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Small Craft Advisory 20, NWS Mobile, AL

March 4, 2015

NWS Mobile, AL issued this small craft advisory at Mar 4, 2015, 3:18 PM CST. It took effect at Mar 5, 2015, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 26 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 4, 2015, 3:18 PM CST (21:18 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 5, 2015, 10:00 AM CST
Expired
Mar 6, 2015, 12:00 PM CST
In force
26 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

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

430 
WHUS74 KMOB 042118
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
318 PM CST WED MAR 4 2015

...DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE NEAR SHORE COASTAL
WATERS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

...STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING BEHIND A COLD
FRONT PASSAGE...

.A VERY MOIST AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF.
AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS
THAN 1 MILE...WITH REDUCTIONS TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ALSO 
LIKELY. IN AREAS WHERE THE FOG HAS LIFTED THIS AFTERNOON...IT WILL
QUICKLY REFORM BY THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT PASSAGE MID TO LATE
THURSDAY MORNING WILL BRING AN END TO THE DENSE FOG...BUT WILL RESULT
IN A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW THAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

GMZ630>635-650-655-050600-
/O.CON.KMOB.MF.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150305T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0020.150305T1600Z-150306T1600Z/
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-
318 PM CST WED MAR 4 2015

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM
CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM CST
FRIDAY. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...DENSE FOG WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. STRONG
  OFFSHORE WINDS DEVELOP BY MID TO LATE THURSDAY MORNING.

* VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS. REDUCTIONS TO
  ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ALSO LIKELY AT TIMES. IN AREAS WHERE THE
  FOG HAS LIFTED THIS AFTERNOON...IT WILL QUICKLY REFORM THIS
  EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS. 

* SEAS: 3 TO 5 FEET...HIGHEST WELL OFFSHORE. BAYS AND COASTAL
  WATERWAYS ROUGH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER AREEXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ670-675-050600-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0020.150305T1600Z-150306T1600Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
318 PM CST WED MAR 4 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM
CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM CST
FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS. 

* SEAS: 4 TO 7 FEET. 

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.

&&

$$
8 follow-up statements
525 
WHUS74 KMOB 050337
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
937 PM CST WED MAR 4 2015

...DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE NEAR SHORE COASTAL
WATERS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

...STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING BEHIND A
COLD FRONT PASSAGE...

.A VERY MOIST AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF.
AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS
THAN 1 MILE...WITH REDUCTIONS TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ALSO
LIKELY. IN AREAS WHERE THE FOG HAS LIFTED THIS AFTERNOON...IT
WILL QUICKLY REFORM BY THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT PASSAGE MID TO
LATE THURSDAY MORNING WILL BRING AN END TO THE DENSE FOG...BUT
WILL RESULT IN A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW THAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.

GMZ630>635-650-655-051145-
/O.CON.KMOB.MF.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150305T1600Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0020.150305T1600Z-150306T1600Z/
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-
937 PM CST WED MAR 4 2015

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO
10 AM CST FRIDAY...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO
10 AM CST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...DENSE FOG WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 
  STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS DEVELOP BY MID TO LATE THURSDAY MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS. REDUCTIONS 
  TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ALSO LIKELY AT TIMES. IN AREAS 
  WHERE THE FOG HAS LIFTED THIS AFTERNOON...IT WILL QUICKLY 
  REFORM THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS.

* SEAS: 3 TO 5 FEET...HIGHEST WELL OFFSHORE. BAYS AND COASTAL 
  WATERWAYS ROUGH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER AREEXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ670-675-051145-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0020.150305T1600Z-150306T1600Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
937 PM CST WED MAR 4 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO
10 AM CST FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO
10 AM CST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS.

* SEAS: 4 TO 7 FEET.

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.

&&

$$
884 
WHUS74 KMOB 051027
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
427 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015

...DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE NEAR SHORE COASTAL
WATERS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

...STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING BEHIND A
COLD FRONT PASSAGE...

.A VERY MOIST AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF EARLY
THIS MORNING. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE THE
VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE...WITH REDUCTIONS TO ONE QUARTER MILE
OR LESS POSSIBLE. A STRONG NORTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL DEVELOP LATER
TODAY LEADING TO A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON...
CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.  

