOLUTIONS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT THAT THE QUASI- LINEAR CONVECTIVE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE EASTWARD PROGRESS ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSISSIPPI...AND WESTERN ALABAMA BY SATURDAY EVENING...BEFORE SPREADING FARTHER EASTWARD INTO OUR FORECAST AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. WE HAVE REFLECTED OUR LATEST THINKING REGARDING THE TIMING OF THE QLCS WITHIN OUR POP/WEATHER GRIDS...KEEPING THE BEST CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS GENERALLY WEST OF A LUCEDALE...CHATOM...THOMASVILLE LINE BETWEEN 6 PM AND MIDNIGHT...WITH THE COMPLEX THEN PUSHING EASTWARD THROUGH MUCH OF OUR CWFA AFTER MIDNIGHT. THERE STILL LOOKS TO BE POTENTIAL FOR EMBEDDED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WITHIN THIS LINE ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF OUR FORECAST AREA SATURDAY NIGHT GIVEN MLCAPE VALUES BETWEEN 500-1000 J/KG...A 50-60 KT LOW LEVEL JET... DEEP LAYER SHEAR VALUES OF 50-60 KNOTS...AND 0=1 KM STORM RELATIVE HELICITY VALUES BETWEEN 200-300 M2/S2. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER HAZARDS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 60-70 MPH AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. A VERY MOIST AIRMASS WILL ALSO BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION WITH PWATS INCREASING TO A WELL-ABOVE NORMAL 1.75 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...WHICH MAY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS...STREAMS... AND LOW LYING AREAS. WILL RETAIN SEVERE MENTION IN THE GRIDS AND FORECAST WHILE ALSO MENTIONING THE POTENTIAL OF HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE HWO. OTHERWISE...BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS SHOULD PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. A VERY MILD NIGHT IS EXPECTED WITH LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S ACROSS THE REGION. /21 LONG TERM SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...THE QUASI-LINEAR CONVECTIVE SYSTEM SHOULD CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE A LINGERING POTENTIAL OF SEVERE WEATHER DURING THE MORNING HOURS GENERALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN 2/3RDS OF THE FORECAST AREA GIVEN CONTINUED STRONG DEEP LAYER SHEAR AND PERSISTENT MLCAPE VALUES BETWEEN 500-1000 J/KG. WE KEPT POPS HIGH ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION SUNDAY AS THE DEEP LAYER MOISTURE AXIS REMAINS ORIENTED ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. THE MOISTURE AXIS WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EASTWARD SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY... BUT WILL STILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE I-65 CORRIDOR THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...SO WE HAVE KEPT POPS FAIRLY HIGH ACROSS THESE LOCATIONS SUNDAY NIGHT/MONDAY MORNING. DEEP LAYER MOISTURE FINALLY EXITS TO OUR EAST BY MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH A COOLER AND MUCH DRIER AIRMASS ARRIVING JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY. /21 MARINE...SOUTHERLY WINDS AND SEAS WILL BUILD THROUGH SUNDAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST. AREAS OF FOG MOSTLY OVER INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS AND ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST WILL BECOME BETTER DEVELOPED LATE TODAY AND CONTINUE AHEAD OF THE FRONT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT OCCURRING MOSTLY LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WITH SOME STORMS POSSIBLY BECOMING STRONG TO SEVERE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT LATE SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK DUE TO MORE COLD AIR SURGING SOUTHWARD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. SEAS UP TO 5 FEET WILL BE LIKELY OFFSHORE TODAY BUILDING TO 7 FEET BY EARLY SAT. WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 20 KNOTS TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL BUILD FURTHER AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER THE WEEKEND. AS A RESULT SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION FOR THE ENTIRE MARINE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL ALSO BE LIKELY OVER THE WEEKEND CONTINUING INTO NEXT WEEK. 32/EE && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MOBILE 75 66 75 67 76 / 20 20 30 90 80 PENSACOLA 74 65 74 68 75 / 20 20 20 60 80 DESTIN 70 65 73 67 73 / 20 20 20 40 80 EVERGREEN 74 62 77 69 76 / 20 20 30 80 80 WAYNESBORO 76 64 78 64 73 / 30 20 40 90 50 CAMDEN 75 62 78 67 74 / 20 20 30 90 80 CRESTVIEW 75 62 76 68 76 / 20 20 30 50 80 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 20, 10:30 AM CST, 4 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1030 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-211215- 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- 1030 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AREAS OF FOG....POSSIBLY DENSE AT TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO 1/2 OF A MILE OR LESS...WILL BE LIKELY BEGINNING EARLY TONIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM LIFTS ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE VALLEY REGIONS. THIS LINE OF CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO PUSH ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...GENERALLY ACROSS LOCATIONS NORTHWEST OF A LUCEDALE... CHATOM...THOMASVILLE LINE DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THE LINE SHOULD THEN PROGRESS EASTWARD THROUGH MUCH OF THE REGION DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING. SOME STORMS EMBEDDED WITHIN THE LINE WILL BE CAPABLE OF BECOMING SEVERE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...WITH DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH AND ISOLATED TORNADOES POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...WHICH MAY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS...STREAMS...AND LOW LYING AREAS. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BECOME NECESSARY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS MAY BECOME NECESSARY LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-211215- 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- 1030 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG MOSTLY OVER INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS INCLUDING THE NEAR SHORE GULF WATERS WILL BE LIKELY LATE TODAY AND OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE RESTRICTED TO LESS THAN 1 NM FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE NEAR SHORE WATERS TONIGHT. A MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL GIVE WAY TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG MOSTLY OVER INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS INCLUDING THE NEAR SHORE GULF WATERS WILL BE LIKELY SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE RESTRICTED TO LESS THAN 1 NM FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE INSHORE WATERS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO GIVE WAY TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHERLY WIND FLOW IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT WILL ALSO GIVE WAY TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. A FEW STRONG TO POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE MARINE AREA LATE SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
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