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Hard Freeze Warning 2, NWS Mobile, AL

February 18, 201510 counties in Alabama; Greene County, Wayne County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this hard freeze warning at Feb 18, 2015, 4:49 AM CST for 10 counties in Alabama; Greene County, Wayne County, Mississippi. It took effect at Feb 19, 2015, 12:00 AM CST. 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
Feb 18, 2015, 4:49 AM CST (10:49 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 19, 2015, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 19, 2015, 8:11 AM CST
In force
8 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, Greene County, MS, Wayne County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:51 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, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 191 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2015-02-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2015-02-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -159 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156175Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1238 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
106 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-159 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-89 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

411 
WWUS74 KMOB 181049
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
449 AM CST WED FEB 18 2015

...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
UNTIL 6 PM TODAY...

...A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHWEST
ALABAMA...THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND
PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
UNTIL 7 AM CST THURSDAY MORNING...

.STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE DROPPING DOWN FROM THE NORTH AND BUILDING
OVER THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. AS THE HIGH BUILDS TOWARD THE
REGION TODAY...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE AREA. TONIGHT AS THE AXIS OF THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
SETTLES OVER THE AREA...WINDS WILL DECREASE AND VERY COLD OVERNIGHT
TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER TEENS AND LOWER 20S ARE EXPECTED OVER MOST
OF THE REGION. 

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CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-
INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-WAYNE-GREENE-
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...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...
CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...JAY...CRESTVIEW...WAYNESBORO...
LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN
449 AM CST WED FEB 18 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM
CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM CST
THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MID MORNING THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON HOURS. HARD FREEZE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT AFTER MIDNIGHT
  TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 15 TO 20 MPH TODAY WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT IN THE UPPER TEENS TO AROUND
  20 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT COULD KILL CROPS AND
  OTHER COLD SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TEMPERATURES SUCH AS THESE CAN
  ALSO CAUSE EXPOSED WATER PIPES TO BURST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD
WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE
HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. A HARD FREEZE 
WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.
THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR
HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS
IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH PORTABLE SPACE
HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT
USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN
THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE
ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR PIPING. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

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/O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0003.150218T1049Z-150219T0000Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-PERRY-STONE-GEORGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...
DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...FERRY PASS...BRENT...
WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...PACE...
MILTON...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...RICHTON...
BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE
449 AM CST WED FEB 18 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MID MORNING THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 15 TO 20 MPH TODAY WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
576 
WWUS74 KMOB 181859
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1259 PM CST WED FEB 18 2015

...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
UNTIL 6 PM TODAY...

...A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHWEST
ALABAMA...THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
AND PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT UNTIL 7 AM CST THURSDAY MORNING...

.STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IS DROPPING DOWN FROM THE NORTH AND BUILDING 
OVER THE REGION TODAY. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL 
PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. AS THE AXIS OF THE HIGH 
PRESSURE RIDGE SETTLES OVER THE AREA TONIGHT...WINDS WILL DECREASE 
AND VERY COLD OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER TEENS AND LOWER 
20S ARE EXPECTED OVER MOST OF THE REGION.

ALZ051>062-FLZ001-003-005-MSZ067-076-190030-
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/O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150219T0000Z/
CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-
INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-WAYNE-GREENE-
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...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...
CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...JAY...CRESTVIEW...WAYNESBORO...
LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN
1259 PM CST WED FEB 18 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
7 AM CST THURSDAY...

* TIMING...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
  HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH EARLY
  THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 15 TO 20 MPH TODAY WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT IN THE UPPER TEENS TO 
  AROUND 20 DEGREES. 

* IMPACTS...THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT COULD KILL CROPS AND
  OTHER COLD SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TEMPERATURES SUCH AS THESE CAN
  ALSO CAUSE EXPOSED WATER PIPES TO BURST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD
WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE
ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. A
HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR
HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE
DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH
PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT
UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS
CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL
STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR
PIPING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-MSZ075-078-079-190000-
/O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150219T0000Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-PERRY-STONE-GEORGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...
DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...FERRY PASS...BRENT...
WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...PACE...
MILTON...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...RICHTON...
BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE
1259 PM CST WED FEB 18 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 15 TO 20 MPH TODAY WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
132 
WWUS74 KMOB 182109
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
309 PM CST WED FEB 18 2015

...A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST 
MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE 
UNTIL 6 PM TODAY...

