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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Jan 29, 2013, 8:20 PM CST for 10 counties in Alabama; 5 counties in Mississippi. It took effect at Jan 30, 2013, 3:18 AM CST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2013, 8:20 PM CST (02:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 30, 2013, 3:18 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2013, 6:22 PM CST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Butler County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 215 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 216 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 770 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 254 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
083 WWUS74 KMOB 300220 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 820 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION DURING THE DAY. THE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PRIMARILY AFFECT SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. FREQUENT WIND GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-301030- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0002.130130T1400Z-130130T2300Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE... MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB 820 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...FROM EARLY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON * WINDS...15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO AROUND 35 MPH * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE...UNSECURED OBJECTS CAN ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
4 follow-up statements
737 WWUS74 KMOB 300918 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 318 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION DURING THE DAY. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT...BUT WILL STAY STRONG THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MSZ067-075-076-078-079-301800- /O.EXB.KMOB.WI.Y.0002.130130T0918Z-130131T0300Z/ WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT... NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 318 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST ACROSS THE AREA AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE...UNSECURED OBJECTS CAN ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-301800- /O.EXT.KMOB.WI.Y.0002.130130T0918Z-130131T0300Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE... MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB 318 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST ACROSS THE AREA AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE...UNSECURED OBJECTS CAN ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
594 WWUS74 KMOB 301807 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1207 PM CST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN EAST OF A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...REMAINING STRONG THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-310300- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T0300Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE... MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB... WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE... MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 1207 PM CST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST ACROSS THE AREA AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE...UNSECURED OBJECTS CAN ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
843 WWUS74 KMOB 302118 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 318 PM CST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 30 MPH WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY THIS EVENING. ALZ051>064-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-302230- /O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T0300Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA... LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 318 PM CST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THESE AREAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON... AND THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ FLZ001>006-310300- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T0300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO... FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY... MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT... NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB 318 PM CST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE...UNSECURED OBJECTS CAN ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
544 WWUS74 KMOB 310022 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 622 PM CST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .THE WINDY CONDITIONS HAVE SUBSIDED OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. FLZ001>006-310130- /O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T0300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO... FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY... MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT... NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB 622 PM CST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE WINDY CONDITIONS HAVE SUBSIDED OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 12:48 AM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 9 hr | |
| Jan 30, 3:42 AM CST | Gale Warning | MOB | 20 hr | |
| Jan 30, 3:42 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 32 hr | |
| Jan 30, 7:29 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 46 min |
| Jan 30, 9:03 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 42 min |
| Jan 30, 10:18 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Washington, Wilcox | 74 days |
| Jan 30, 10:54 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 6 hr |
| Jan 30, 11:24 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 51 min | |
| Jan 30, 12:36 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 30, 1:18 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 42 min | |
| Jan 30, 1:19 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 4 days |
| Jan 30, 1:19 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 4 days |
| Jan 30, 1:59 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 91 min |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.