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Special Marine Warning 2, NWS Mobile, AL

January 4, 2015

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special marine warning at Jan 4, 2015, 12:52 AM CST. It was in force for 68 min. 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 4, 2015, 12:52 AM CST (06:52 UTC)
Expired
Jan 4, 2015, 2:00 AM CST
In force
68 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine 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 special marine warning went out at Jan 4, 12:05 AM CST, 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 12:05 AM CST, 47 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 3, 4:39 AM CST, 20 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
439 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-041200-
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-
439 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE FROM WEST TO
EAST THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.
ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A
CAMDEN...MONROEVILLE...BAY MINETTE...TO MOBILE LINE. THE PRIMARY SEVERE
WEATHER THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO.
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE FROM
2 PM TO 10 PM.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY WHICH WILL RESULT IN SOME MINOR
FLOODING ISSUES IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. ISOLATED INSTANCES
OF FLASH FLOODING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...PRIMARILY OVER INLAND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI AND FAR INLAND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA
AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA MID TO LATE WEEK. A HARD
FREEZE IS POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
MORNINGS. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR SINGLE DIGIT WIND CHILLS
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-041200-
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-
439 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION THROUGH TONIGHT AS A MODERATE TO
STRONG ONSHORE FLOW PERSISTS. SEAS OF 4 TO 6 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED
OVER THE GULF WATERS.

A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MARINE AREA
LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEKEND AS A MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW
DEVELOPS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSISTS THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY
MORNING IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. A SMALL CRAFT MAY BECOME
NECESSARY.

EVEN STRONGER OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS
TO GALE FORCE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 4, 12:42 AM CST, 10 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 3, 8:23 PM CSTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryMOB9 hr
Jan 4, 1:18 AM CSTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin42 min
Jan 4, 1:23 AM CSTTornado WarningMOBEscambia52 min
Jan 4, 1:30 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB45 min
Jan 4, 2:04 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBConecuh, Covington, Escambia41 min
Jan 4, 2:05 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB55 min
Jan 4, 2:14 AM CSTTornado WarningMOBConecuh, Covington46 min
Jan 4, 2:45 AM CSTTornado WarningMOBCovington, Crenshaw45 min
Jan 4, 3:15 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB90 min
Jan 4, 3:20 AM CSTTornado WarningMOBCrenshaw26 min
Jan 4, 4:38 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB97 min
Jan 4, 5:57 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB63 min
Jan 4, 3:53 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBEscambia67 min
Jan 3, 9:13 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBGeorge, Greene, Wayne10 days
Jan 4, 1:25 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry9 days

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.