GMZ630>635-650-655-051900-
/O.CON.KMOB.MF.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150305T1600Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0020.150305T1600Z-150306T1600Z/
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-
427 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...DENSE FOG WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 
  STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS DEVELOP BY MID TO LATE THURSDAY MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS. REDUCTIONS 
  TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ALSO LIKELY AT TIMES. IN AREAS 
  WHERE THE FOG HAS LIFTED THIS AFTERNOON...IT WILL QUICKLY 
  REFORM THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS.

* SEAS: 3 TO 5 FEET...HIGHEST WELL OFFSHORE. BAYS AND COASTAL 
  WATERWAYS ROUGH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE 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.

&&

$$

GMZ670-675-051900-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0020.150305T1600Z-150306T1600Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
427 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS.

* SEAS: 4 TO 7 FEET.

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.

&&

$$
974 
WHUS74 KMOB 051038
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
438 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015

...DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE NEAR SHORE COASTAL
WATERS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

...STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING BEHIND A
COLD FRONT PASSAGE...

.A VERY MOIST AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF
EARLY THIS MORNING. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE
THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE...WITH REDUCTIONS TO ONE
QUARTER MILE OR LESS POSSIBLE. A STRONG NORTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL
DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT LATER TODAY LEADING TO A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY BEGINNING LATER THIS MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGH
MID MORNING FRIDAY.

GMZ630>635-650-655-051600-
/O.CON.KMOB.MF.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150305T1600Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0020.150305T1600Z-150306T1600Z/
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-
438 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...DENSE FOG WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING. STRONG
  OFFSHORE WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MID TO LATE MORNING.

* VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS. REDUCTIONS TO
  ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ALSO LIKELY AT TIMES.

* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS.

* SEAS: 3 TO 5 FEET...HIGHEST WELL OFFSHORE. BAYS AND COASTAL 
  WATERWAYS ROUGH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE 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.

&&

$$

GMZ670-675-051600-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0020.150305T1600Z-150306T1600Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
438 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS.

* SEAS: 4 TO 7 FEET.

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.

&&

$$
052 
WHUS74 KMOB 051557
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
957 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015

...STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL IMPACT THE MARINE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

.A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA IS BRINGING AN END TO THE FOG.
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT AND
PERSIST THROUGH MID FRIDAY MORNING. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE
ARE POSSIBLE.

GMZ630>635-650-655-060000-
/O.CAN.KMOB.MF.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150305T1600Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0020.150305T1600Z-150306T1600Z/
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-
957 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
FRIDAY...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE
FOG ADVISORY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM CST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE 
  POSSIBLE.

* SEAS: 3 TO 5 FEET...HIGHEST WELL OFFSHORE. BAYS AND COASTAL 
  WATERWAYS 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.

&&

$$

GMZ670-675-060000-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0020.150305T1600Z-150306T1600Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
957 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE
  POSSIBLE. 

* SEAS: 4 TO 7 FEET.

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.

&&

$$
593 
WHUS74 KMOB 052116
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
316 PM CST THU MAR 5 2015

...STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL IMPACT THE MARINE AREA THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

.STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT
THROUGH MID FRIDAY MORNING. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE
POSSIBLE THIS EVENING.

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-060600-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-150306T1600Z/
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-
316 PM CST THU MAR 5 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE 
  FORCE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. 

* SEAS: 3 TO 7 FEET...HIGHEST BEYOND 20 NM. BAYS AND COASTAL
  WATERWAYS 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.

&&

$$
658 
WHUS74 KMOB 060339
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
939 PM CST THU MAR 5 2015

...STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL IMPACT THE MARINE AREA THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

.STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT
THROUGH MID FRIDAY MORNING. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE
POSSIBLE THIS EVENING.

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-061145-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-150306T1600Z/
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-
939 PM CST THU MAR 5 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE 
  FORCE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. 

* SEAS: 3 TO 7 FEET...HIGHEST BEYOND 20 NM. BAYS AND COASTAL 
  WATERWAYS 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.

&&

$$
018 
WHUS74 KMOB 060907
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
307 AM CST FRI MAR 6 2015

...STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW TO CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE AREA THIS MORNING...

