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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this wind advisory at Nov 17, 2015, 4:36 AM CST for 39 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Nov 17, 2015, 5:00 PM CST. It was in force for 22 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2015, 4:36 AM CST (10:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 17, 2015, 5:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Nov 18, 2015, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
All 39 counties
Autauga County, AL, Barbour County, AL, Bibb County, AL, Blount County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Chambers County, AL, Cherokee County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Dallas County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Fayette County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Lee County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Macon County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Marion County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Perry County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Pike County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Russell County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Sumter County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL, Winston County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:41 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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 23 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
- 1121 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
683 WWUS74 KBMX 171036 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 436 AM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA TONIGHT... .SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM TODAY AND TONIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT OVER THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE NORTHEAST. ALZ011>015-017>034-039-180000- /O.NEW.KBMX.WI.Y.0006.151117T2300Z-151118T1200Z/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN- CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR- TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-MARENGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...ONEONTA...GADSDEN... ANNISTON...CENTRE...HEFLIN...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA... BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER... PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE... LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...MARION... CENTREVILLE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN 436 AM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...WILL BE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WILL BE SOUTHEASTERLY AROUND 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. WEAKER TREES AND SMALL LIMBS AND BRANCHES COULD FALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
4 follow-up statements
621 WWUS74 KBMX 172135 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 335 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM TONIGHT THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE NORTHEAST. ALZ011>015-017>034-039-181200- /O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0006.151117T2300Z-151118T1200Z/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN- CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR- TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-MARENGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...ONEONTA...GADSDEN... ANNISTON...CENTRE...HEFLIN...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA... BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER... PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE... LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...MARION... CENTREVILLE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN 335 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SMALL OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT SECURED. WEAKER TREES AND SMALL LIMBS AND BRANCHES COULD FALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH...OR GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
698 WWUS74 KBMX 180911 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 311 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN COUNTIES... INCLUDING THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE NORTHEAST. ALZ035>038-040>050-181600- /O.EXB.KBMX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-151118T1800Z/ CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE- MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLANTON...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY... DADEVILLE...VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE...SELMA...PRATTVILLE... FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE...MONTGOMERY... TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA...PHENIX CITY... TROY...EUFAULA 311 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SMALL OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT SECURED. WEAKER TREES AND SMALL LIMBS AND BRANCHES COULD FALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH...OR GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ALZ011>015-022>025-030>034-039-181500- /O.EXT.KBMX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-151118T1500Z/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON- SHELBY-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-MARENGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA... BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER... LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...MARION... CENTREVILLE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN 311 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SMALL OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT SECURED. WEAKER TREES AND SMALL LIMBS AND BRANCHES COULD FALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH...OR GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ALZ017>021-026>029-181600- /O.EXT.KBMX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-151118T1800Z/ BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY- RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE... HEFLIN...PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND... ROANOKE 311 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SMALL OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT SECURED. WEAKER TREES AND SMALL LIMBS AND BRANCHES COULD FALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH...OR GUSTS 35 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
