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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Jan 2, 2014, 4:28 AM CST for 10 counties in Alabama; 5 counties in Mississippi. It took effect at Jan 2, 2014, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 2, 2014, 4:28 AM CST (10:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 2, 2014, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2014, 6:00 AM CST
- In force
- 21 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 10:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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, 10.5 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
- 876 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 84 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 235 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 214 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
110 WWUS74 KMOB 021028 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 428 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA WEST OF THE I-65 CORRIDOR AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI INCLUDING ALL COASTAL AREAS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF REGION BY LATE THIS MORNING. NORTHERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ALZ051>053-061>064-FLZ002-004-006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-021900- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.140102T1500Z-140103T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...MOBILE...PRICHARD... SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE... FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...PACE... MILTON...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...WAYNESBORO... RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN... WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 428 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...BY MID TO LATE MORNING TODAY. * WINDS...20 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITION FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ESPECIALLY OVER BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
071 WWUS74 KMOB 021815 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1215 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ALZ054>060-FLZ001-003-005-030300- /O.EXB.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T0300Z/ WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON- INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMDEN...PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD... MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE...LUVERNE...BRANTLEY... ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...ANDALUSIA...OPP...CENTURY... FLOMATON...MOLINO...JAY...CRESTVIEW 1215 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITION FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ESPECIALLY OVER BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. LIGHTWEIGHT AND UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS CAN BE EASILY BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SECURE ANY LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ ALZ051>053-061>064-FLZ002-004-006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-030300- /O.EXT.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T0300Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...MOBILE...PRICHARD... SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE... FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...PACE... MILTON...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...WAYNESBORO... RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN... WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 1215 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITION FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ESPECIALLY OVER BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. LIGHTWEIGHT AND UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS CAN BE EASILY 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. SECURE ANY LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$
663 WWUS74 KMOB 030250 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 850 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE INLAND COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... ...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE DIMINISHING TO BELOW 25 MPH ACROSS THE INLAND COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS ALONG THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. ALZ051>060-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-030400- /O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T0300Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA... LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 850 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO BELOW 25 MPH. WINDS WILL STILL GUST PERIODICALLY TO AROUND 20 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST. $$ ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-030600- /O.EXT.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T0600Z/ 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...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 850 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITION FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ESPECIALLY OVER BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. LIGHTWEIGHT AND UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS CAN BE EASILY 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. SECURE ANY LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$
259 WWUS74 KMOB 030504 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1104 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY ACROSS THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-031200- /O.EXT.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1200Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND... BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE... FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS... BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY... PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB 1104 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM CST FRIDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITION FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ESPECIALLY OVER BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. LIGHTWEIGHT AND UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS CAN BE EASILY BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SECURE ANY LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ /05
338 WWUS74 KMOB 031206 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 606 AM CST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-031315- /O.EXP.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1200Z/ 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...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 606 AM CST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 4:18 AM CST | Gale Warning | MOB | 27 hr | |
| Jan 2, 5:54 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 81 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.