.A COLD FRONT SINKS SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WITH STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS TO PERSIST THIS MORNING.

GMZ650-655-670-675-061800-
/O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-150306T1800Z/
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-
307 AM CST FRI MAR 6 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS TO AROUND
  33 KNOTS.

* SEAS: 3 TO 7 FEET...HIGHEST BEYOND 20 NM.

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>635-061600-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-150306T1600Z/
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY-
307 AM CST FRI MAR 6 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING. 

* WINDS: NORTH 18 TO 23 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS RANGING FROM 25
  TO 30 KNOTS.

* 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.

&&

$$
665 
WHUS74 KMOB 061532
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
932 AM CST FRI MAR 6 2015

...STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW CONTINUES OVER THE MARINE AREA THIS
MORNING...

.STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW PERSISTS THIS MORNING IN THE WAKE OF A COLD
FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH YESTERDAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
THIS AFTERNOON...BUT SMALL CRAFT SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. 

GMZ630>635-061800-
/O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-150306T1800Z/
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY-
932 AM CST FRI MAR 6 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS RANGING FROM 25
  TO 30 KNOTS.

* BAY CONDITIONS: 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.

&&

$$

GMZ650-655-670-675-061800-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-150306T1800Z/
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-
932 AM CST FRI MAR 6 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS TO 
  AROUND 30 KNOTS. 

* SEAS: 3 TO 7 FEET...HIGHEST BEYOND 20 NM.

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.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Mar 4, 12:25 PM CST, 2 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 12:25 PM CST, 2 hours 53 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1225 PM CST WED MAR 4 2015

.UPDATE...DAYTIME MIXING AND HEATING HAS RESULTED IN THE DENSE FOG
LIFTING ALONG THE COASTAL LAND AREAS WHILE AREAS OF DENSE FOG
PERSIST OVER THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. HOWEVER...DENSE FOG IS
LIKELY TO REDEVELOP ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE I-10 CORRIDOR THIS EVENING
AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. AS A RESULT...A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR COASTAL AL/NW FL BEGINNING AT 6PM AND
CONTINUING THROUGH 10AM THURSDAY. THE DENSE FOG WILL COME TO AN END
AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THURSDAY MORNING.

THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR THE MARINE ZONES HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL
10AM THURSDAY. WHILE THE FOG MAY HAVE LIFTED OVER A PORTION OF THE
COASTAL WATERS...IT WILL QUICKLY REDEVELOP THIS EVENING. 34/JFB

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z ISSUANCE.
DAYTIME HEATING HAS RESULTED IN STRONG MIXING AND A LIFTING OF CIGS
TO MVFR OR VFR LEVELS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...WITH THE EXCEPTION
BEING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS WHERE IFR CIGS PERSIST.
IFR/LIFR CIGS AND VSBYS WILL BE PREDOMINATE ALONG COASTAL AL/NW FL
TONIGHT UNDER A CONTINUED WARM AND MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW. A COLD FRONT
WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...WITH
FRONTAL PASSAGE AT THE TAF SITES EXPECTED TO BE AROUND THE 15-16Z
TIME FRAME. HOWEVER...IFR TO LIFR CIGS WILL LIKELY PERSIST IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT ALONG WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN. 34/JFB

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1011 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015/

UPDATE...THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT AREAS OF DENSE
ADVECTION FOG PERSIST OVER THE NEAR SHORE COASTAL WATERS AS WELL AS
PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL FLORIDA PANHANDLE. AS A RESULT...WE HAVE
EXTENDED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED AREAS UNTIL
NOON. CONTINUED BOUNDARY LAYER HEATING AND MIXING THROUGH THE DAY IS
EXPECTED TO MIX OUT THE FOG...TO AT LEAST PATCHY DENSE AREAS OF FOG
VERSUS MORE WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR OBS
CLOSELY. HOWEVER...EVEN IF THERE IS A REPRIEVE FROM THE FOG THIS
AFTERNOON...IT WILL LIKELY REDEVELOP THIS EVENING ACROSS THE MARINE
AND ADJACENT COASTAL LAND AREAS AND A DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL LIKELY
BE REQUIRED FOR TONIGHT.

