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Gale Warning 2, NWS Mobile, AL

January 21, 2016

NWS Mobile, AL issued this gale warning at Jan 21, 2016, 3:47 PM CST. It took effect at Jan 22, 2016, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 33 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 21, 2016, 3:47 PM CST (21:47 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 22, 2016, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 23, 2016, 9:00 AM CST
In force
33 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

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547 
WHUS74 KMOB 212147
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
347 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016

...STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL BRING HAZARDOUS MARINE
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY...

.STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTHEAST OUT OF TEXAS AND
ACROSS THE INTERIOR SOUTHEASTERN STATES THROUGH LATE FRIDAY WITH
AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVING EAST ACROSS THE MARINE AREA
TONIGHT. A STRENGTHENING ONSHORE FLOW IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT
WILL BECOME STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST FOLLOWING ITS PASSAGE LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL
BE POSSIBLE OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING LOWER MOBILE BAY
AND THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND
AHEAD OF THE FRONT THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

GMZ650-655-670-675-220600-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160122T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KMOB.GL.A.0001.160122T0600Z-160123T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.GL.W.0002.160122T0600Z-160123T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0009.160123T1500Z-160124T0000Z/
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 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST
SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST
SATURDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS 
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 
  30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE POSSIBLE LATE 
  TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 
  KNOTS DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. 

* WAVES/SEAS...OUT TO 20 NM...SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET THIS MORNING WILL
  BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FEET LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
  BEYOND 20 NM...SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET THIS MORNING WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 14
  FEET LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURING. 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.

&&

$$

GMZ631-632-220600-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0008.160122T0000Z-160122T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KMOB.GL.A.0001.160122T0600Z-160123T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.GL.W.0002.160122T0600Z-160123T1500Z/
/O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0009.160123T1500Z-160124T0000Z/
SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
347 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST
SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST
SATURDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS 
  THIS EVENING...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH 
  FREQUENT GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT 
  THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS 
  DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. 

* WAVES/SEAS...ROUGH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURING. 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.

&&

$$

GMZ630-633>635-220600-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0008.160122T0000Z-160124T0000Z/
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-
CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY-
347 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS 
  THIS EVENING...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 20 TO 25 
  KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS EARLY FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 

* WAVES/SEAS...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.

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
204 
WHUS74 KMOB 220624
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1224 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016

...STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL BRING HAZARDOUS MARINE
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY...

.A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
RIVER REGION TONIGHT...REACHING NORTHERN ALABAMA BY NOON FRIDAY.
FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE OFFSHORE
WATERS INCLUDING LOWER MOBILE BAY AND THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL
ALSO BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT THROUGH TONIGHT.

GMZ631-632-650-655-670-675-221430-
/O.EXP.KMOB.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160122T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160123T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0009.160123T1500Z-160124T0000Z/
SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
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-
1224 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS AND
  THEN BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
  MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DURING THE DAY SATURDAY.

* WAVES/SEAS...OUT TO 20 NM...SEAS BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FEET LATE TONIGHT
  THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. BEYOND 20 NM...SEAS BUILD TO 8 TO
  14 FEET LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ630-633>635-221430-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160124T0000Z/
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-
CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY-
1224 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST TO
  NORTHWEST WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

* WAVES/SEAS...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.

&&

$$
378 
WHUS74 KMOB 221055 AAA
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
455 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016

...STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL BRING HAZARDOUS MARINE
CONDITIONS SATURDAY...

..A STRONG COLD FRONT IN THE WAKE OF A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
TRACKING EASTWARD OVER THE LOWER PART OF THE COUNTRY THIS MORNING
WILL LEAD TO A STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND FLOW OVER THE MARINE
AREA THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE WILL BE
LIKELY WITH THIS PATTERN THROUGH TONIGHT.

GMZ631-632-650-655-670-675-222045-
/O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160123T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0009.160123T1500Z-160124T0000Z/
SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
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-
455 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
  FROM 35 TO 45 KNOTS.

* WAVES/SEAS...OUT TO 20 NM...SEAS BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FEET LATE 
  TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. BEYOND 20 NM...SEAS 
  BUILD TO 8 TO 14 FEET LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY 
  MORNING. 

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.

&&

$$

GMZ630-633>635-222045-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160124T0000Z/
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-
CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY-
455 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 

* WAVES/SEAS...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.

&&

$$
357 
WHUS74 KMOB 221536
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
936 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016

...STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL BRING HAZARDOUS MARINE
CONDITIONS SATURDAY...

..A STRONG COLD FRONT IN THE WAKE OF A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
TRACKING EASTWARD OVER THE LOWER PART OF THE COUNTRY THIS MORNING
WILL LEAD TO A STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND FLOW OVER THE MARINE
AREA THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE WILL
BE LIKELY WITH THIS PATTERN THROUGH TONIGHT.