855 WWUS74 KBMX 181520 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 920 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS MORNING... ALZ024-025-181800- /O.EXP.KBMX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-151118T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBMX.WI.Y.0007.151118T1520Z-151118T1800Z/ JEFFERSON-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA... PELHAM...ALABASTER 920 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 12 NOON TODAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SMALL OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT SECURED. WEAKER TREES AND SMALL LIMBS AND BRANCHES COULD FALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH...OR GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ALZ011>015-022-023-030>034-039-181630- /O.EXP.KBMX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-151118T1500Z/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-SUMTER- GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-MARENGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA... LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...MARION... CENTREVILLE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN 920 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE MAIN CONVECTIVE LINE HAS PUSHED EAST OF THE AREA AND THE SURFACE WINDS HAVE WEAKENED. $$ ALZ035>038-040>050-181800- /O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-151118T1800Z/ CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE- MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLANTON...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY... DADEVILLE...VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE...SELMA...PRATTVILLE... FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE...MONTGOMERY... TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA...PHENIX CITY... TROY...EUFAULA 920 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...THROUGH 12 NOON TODAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SMALL OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT SECURED. WEAKER TREES AND SMALL LIMBS AND BRANCHES COULD FALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH...OR GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ALZ017>021-026>029-181800- /O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-151118T1800Z/ BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY- RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE... HEFLIN...PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND... ROANOKE 920 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...THOUGH 12 NOON TODAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SMALL OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT SECURED. WEAKER TREES AND SMALL LIMBS AND BRANCHES COULD FALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH...OR GUSTS 35 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
102 WWUS74 KBMX 181735 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1135 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON... ALZ017>021-026>029-181845- /O.EXP.KBMX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-151118T1800Z/ BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY- RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE... HEFLIN...PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND... ROANOKE 1135 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...THROUGH 12 NOON TODAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SMALL OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT SECURED. WEAKER TREES AND SMALL LIMBS AND BRANCHES COULD FALL. $$ ALZ024-025-181845- /O.EXP.KBMX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-151118T1800Z/ JEFFERSON-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA... PELHAM...ALABASTER 1135 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...THROUGH 12 NOON TODAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SMALL OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT SECURED. WEAKER TREES AND SMALL LIMBS AND BRANCHES COULD FALL. $$ ALZ035>038-040>050-182100- /O.EXT.KBMX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-151118T2100Z/ CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE- MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLANTON...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY... DADEVILLE...VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE...SELMA...PRATTVILLE... FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE...MONTGOMERY... TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA...PHENIX CITY... TROY...EUFAULA 1135 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH 3 PM CST TODAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SMALL OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT SECURED. WEAKER TREES AND SMALL LIMBS AND BRANCHES COULD FALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH...OR GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Nov 16, 11:47 PM CST, 4 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 16, 11:47 PM CST, 4 hours 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1147 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015 .UPDATE... FOR 06Z AVIATION. && .DISCUSSION... OVERALL MOISTURE INCREASING ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS EVENING WITH INCREASING CLOUDINESS AND SLOWLY RISING/NEAR STEADY DEW POINTS. CURRENTLY HAVE ISOLATED RAIN CHANCES ACROSS THE FAR WEST FOR TONIGHT. SEE NO NEED AT THIS TIME TO REALLY INCREASE AS MOST OF THE ACTIVITY SHOULD REMAIN TO OUR WEST/NORTHWEST FOR TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES LOOKED FAIRLY GOOD FOR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT SO NO CHANGES THERE. CURRENT GRIDS DEPICT MUCH MILDER CONDITIONS COMPARED TO LAST NIGHT AS MOISTURE INCREASES. UPDATE ALREADY OUT. 08 && .AVIATION... 06Z TAF DISCUSSION. MAJOR STORM SYSTEM TO OUR WEST WILL MOVE THIS WAY OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND START TO BRING HIGH IMPACT WEATHER TO CENTRAL ALABAMA TAF SITES. THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD WILL LARGELY STAY VFR. HOWEVER...LATEST COMPUTER MODEL RUNS CONTINUE TO SHOW LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INCREASING...EVENTUALLY LEADING TO STRATUS FORMATION IN MANY AREAS BY DAYBREAK. I'VE PUT THE CEILING LEVELS AT 2500 FEET...BUT THEY COULD BE ANYWHERE IN THE MVFR CATEGORY -- I DO DOUBT THERE WILL BE ANY CEILINGS BELOW 1000 FEET. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY...ALTHOUGH THE STRONGEST SURFACE WINDS ARE STILL JUST BEYOND THE END OF THE CURRENT 24 HOUR FORECAST CYCLE. ALSO...WHILE THERE MAY BE A BRIEF SHOWER OR SPRINKLE IN THE WEST (TCL)...THE MAIN SHOW WITH THE RAIN IS ALSO AFTER 06Z TOMORROW. /61/ && .FIRE WEATHER... NO FIRE WEATHER IMPACTS THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS MOISTURE LEVELS GRADUALLY INCREASE. RAIN CHANCES RETURN TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AS A COLD FRONT SWINGS THROUGH. IT WILL BE BREEZY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF THE FRONT. && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 16, 4:49 AM CST, 23 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 449 AM CST MON NOV 16 2015 ALZ011>015-017>050-171400- MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE- CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA- CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA- CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON- BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- 449 AM CST MON NOV 16 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS POTENTIALLY AS HIGH AS 20-25 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30-35 MPH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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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.