REST OF THE FORECAST LOOKS ON TRACK WITH HIGHS INLAND APPROACHING 80
DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER ALONG THE COAST
DUE TO THE COOLER MARINE LAYER. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL
REMAIN POSSIBLE TODAY IN THE INCREASING WARM AIR ADVECTION REGIME.
HOWEVER...CHANCES FOR A THUNDERSTORM LOOK PRETTY LOW WITH PRONOUNCED
CAPPING STILL PRESENT AROUND 700 MB. WILL REMOVE THUNDER FROM THE
FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON. 34/JFB

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 557 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015/

SHORT TERM [TODAY AND TONIGHT]...BETTER COVERAGE OF FOG REMAINS
CLOSER TO THE COAST THIS MORNING GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE I-
10 CORRIDOR STRETCHING OVER THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS OUT TO ABOUT 20
NM. WITH BETTER MIXING IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER TODAY AND TONIGHT THE
BEST CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD FOG WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLOSER THE COAST
DUE TO BETTER MOISTURE CONTENT IN THE LOWER LEVELS. OTHERWISE...FOR
TODAY SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY TODAY FOLLOWED BY A MIX
OF CLOUDS AND SUN OVER THE LOWER HALF OF THE CWFA DURING THE
AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY BETTER CLOUDS...RAIN AND FOG OVERNIGHT. RAIN
CHANCES INCREASE TODAY AND TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A DEVELOPING COLD
FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF RAIN
OCCURRING OVER NORTHERN AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE CWFA LATE TODAY
AND OVERNIGHT. WITH WEAK INSTABILITY AND FORCING IN THE MID LEVELS
HAVE ALSO MENTIONED ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE BEST COVERAGE OF
PRECIP LATER TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT. WITH LIMITED INSTABILITY AND
FORCING IN THE MID LEVELS STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT
IN NOT EXPECTED. BY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THU MORNING THE STRONG
COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE CWFA PUSHING THE HEAVIER SHOWERS SOUTH AND
EAST OF THE CWFA. WILL ALSO MENTION FOG AGAIN FOR THIS EVENING
KEEPING THE COVERAGE MOSTLY PATCHY OVER LAND OCCURRING MOSTLY OVER
COASTAL SECTIONS THROUGH EARLY THU MORNING. AS FOR TEMPS WILL LEAN
TOWARDS THE WARMER MAVMOS THROUGH TONIGHT...ADDING A DEGREE OR TWO
FOR MOST INLAND AREAS FOR DAYTIME HIGHS WHICH RESULTS IN HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S FOR MOST INLAND AREAS AND THE LOWER TO
MIDDLE 70S NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST. TONIGHTS LOWS WILL BE A LITTLE
MORE DIFFICULT AS FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION...LOWS RANGING FROM
THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 40S FOR THE NORTHWEST HALF AND THE MID 50S TO
LOWER 60S TO THE SOUTHEAST. 32/EE

[THURSDAY AND FRIDAY]...THE SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL BE APPROACHING
THE I-65 CORRIDOR EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...AND MOVE SOUTHEAST OFF
THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BEFORE NOON. MAINTAINED LIKELY RAIN ACROSS
THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA FOR THURSDAY MORNING AS ONGOING LIGHT RAIN
NORTHWEST OF I-65 AROUND DAYBREAK SPREADS SOUTHEAST WITH THE PASSAGE
OF THE COLD FRONT. BY THE AFTERNOON...EXPECT A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN
AS DRIER AIR BEGINS TO FILTER IN FROM THE NORTHWEST.

MODEL SOUNDING ANALYSIS AND FORECAST SURFACE TEMPERATURES ACROSS
WAYNE COUNTY IN MISSISSIPPI AND CHOCTAW COUNTY IN ALABAMA FAVOR A
MIX OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN TO BEGIN AROUND 10 AM THAT WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS SURFACE SUB-FREEZING
TEMPERATURES WORK THEIR WAY INTO THOSE AREAS. A LIGHT ACCUMULATION
MAY OCCUR...SO STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES TO THIS SITUATION. THE
REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA SHOULD JUST SEE A VERY COLD RAIN ON
THURSDAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN WILL HOVER ALONG THE COASTAL
SECTIONS OVERNIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES STAYING ABOVE FREEZING.

