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Wind Advisory 22, NWS Mobile, AL

December 22, 2013

NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Dec 22, 2013, 5:05 AM CST. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 22, 2013, 5:05 AM CST (11:05 UTC)
Expired
Dec 22, 2013, 8:02 AM CST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

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

669 
WWUS74 KMOB 221105
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
505 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2013

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR MOBILE AND
BALDWIN COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST
SUNDAY FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

.STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING FREQUENTLY TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS ACROSS MOBILE COUNTY AND
ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS BALDWIN COUNTY THROUGH THE MORNING
WELL AHEAD OF A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM SOUTHEAST 
MISSISSIPPI. ALONG THE COAST...AS WARM MOIST AIR CONTINUES TO FLOW
OVER THE COOLER NEAR SHORE WATERS...WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG WILL
CONTINUE NEAR THE COAST AND OVER THE COLDER NEAR SHORE WATERS THROUGH
MUCH OF THIS MORNING. VISIBILITIES NEAR THE COAST AND OFFSHORE WILL
BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS IN DENSE FOG.

ALZ063-064-221800-
/O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0022.131222T1105Z-131222T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FG.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-131222T1500Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...
DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT
505 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...FREQUENT REDUCTIONS TO ONE QUARTER MILE NEAR THE COAST.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS
  NEAR THE COAST WHILE DRIVING IN DENSE FOG. OVER THE LAND
  AREAS...GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS AND
  POSE A HAZARD TO WIND SENSATIVE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS
  CONSTRUCTION WORK OR DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

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.

&&

$$

ALZ061-062-221800-
/O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0022.131222T1105Z-131222T1800Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...
BAY MINETTE
505 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 35
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...OVER THE INLAND AREAS...GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND
  UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS AND POSE A HAZARD TO WIND SENSATIVE OUTDOOR
  ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CONSTRUCTION WORK OR DRIVING HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

FLZ002-004-006-221500-
/O.CON.KMOB.FG.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-131222T1500Z/
COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...
BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...
SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB
505 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* VISIBILITY...FREQUENT REDUCTIONS TO ONE QUARTER MILE.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
314 
WWUS74 KMOB 221402
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
802 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2013

...WIND ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES
OF ALABAMA...

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY ALSO NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE LAND AREAS OF
COASTAL ALABAMA OR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

.A FEW AREAS OF DENSE FOG CONTINUE TO BE REPORTED OVER THE NEARSHORE
COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...BUT
VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED ALONG THE LAND AREAS AND BEACHES. WINDS
OVER THE INLAND AREAS HAVE ALSO WEAKENED TO BELOW 25 MPH AS A BAND
OF HEAVY RAIN MOVED IN FROM THE WEST.

ALZ063-064-221515-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FG.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-131222T1500Z/
/O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-131222T1800Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...
DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT
802 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED ABOVE ONE MILE ALONG THE COAST AND WINDS
OVER THE INLAND AREAS HAVE RELAXED TO BELOW 25 MPH.

$$

FLZ002-004-006-221515-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FG.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-131222T1500Z/
COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...
BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...
SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB
802 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE
FOG ADVISORY. 

VISIBILITIES ALONG THE COAST HAVE IMPROVED TO ONE MILE OR
GREATER...ALTHOUGH AREAS OF DENSE FOG CONTINUE OFFSHORE. 

$$

ALZ061-062-221515-
/O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-131222T1800Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...
BAY MINETTE
802 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS HAVE RELAXED TO BELOW 25 MPH ACROSS THE INLAND AREAS OF MOBILE
AND BALDWIN COUNTIES. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 22, 4:10 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBWashington2 hr
Dec 22, 4:25 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningMOBWashington3 hr
Dec 22, 5:11 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBClarke, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox2 hr
Dec 22, 5:14 AM CSTRip Current StatementMOB13 hr
Dec 22, 5:21 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningMOBClarke, Monroe3 hr
Dec 22, 6:19 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Escambia, Monroe116 min
Dec 22, 7:05 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBMobile115 min
Dec 22, 7:17 AM CSTFlash Flood WatchMOBButler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia and 3 more21 hr
Dec 22, 1:21 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile and 3 more4 hr
Dec 22, 4:36 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBMobile54 min

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Sources

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