...A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHWEST
ALABAMA...THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND
PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
UNTIL 7 AM CST THURSDAY MORNING...

...A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
ALABAMA...AND THE THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...

.STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EAST ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA THROUGH
THURSDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. AS THE AXIS OF THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
SETTLES OVER THE AREA TONIGHT...WINDS WILL DECREASE AND WITH THE
COMBINATION OF VERY DRY AIR AND CLEAR SKIES...LOWS ARE FORECAST TO
PLUNGE TO HARD FREEZE CRITERIA. HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY
OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

ALZ051-053>060-FLZ001-003-005-190515-
/O.NEW.KMOB.HZ.A.0002.150220T0900Z-150220T1300Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.HZ.W.0002.150219T0600Z-150219T1300Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150219T0000Z/
CHOCTAW-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-
COVINGTON-INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...JACKSON...
THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN...PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...
MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE...LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...
ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...ANDALUSIA...OPP...CENTURY...
FLOMATON...MOLINO...JAY...CRESTVIEW
309 PM CST WED FEB 18 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
7 AM CST THURSDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING. 

* TIMING...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
  HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH EARLY
  THURSDAY MORNING. A HARD FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE
  THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 MPH THIS
  AFTERNOON. WINDS DECREASE TONIGHT.

* TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT IN THE UPPER TEENS TO 
  AROUND 20 DEGREES. 

* IMPACTS...THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT COULD KILL CROPS 
  AND OTHER COLD SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TEMPERATURES SUCH AS 
  THESE CAN ALSO CAUSE EXPOSED WATER PIPES TO BURST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD
WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE
ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. A
HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR
HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE
DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH
PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT
UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS
CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL
STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR
PIPING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 20
DEGREES OR LOWER FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
LATER UPDATES ON THE DEVELOPING COLD WEATHER SITUATION OVER THE NEXT
FEW DAYS.

&&

$$

ALZ052-061-062-MSZ067-076-190515-
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/O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150219T0000Z/
WASHINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-WAYNE-GREENE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATOM...MILLRY...MOBILE...PRICHARD...
SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...WAYNESBORO...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN
309 PM CST WED FEB 18 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
7 AM CST THURSDAY...

* TIMING...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THE 
  AFTERNOON. HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT AFTER MIDNIGHT 
  THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 15 TO 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 MPH 
  THIS AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT IN THE UPPER TEENS TO 
  AROUND 20 DEGREES. 

* IMPACTS...THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT COULD KILL CROPS 
  AND OTHER COLD SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TEMPERATURES SUCH AS 
  THESE CAN ALSO CAUSE EXPOSED WATER PIPES TO BURST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD
WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE
ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. A
HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR
HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE
DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH
PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT
UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS
CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL
STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR
PIPING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-MSZ075-078-079-190000-
/O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150219T0000Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-PERRY-STONE-GEORGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...
DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...FERRY PASS...BRENT...
WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...PACE...
MILTON...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...RICHTON...
BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE
309 PM CST WED FEB 18 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 15 TO 20 MPH TODAY WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 
  MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
394 
WWUS74 KMOB 190229
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
829 PM CST WED FEB 18 2015

...HARD FREEZE EXPECTED FOR MANY INLAND LOCATIONS TONIGHT AND
POTENTIALLY AGAIN ON THURSDAY NIGHT...

.ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY.
THIS AIRMASS WILL BRING A HARD FREEZE TO MANY INLAND COMMUNITIES LATE
TONIGHT AND POTENTIALLY ON THURSDAY NIGHT AS WELL.

