Alert archive / Alabama / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 7, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this gale warning at Nov 23, 2014, 2:21 AM CST. It took effect at Nov 23, 2014, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 11 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
- Nov 23, 2014, 2:21 AM CST (08:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 23, 2014, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 23, 2014, 5:08 PM CST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
379 WHUS74 KMOB 230821 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 221 AM CST SUN NOV 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT ELSEWHERE... .A STRENGTHENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE LOWER TO MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TODAY. AS THIS OCCURS...STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE. FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE LIKELY THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY TODAY OVER THE OPEN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS. HIGH SEAS CONTINUE. GMZ650-655-670-675-231600- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-141123T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KMOB.GL.A.0005.141123T1200Z-141124T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.GL.W.0007.141123T1200Z-141124T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0053.141124T0000Z-141124T1800Z/ 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- 221 AM CST SUN NOV 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO GALE FORCE LIKELY TODAY. * SEAS: 6 TO 9 FEET NEAR SHORE AND 8 TO 11 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. THE HIGHEST OF THE SEAS LOOK TO RESIDE 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES 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. && $$ GMZ630>635-231600- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-141124T1800Z/ NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY- 221 AM CST SUN NOV 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS EARLY BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS. * WAVES: ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
2 follow-up statements
641 WHUS74 KMOB 231559 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 959 AM CST SUN NOV 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT ELSEWHERE... .A STRENGTHENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE LOWER TO MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TODAY. AS THIS OCCURS...STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE. FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE LIKELY THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY TODAY OVER THE OPEN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS. HIGH SEAS CONTINUE. GMZ650-655-670-675-240000- /O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-141124T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0053.141124T0000Z-141124T1800Z/ 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- 959 AM CST SUN NOV 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO GALE FORCE LIKELY TODAY. * SEAS: 6 TO 9 FEET NEAR SHORE AND 8 TO 11 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. THE HIGHEST OF THE SEAS LOOK TO RESIDE 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES 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. && $$ GMZ630>635-240000- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-141124T1800Z/ NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY- 959 AM CST SUN NOV 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS EARLY BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS. * WAVES: ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
840 WHUS74 KMOB 232308 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 508 PM CST SUN NOV 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY... .A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MARINE AREA ON MONDAY FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE REGION. STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DECREASE SOMEWHAT AHEAD OF THE FRONT THEN SWITCH TO A MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. GMZ650-655-670-675-241000- /O.CAN.KMOB.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-141124T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0053.141123T2308Z-141124T1800Z/ 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- 508 PM CST SUN NOV 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 KNOTS. * SEAS: 6 TO 8 FEET NEAR SHORE AND 7 TO 9 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. && $$ GMZ630>635-241000- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-141124T1800Z/ NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY- 508 PM CST SUN NOV 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. * WAVES: MOSTLY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 2:30 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 15 hr |
| Nov 23, 8:55 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 95 min | |
| Nov 23, 9:24 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 51 min | |
| Nov 23, 9:28 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 92 min | |
| Nov 23, 10:07 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 83 min | |
| Nov 23, 11:30 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 45 min | |
| Nov 23, 12:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler | 16 min |
| Nov 23, 8:32 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Greene | 17 min |
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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.