Alert archive / Alabama / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 1, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this gale warning at Jan 7, 2015, 3:20 AM CST. It took effect at Jan 7, 2015, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 12 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
- Jan 7, 2015, 3:20 AM CST (09:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 7, 2015, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2015, 6:00 AM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
871 WHUS74 KMOB 070920 AAA MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 320 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY... .NORTHERLY WINDS AND SEAS WILL STEADILY BUILD THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. FREQUENT WIND GUSTS FROM 30 TO 40 KNOTS WILL BE LIKELY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. SEAS UP TO 10 TO 12 FEET WELL OFFSHORE CAN BE EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-072200- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0002.150107T1800Z-150108T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KMOB.GL.A.0001.150108T0000Z-150108T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.GL.W.0001.150108T0000Z-150108T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0003.150108T1500Z-150108T1800Z/ NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY- 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- 320 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON...THEN 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO NEAR 40 KNOTS TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS: BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET OUT TO 20 NM...AND 10 TO 12 FEET FROM 20 TO 60 NM OUT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS BECOMING VERY ROUGH. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
575 WHUS74 KMOB 072134 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 334 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY... .NORTHERLY WINDS AND SEAS WILL STEADILY BUILD THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GULF. FREQUENT WIND GUSTS FROM 30 TO 40 KNOTS WILL BE LIKELY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. SEAS UP TO 10 TO 12 FEET WELL OFFSHORE CAN BE EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-080545- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150108T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0001.150108T0000Z-150108T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0003.150108T1500Z-150108T1800Z/ NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY- 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- 334 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY. * WINDS: INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON...THEN 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO NEAR 40 KNOTS TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS: BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET OUT TO 20 NM...AND 10 TO 12 FEET FROM 20 TO 60 NM OUT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS BECOMING VERY ROUGH. 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. && $$
770 WHUS74 KMOB 080529 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1129 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY... A COLD SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR WILL BRING STRONG NORTH WINDS TO 25 KNOTS...FREQUENT GUSTS FROM 30 TO 40 KNOTS...AND 10 TO 12 FOOT SEAS BEHIND IT OVERNIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET THURSDAY MORNING AND 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-081330- /O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150108T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0003.150108T1500Z-150108T1800Z/ NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY- 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- 1129 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY. * WINDS: INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO NEAR 40 KNOTS TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS: BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET OUT TO 20 NM...AND 10 TO 12 FEET FROM 20 TO 60 NM OUT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS BECOMING VERY ROUGH. 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. && $$
993 WHUS74 KMOB 080947 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 347 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... NORTHERLY WINDS AND SEAS WILL STEADILY DIMINISH AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING BECOMING EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS BY LATE AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT THE GALE WARNING WILL BE CANCELED FOR THE ENTIRE MARINE AREA BY 6 AM CST THIS MORNING FOLLOWED BY A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MIDDAY. GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-081800- /O.EXT.KMOB.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150108T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0003.150108T1200Z-150108T1800Z/ NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY- 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- 347 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * WINDS: 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO ABOVE GALE FORCE BEFORE SUNRISE THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KNOTS OR LESS THROUGH LATE MORNING. * SEAS: 6 TO 8 FEET OUT TO 20 NM AND 10 TO 12 FEET FROM 20 TO 60 NM OUT EARLY THIS MORNING SUBSIDING TO LESS THEN 7 FEET FOR ALL AREAS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS VERY ROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP BY LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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. && $$
081 WHUS74 KMOB 081209 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 609 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... NORTHERLY WINDS AND SEAS WILL STEADILY DIMINISH AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING BECOMING EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS BY LATE AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE ENTIRE MARINE AREA. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR ALL AREAS THROUGH MIDDAY. GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-081800- /O.EXP.KMOB.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150108T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150108T1800Z/ NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY- 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- 609 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * WINDS: 20 TO 30 KNOTS EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 KNOTS OR LESS THROUGH LATE MORNING. * SEAS: 6 TO 8 FEET OUT TO 20 NM AND 10 TO 12 FEET FROM 20 TO 60 NM OUT EARLY THIS MORNING SUBSIDING TO LESS THEN 7 FEET FOR ALL AREAS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS VERY ROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP BY LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 3:20 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 33 hr | |
| Jan 7, 3:49 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 30 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:49 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 30 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:49 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MOB | 20 hr | |
| Jan 7, 2:39 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 26 hr |
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