THE STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE GULF OF
MEXICO THROUGH THE REMAINDER ON THE SHORT TERM FORECAST...WITH HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE REGION. IT WILL BE DRY ON FRIDAY WITH
EXCEPTION OF A FEW PATCHES OF LIGHT RAIN HUGGING THE COAST. DRY
FRIDAY NIGHT.

HIGH TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WILL OCCUR NEAR DAYBREAK AND THEN FALL
THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SO HIGHS EARLY IN THE MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 40
TO 57 DEGREES NORTHWEST OF I-65...AND FROM 57 TO 64 DEGREES AND DROP
ABOUT 10 DEGREES BY LATE AFTERNOON. LOW TEMPERATURES THURSDAY NIGHT
WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 20S TO MID 30S NORTHWEST OF I-65...WITH MID
TO UPPER 30S SOUTHEAST OF I-65. HIGHS ON FRIDAY WILL ONLY REACH THE
MID 40S TO LOWER 50S NORTHWEST OF I-65...AND THE LOWER TO MID 50S
SOUTHEAST OF I-65. /22

LONG TERM [SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY]...IT WILL BE COOL THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT AND
WITH A BROAD UPPER TROUGH REMAINDER OVER THE EASTERN CONUS. WHILE IT
WILL BE DRY ON SATURDAY...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS
WILL RE-ENTER THE PICTURE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AS A SERIES
OF WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE AND SHORTWAVES EXIT THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
STATES AND TRAVERSE THE REGION. THE BEST CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA WHERE MOISTURE WILL BE
MORE AVAILABLE.

HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY MANAGE TO REACH THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S
THROUGH MONDAY. THE LOW TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT WILL BE IN THE
MID 30S TO MID 40S AND THEN STEADILY CLIMB INTO THE LOWER INTO THE
40S FOR BOTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY NIGHTS. /22

AVIATION...03.12Z KMOB/KBFM AND KPNS TAF CYCLE...MOSTLY LIFR TO IFR
VISIBILITIES AND CIGS THROUGH 04.17Z...THEN MVFR TO VFR CIGS IN THE
AFTERNOON...  FOLLOWED BY LIFR TO IFR CONDITIONS THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT AS BETTER COVERAGE OF SHOWERS WITH A FEW ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST. EXPECT FOG TO REDEVELOP
AHEAD OF THE FRONT ALSO OVERNIGHT AND EARLY THU MORNING. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH AT 6 TO 12 KNOTS THROUGH THE
FORECAST PS. 32/EE

 &&

MARINE...AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT LOCAL BAYS AND
SOUNDS AND THE NEAR SHORE GULF WATERS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A
LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WIND FLOW WILL OTHERWISE
CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING AHEAD OF A
STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST. THE COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THURSDAY MORNING...WITH
STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW OVER THE MARINE AREA THURSDAY THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY AS A BROAD SURFACE RIDGE BUILDS TO THE NORTH. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE LIKELY ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT
IN THE WAKE OF THE STRONG COLD FRONT. 32/EE

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...DENSE FOG ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY
     FOR ALZ063-064.

FL...DENSE FOG ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY
     FOR FLZ002-004-006.

MS...NONE.
GM...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY FOR GMZ630>635-650-
     655.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 4, 6:11 AM CST, 9 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
611 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-051215-
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-
611 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AREAS OF DENSE FOG MOSTLY CONCENTRATED NEAR THE COAST WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MID MORNING THEN REFORM AGAIN THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS UNTIL 9
AM CDT THIS MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

MUCH COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION BY THURSDAY. LIGHT RAIN
POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER
NORTHERN SECTIONS OF WAYNE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI AND MOST AREAS OF
CHOCTAW COUNTY IN ALABAMA DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. AS A RESULT A
LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF SLEET OR GLAZE IS POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED FOR
LATER UPDATES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-051215-
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-
611 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING THEN SLOWLY
LIFT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. DENSE FOG WILL REFORM THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT WILL BE LIKELY IN THE WAKE OF A
STRONG COLD FRONT THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

The office that day

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

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