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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Feb 15, 2013, 3:05 PM CST for 5 counties in Mississippi; 10 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Feb 16, 2013, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 15, 2013, 3:05 PM CST (21:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 16, 2013, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2013, 5:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 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 21:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1236 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
383 WWUS74 KMOB 152105 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 305 PM CST FRI FEB 15 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND A PORTION OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM CST SATURDAY... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION ON SATURDAY IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON ON SATURDAY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND A PORTION OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. ALZ059>064-FLZ001>006-160515- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0004.130216T1500Z-130216T2300Z/ 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...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 305 PM CST FRI FEB 15 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM CST SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25 TO 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 SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
4 follow-up statements
162 WWUS74 KMOB 160451 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1051 PM CST FRI FEB 15 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND A PORTION OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM CST SATURDAY... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION ON SATURDAY IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON ON SATURDAY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND A PORTION OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. ALZ059>064-FLZ001>006-161300- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0004.130216T1500Z-130216T2300Z/ ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE... MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB 1051 PM CST FRI FEB 15 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM CST SATURDAY... * TIMING...FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM CST SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE...UNSECURED OBJECTS CAN ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
465 WWUS74 KMOB 161252 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 652 AM CST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND A PORTION OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM CST TODAY... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION TODAY IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND A PORTION OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. ALZ059>064-FLZ001>006-162100- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0004.130216T1500Z-130216T2300Z/ 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...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 652 AM CST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM CST. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 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 SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
632 WWUS74 KMOB 161443 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 843 AM CST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING UNTIL TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION TODAY IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST AREAS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ALZ051>058-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-162300- /O.EXA.KMOB.WI.Y.0004.130216T1500Z-130216T2300Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT... NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 843 AM CST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM CST. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE...UNSECURED OBJECTS CAN ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ALZ059>064-FLZ001>006-162300- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0004.130216T1500Z-130216T2300Z/ 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...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 843 AM CST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM CST. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 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 SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
067 WWUS74 KMOB 162004 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 204 PM CST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE UNTIL TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE REGION TODAY. FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST AREAS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MANY AREAS IN THE FREEZE WARNING HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED FREEZING TEMPERATURES SINCE LATE DECEMBER WHICH HAS RESULTED IN EARLY PLANT GROWTH. FOR TONIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING FOR ENTIRE FORECAST AREA...INCLUDING THE IMMEDIATE COAST. BY 11 PM TONIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR MOST AREAS WELL INLAND...THEN AFTER MIDNIGHT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WARNED AREA. THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY IMPACT ANY CROPS OR OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION THAT ARE VULNERABLE TO FREEZING CONDITIONS. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-170500- /O.NEW.KMOB.FZ.W.0001.130217T0500Z-130217T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130216T2300Z/ 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 204 PM CST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM CST. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE...UNSECURED OBJECTS CAN ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO THE MID 20S FOR MOST INLAND AREAS NORTH OF THE I-10 CORRIDOR AND IN THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30 CLOSER TO THE COAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. MANY AREAS IN THE FREEZE WARNING HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED FREEZING TEMPERATURES SINCE LATE DECEMBER. THE FREEZE MAY IMPACT ANY CROPS OR OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION THAT HAS ALREADY TURNED GREEN AND STARTED TO BLOOM DURING THE RECENT WARM PERIOD. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 3:20 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 33 hr |
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.