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Small Craft Advisory 71, NWS Mobile, AL

December 20, 2013

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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Sources

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