ALZ051-053>060-FLZ001-003-005-191200-
/O.EXT.KMOB.HZ.W.0002.150219T0600Z-150219T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.HZ.A.0002.150220T0900Z-150220T1300Z/
CHOCTAW-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-
COVINGTON-INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...JACKSON...
THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN...PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...
MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE...LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...
ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...ANDALUSIA...OPP...CENTURY...
FLOMATON...MOLINO...JAY...CRESTVIEW
829 PM CST WED FEB 18 2015

...HARD FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM CST THURSDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING LATE THIS EVENING OR
  SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND STAY BELOW FREEZING THROUGH 9 AM
  THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BACK BELOW FREEZING BY MID TO LATE
  THURSDAY EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH AROUND 9 AM FRIDAY MORNING.

* TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO
  AROUND 20 DEGREES AROUND DAYBREAK THURSDAY. SIMILAR LOW
  TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT COULD KILL CROPS 
  AND OTHER COLD SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TEMPERATURES SUCH AS 
  THESE CAN ALSO CAUSE EXPOSED WATER PIPES TO BURST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD
WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE
ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. A
HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR
HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE
DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH
PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT
UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS
CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL
STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR
PIPING.

A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 20
DEGREES OR LOWER FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
LATER UPDATES ON THE DEVELOPING COLD WEATHER SITUATION OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS.

&&

$$

ALZ052-061-062-MSZ067-076-191200-
/O.EXT.KMOB.HZ.W.0002.150219T0600Z-150219T1500Z/
WASHINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-WAYNE-GREENE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATOM...MILLRY...MOBILE...PRICHARD...
SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...WAYNESBORO...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN
829 PM CST WED FEB 18 2015

...HARD FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM CST THURSDAY...

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING LATE THIS EVENING OR
  SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND STAY BELOW FREEZING THROUGH 9 AM
  THURSDAY.

* TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO
  AROUND 20 DEGREES AROUND DAYBREAK THURSDAY. 

* IMPACTS...THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT COULD KILL CROPS 
  AND OTHER COLD SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TEMPERATURES SUCH AS 
  THESE CAN ALSO CAUSE EXPOSED WATER PIPES TO BURST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD
WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE
ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. A
HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR
HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE
DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH
PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT
UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS
CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL
STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR
PIPING.

&&

$$
296 
WWUS74 KMOB 191039
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
439 AM CST THU FEB 19 2015

...A HARD FREEZE EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT OVER PARTS OF INTERIOR
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND INTERIOR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

.ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE AXIS WILL DRIFT EAST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND
BE CENTERED JUST EAST OF THE REGION TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING A HARD
FREEZE TO MANY INLAND COMMUNITIES OVER INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND
INTERIOR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT. 

ALZ051-053>060-FLZ001-003-005-191845-
/O.UPG.KMOB.HZ.A.0002.150220T0900Z-150220T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.HZ.W.0003.150220T0800Z-150220T1400Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.HZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150219T1500Z/
CHOCTAW-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-
COVINGTON-INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...JACKSON...
THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN...PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...
MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE...LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...
ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...ANDALUSIA...OPP...CENTURY...
FLOMATON...MOLINO...JAY...CRESTVIEW
439 AM CST THU FEB 19 2015

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CST FRIDAY. THE
HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING BY MID EVENING AND
  DROP TO AROUND 20 DEGREES OR SLIGHTLY LOWER AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
  AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FRIDAY. 

* TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO
  AROUND 20 DEGREES DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS ON
  FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT COULD KILL CROPS 
  AND OTHER COLD SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TEMPERATURES SUCH AS 
  THESE CAN ALSO CAUSE EXPOSED WATER PIPES TO BURST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD
WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE
ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. A
HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR
HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE
DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH
PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT
UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS
CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL
STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR
PIPING.

&&

$$

ALZ062-191845-
/O.NEW.KMOB.HZ.W.0003.150220T0800Z-150220T1400Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.HZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150219T1500Z/
UPPER BALDWIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BAY MINETTE
439 AM CST THU FEB 19 2015

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING BY MID EVENING AND
  DROP TO AROUND 20 DEGREES OR SLIGHTLY LOWER AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
  AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FRIDAY. 

* TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO
  AROUND 20 DEGREES DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS ON
  FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS... THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT COULD KILL CROPS 
  AND OTHER COLD SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TEMPERATURES SUCH AS 
  THESE CAN ALSO CAUSE EXPOSED WATER PIPES TO BURST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD
WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE
ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. A
HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR
HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE
DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH
PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT
UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS
CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL
STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR
PIPING.


&&

$$

ALZ052-061-MSZ067-076-191500-
/O.CON.KMOB.HZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150219T1500Z/
WASHINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-WAYNE-GREENE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATOM...MILLRY...MOBILE...PRICHARD...
SARALAND...WAYNESBORO...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN
439 AM CST THU FEB 19 2015

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING EARLY THIS MORNING...EXPECTED
  TO STAY BELOW FREEZING THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING.

* TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES IN MID 20S...POSSIBLY AROUND 20
  EARLY THIS MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER
  COLD SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TEMPERATURES SUCH AS THESE CAN ALSO
  CAUSE EXPOSED WATER PIPES TO BURST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD
WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE
ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. A
HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR
HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE
DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH
PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT
UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS
CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL
STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR
PIPING.

&&

$$
574 
WWUS74 KMOB 191411
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
811 AM CST THU FEB 19 2015

...A HARD FREEZE EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT OVER PARTS OF INTERIOR
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND INTERIOR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

.ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE AXIS WILL DRIFT EAST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY
AND BE CENTERED JUST EAST OF THE REGION TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING
A HARD FREEZE TO MANY INLAND COMMUNITIES OVER INTERIOR SOUTHWEST
ALABAMA AND INTERIOR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT.

ALZ051-053>060-062-FLZ001-003-005-192215-
/O.CAN.KMOB.HZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150219T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.HZ.W.0003.150220T0800Z-150220T1400Z/
CHOCTAW-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-
COVINGTON-UPPER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
INLAND OKALOOSA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...JACKSON...
THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN...PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...
MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE...LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...
ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...ANDALUSIA...OPP...BAY MINETTE...
CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...JAY...CRESTVIEW
811 AM CST THU FEB 19 2015

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CST
FRIDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE HARD
FREEZE WARNING. 

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING BY MID EVENING 
  AND DROP TO AROUND 20 DEGREES OR SLIGHTLY LOWER AFTER MIDNIGHT 
  TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FRIDAY. 

* TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER TEENS 
  TO AROUND 20 DEGREES DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING 
  HOURS ON FRIDAY. 

* IMPACTS...THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT COULD KILL CROPS 
  AND OTHER COLD SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TEMPERATURES SUCH AS 
  THESE CAN ALSO CAUSE EXPOSED WATER PIPES TO BURST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD
WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE
ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. A
HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR
HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE
DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH
PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT
UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS
CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL
STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR
PIPING.


&&

$$

ALZ052-061-MSZ067-076-191515-
/O.CAN.KMOB.HZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150219T1500Z/
WASHINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-WAYNE-GREENE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATOM...MILLRY...MOBILE...PRICHARD...
SARALAND...WAYNESBORO...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN
811 AM CST THU FEB 19 2015

...HARD FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE HARD
FREEZE WARNING. 

TMEPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION HAVE RISEN ABOVE 20 DEGREES AT ALL
LOCATIONS...AS A RESULT THE HARD FREEZE WARNING FOR THIS MORNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this hard freeze warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this hard freeze warning went out at Feb 18, 4:48 AM CST, 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 18, 4:48 AM CST, 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
448 AM CST WED FEB 18 2015