GMZ631-632-650-655-670-675-222345-
/O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160123T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0009.160123T1500Z-160124T0000Z/
SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
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-
936 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT 
  GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45 KNOTS. 

* WAVES/SEAS...OUT TO 20 NM...SEAS BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FEET LATE 
  TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. BEYOND 20 NM...SEAS 
  BUILD TO 8 TO 14 FEET LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY 
  MORNING. 

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.

&&

$$

GMZ630-633>635-222345-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160124T0000Z/
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-
CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY-
936 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER 
  GUSTS.

* WAVES/SEAS...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.

&&

$$
571 
WHUS74 KMOB 222136
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
336 PM CST FRI JAN 22 2016

...STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL BRING HAZARDOUS MARINE
CONDITIONS SATURDAY...

..A STRONG COLD FRONT IN THE WAKE OF A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
TRACKING EASTWARD OVER THE LOWER PART OF THE COUNTRY THIS MORNING
WILL LEAD TO A STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND FLOW OVER THE MARINE
AREA THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE WILL
BE LIKELY WITH THIS PATTERN THROUGH TONIGHT.

GMZ631-632-650-655-670-675-230545-
/O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160123T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0009.160123T1500Z-160124T0000Z/
SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
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-
336 PM CST FRI JAN 22 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT 
  GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45 KNOTS. 

* WAVES/SEAS...OUT TO 20 NM...SEAS BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FEET LATE 
  TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. BEYOND 20 NM...SEAS 
  BUILD TO 8 TO 14 FEET LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY 
  MORNING. 

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.

&&

$$

GMZ630-633>635-230545-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160124T0000Z/
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-
CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY-
336 PM CST FRI JAN 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER 
  GUSTS. 

* WAVES/SEAS...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.

&&

$$
633 
WHUS74 KMOB 230438
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1038 PM CST FRI JAN 22 2016

...STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO SATURDAY IN THE WAKE OF A
POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVING UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD. FREQUENT
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL BE LIKELY WITH THIS PATTERN TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY.

GMZ631-632-650-655-670-675-231245-
/O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160123T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0009.160123T1500Z-160124T0000Z/
SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
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-
1038 PM CST FRI JAN 22 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS FROM 35
  TO 45 KNOTS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25
  KNOTS.

* WAVES/SEAS...OUT TO 20 NM...SEAS 4 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5
  FEET BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. BEYOND 20 NM...SEAS BUILD TO 7 TO
  12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET BY LATE SATURDAY 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.

&&

$$

GMZ630-633>635-231245-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160124T0000Z/
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-
CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY-
1038 PM CST FRI JAN 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH
  SATURDAY MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 2O KNOTS.

* WAVES/SEAS...VERY ROUGH BECOMING 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.

&&

$$
690 
WHUS74 KMOB 231144 AAA
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
544 AM CST SAT JAN 23 2016

...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS 
AFTERNOON...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON IN THE
WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT MOVED ACROSS THE REGION ON FRIDAY. 
FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING. 

GMZ631-632-650-655-670-675-231945-
/O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160123T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0009.160123T1500Z-160124T0000Z/
SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
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-
544 AM CST SAT JAN 23 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS FROM 35
  TO 45 KNOTS THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25
  KNOTS LATER IN THE DAY.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS 4 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 BY LATE
  AFTERNOON. BEYOND 20 NM...SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9
  FEET BY LATE 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.

&&

$$

GMZ630-633>635-231945-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160124T0000Z/
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-
CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY-
544 AM CST SAT JAN 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH
  THIS MORNING...DIMINISHING TO 18 TO 23 KNOTS.

* WAVES/SEAS...VERY ROUGH BECOMING 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.

&&

$$
450 
WHUS74 KMOB 231517
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
917 AM CST SAT JAN 23 2016

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT MOVED ACROSS THE
REGION ON FRIDAY.

GMZ631-632-650-655-670-675-240000-
/O.EXP.KMOB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160123T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160124T0000Z/
SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
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-
917 AM CST SAT JAN 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 23 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR 30
  KNOTS.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS 4 TO 7 FEET NEAR SHORE. BEYOND 20 NM...SEAS 9 TO
  12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET BY LATE 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.

&&

$$

GMZ630-633>635-240000-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160124T0000Z/
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-
CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY-
917 AM CST SAT JAN 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 23 KNOTS.

* WAVES/SEAS...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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 21, 4:03 AM CSTGale WatchMOB12 hr
Jan 21, 4:03 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB66 hr
Jan 21, 5:55 AM CSTRip Current StatementMOBBaldwin, Mobile24 hr
Jan 21, 8:49 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB86 min
Jan 21, 4:02 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB88 min

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Sources

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