Alert archive / Alabama / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 4, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this gale warning at Apr 18, 2014, 10:34 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 18, 2014, 10:34 AM CDT (15:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 18, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
044 WHUS74 KMOB 181534 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1034 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2014 ...A GALE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR UNPROTECTED ALABAMA AND WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR PROTECTED WATERS... .STRONG NORTHEASTERLY TO EASTERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AS A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. GMZ650-655-670-675-182345- /O.UPG.KMOB.SC.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-140419T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.GL.W.0004.140418T1534Z-140419T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0032.140419T1200Z-140419T1600Z/ 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- 1034 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 28 TO 31 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. * SEAS: 5 TO 7 FEET OUT TO 20 NM...AND 7 TO 9 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. * WAVES: BECOMING ROUGH OVER THE NEAR-SHORE BAYS AND SOUNDS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ GMZ630>635-182345- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-140419T1600Z/ NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY- 1034 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT SATURDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS FROM 30 TO 35 KNOTS. * SEAS: BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET OUT TO 20 NM...AND 7 TO 9 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. * WAVES: BECOMING ROUGH OVER THE NEAR-SHORE BAYS AND SOUNDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
1 follow-up statement
710 WHUS74 KMOB 182056 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 356 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2014 ...A GALE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR UNPROTECTED ALABAMA AND WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR PROTECTED WATERS... .STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. GMZ650-655-670-675-190500- /O.EXT.KMOB.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140419T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0032.140419T0000Z-140419T1600Z/ 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- 356 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM CDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 24 TO 29 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. * SEAS: 5 TO 7 FEET OUT TO 20 NM...AND 7 TO 9 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ GMZ630>635-190500- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-140419T1600Z/ NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY- 356 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT SATURDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS FROM 30 TO 35 KNOTS. * WAVES: ROUGH OVER THE NEAR-SHORE BAYS AND SOUNDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 5:54 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Covington, Escambia | 96 min |
| Apr 18, 7:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 18, 10:00 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 67 hr |
| Apr 18, 10:34 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 26 hr | |
| Apr 18, 1:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 51 min |
| Apr 18, 2:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Covington | 3 days |
| Apr 18, 2:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 61 hr |
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Sources
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