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY)...FOR TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...STRONG
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE DROPPING DOWN FROM THE NORTH AND BUILDING OVER
THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. AS THE HIGH BUILDS TOWARD THE REGION
TODAY...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
ACROSS THE FCST AREA BY MID MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY BE JUST SHY OF WIND ADVISORY
CRITERIA (20 MPH)...BUT FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO AROUND 30 MPH (MAYBE
EVEN A LITTLE HIGHER AT TIMES ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST) HAVE
WARRANTED THE ISSUANCE OF A WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY FOR THE ENTIRE
FCST AREA. SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPS TODAY THAN YESTERDAY...BUT THE
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL MAKE IT FEEL MUCH COOLER THAN ACTUAL
TEMPS. HIGHS TODAY RANGING FROM THE MID 40S INLAND TO LOW/MID 50S
COASTAL. TONIGHT AS THE AXIS OF THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE SETTLES OVER
THE AREA...WINDS WILL DECREASE AND VERY COLD OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES
IN THE UPPER TEENS AND LOWER 20S ARE EXPECTED OVER MOST OF THE
REGION...EXCEPT FOR MID TO UPPER 20S ALONG THE COAST AND INLAND INTO
A SMALL PORTION OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. A HARD FREEZE
WARNING (FOR MIN TEMPS OF 20 DEGREES OR BELOW) WILL BE IN EFFECT
TONIGHT FOR MOST OF THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN HALF OF THE FCST AREA
(GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF I-10). 12/DS

THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...AN UPPER TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN CONUS
MOVES OFF...DRAWING A SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE MISS RIVER VALLEY TO
OVER THE EAST COAST. FOR THE LOWER MISS RIVER VALLEY AND SOUTHEASTERN
CONUS...THIS RE-ESTABLISHED SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW OVER THE FA...WITH THE
SOUTHWESTERN HALF OF THE FA SEEING THE STRONGEST FLOW. FOR THURSDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...COASTAL AREAS AND THE SOUTHWESTERN PORTION
OF THE FA WARMING THE MOST. THE NORTHEASTERN THIRD OF THE FA WILL SEE
THE LAST EFFECTS FROM THE SOUTHERLY FLOW...WITH TEMPS DROPPING TO
AROUND 20 DEGREES THESE AREAS AGAIN.

FRIDAY...AS THE SURFACE RIDGE MOVES OFF THE EAST COAST...THE ONSHORE
FLOW BECOMES MORE ORGANIZED OVER THE ENTIRE AREA...WITH TEMPS RISING
CLOSER TO...BUT REMAINING BELOW SEASONAL LEVELS. ALSO...WITH MOISTURE
LEVELS ON THE INCREASE...A SHORTWAVE MOVING OVER THE MID MISS RIVER
VALLEY HELPS TO BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN TO NORTHWESTERN-MOST PORTIONS
OF THE FA.

.LONG TERM...(FRIDAY NIGHT ON)...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...A
STRONGER PIECE OF ENERGY MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN/CENTRAL
PLAINS...INCREASING THE MOISTURE FLOW INLAND OVER THE LOWER MISS
RIVER VALLEY WHILE SHIFTING IT EASTWARD A BIT. THIS KEEPS
NORTHWESTERN-MOST PORTIONS OF THE FA UNDER A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TEMPS RISE TO ABOVE SEASONAL LEVELS WITH THE SOUTHERLY FLOW. MOST OF
THE AREA REMAINS RAIN FREE...THOUGH.

SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...THIS SHORTWAVE PASSES NORTH OF
THE FA...PUSHING A FRONT OVER THE FA. THE GFS IS ADVERTISING A
STRONGER SHORTWAVE...THUS MOVES THE FRONT TO JUST SOUTH OF THE FA BY
MONDAY MORNING AS APPOSED TO NEAR THE COAST BEING ADVERTISED IN THE
ECMWF. TEMPS REMAIN WELL ABOVE SEASONAL SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
IN BOTH MODELS...THEN DROPPING BELOW SEASONAL SUNDAY NIGHT IN THE
GFS...AS APPOSED TO REMAINING GENERAL ABOVE IN THE ECMWF. THE ECMWF
HANGS ONTO HIGHER POPS THROUGH THE PERIOD...WHILST THE GFS DRIES THE
FA OUT BY MONDAY MORNING. HAVE TRIED TO BLEND THE SCENARIOS FOR THE
FORECAST...DRAGGING THE RAIN OUT LONGER THAN THE GFS IS
ADVERTISING...WHILST DROPPING TEMPS LOWER DUANE NIGHT THAN THE ECMWF
IS ADVERTISING.

MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...THE ECMWF IS ADVERTISING A SECOND ADVANCING
SHORTWAVE SWINGING SLOWLY EAST OVER THE PLAINS AND MISS RIVER
VALLEY...SLOWLY PUSHING THE FRONT SOUTH OF THE FA BY TUESDAY EVENING.
THE GFS IS ADVERTISING THE SECOND SHORTWAVE PUSHING A SECOND...RE-
ENFORCING FRONT ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY...WITH MONDAY AND MONDAY
NIGHT BEING DRY. AGAIN...HAVE TRIED TO BLEND THE GUIDANCE. TEMPS
BELOW SEASONAL CONTINUE.

TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH BOTH MEDIUM RANGE MODELS
ADVERTISING THE FRONT SOUTH OF THE AREA...RESULTANT TEMPS COME
INLINE. HAVE NOT STRAYED FAR AS A RESULT...WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS
TUESDAY NIGHT A BIT BELOW FREEZING. HIGHS FOR WEDNESDAY REMAIN BELOW
SEASONAL...BUT 10-15 DEGREES.

&&

.AVIATION...

&&

.MARINE...

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE      51  24  47  26  56 /  00  00  00  05  10
PENSACOLA   54  25  48  29  55 /  00  00  00  00  05
DESTIN      55  28  48  31  53 /  00  00  00  00  05
EVERGREEN   49  20  43  19  52 /  00  00  00  00  10
WAYNESBORO  48  21  44  24  54 /  00  00  00  05  20
CAMDEN      48  20  41  21  49 /  00  00  00  05  10
CRESTVIEW   53  19  48  19  56 /  00  00  00  00  05

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...COVINGTON...
     CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...
     MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...WASHINGTON...
     WILCOX...

     RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...
     COVINGTON...CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER
     MOBILE...MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...
     WASHINGTON...WILCOX...

     HARD FREEZE WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT THURSDAY TO 7 AM THURSDAY FOR
     THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...
     COVINGTON...CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN...
     UPPER MOBILE...WASHINGTON...WILCOX...

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 5 PM THURSDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...
     COVINGTON...CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER
     MOBILE...MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...
     WASHINGTON...WILCOX...

FL...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 5 PM THURSDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...
     COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA...
     INLAND SANTA ROSA...

     HARD FREEZE WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT THURSDAY TO 7 AM THURSDAY FOR
     THE FOLLOWING ZONES: INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA...
     INLAND SANTA ROSA...

     RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...
     COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA...
     INLAND SANTA ROSA...

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...
     INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...

MS...HARD FREEZE WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT THURSDAY TO 7 AM THURSDAY FOR
     THE FOLLOWING ZONES: GREENE...WAYNE...

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY...STONE...WAYNE...

GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY...MISSISSIPPI SOUND...NORTHERN
     MOBILE BAY...PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM...PERDIDO BAY...SOUTHERN
     MOBILE BAY...

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20
     NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT
     20 NM...WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60
     NM...WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO
     60 NM...

&&

12/16
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 17, 6:18 PM CST, 10 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
618 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2015

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-181200-
CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-
LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY-
GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
618 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A HARD FREEZE.,..WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING AT OR BELOW 20
DEGREES...IS POSSIBLE NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 84 CORRIDOR EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. ANOTHER HARD FREEZE IS POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL ALABAMA EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS IS NOT
EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY.

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-181200-
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-
618 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL
WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT
SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION OVER AREA BAYS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA GULF WATERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 18, 4:49 AM CSTWind AdvisoryMOBButler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more13 hr
Feb 18, 5:04 AM CSTRed Flag WarningMOBButler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more13 hr
Feb 18, 5:33 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB15 hr
Feb 18, 2:40 PM CSTRed Flag WarningMOBButler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more26 hr
Feb 18, 3:09 PM CSTHard Freeze WatchMOBButler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 3 more14 hr

Nearby

Hard Freeze Warnings in Alabama, 2015Hard Freeze Warnings in Mississippi, 2015Hard Freeze Warnings in Florida, 2015Every hard freeze warning in 2015

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.