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Small Craft Advisory 27, NWS Mobile, AL

March 18, 2016

NWS Mobile, AL issued this small craft advisory at Mar 18, 2016, 4:05 PM CDT. It took effect at Mar 19, 2016, 6:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 40 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 18, 2016, 4:05 PM CDT (21:05 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 19, 2016, 6:00 PM CDT
Expired
Mar 21, 2016, 10:00 AM CDT
In force
40 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

As transmitted.

321 
WHUS74 KMOB 182105
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
405 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM CDT
MONDAY...

.FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT ON SATURDAY...OFFSHORE
FLOW STRENGTHENS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SEAS TREND HIGHER. STRONG
OFFSHORE FLOW AND HIGH SEAS CONTINUE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING.

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-190500-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0027.160319T2300Z-160321T1500Z/
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-
405 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM CDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM CDT
MONDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH 18 TO 23 KNOTS NEAR SHORE AND 20 TO 30
  KNOTS OFFSHORE. FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS LIKELY. 

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET NEAR SHORE AND 6 TO 9
  FEET WELL OFFSHORE. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS DEVELOPING CHOPPY
  TO ROUGH CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS
OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
9 follow-up statements
894 
WHUS74 KMOB 190409
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1109 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM CDT
MONDAY...

.FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT ON SATURDAY...
OFFSHORE FLOW STRENGTHENS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SEAS TREND HIGHER.
STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW AND HIGH SEAS CONTINUE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY
MORNING.

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-191215-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0027.160319T2300Z-160321T1500Z/
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-
1109 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO
10 AM CDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH 18 TO 23 KNOTS NEAR SHORE AND 20 TO 
  30 KNOTS OFFSHORE. FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS LIKELY. 

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET NEAR SHORE AND 6 TO 
  9 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS DEVELOPING 
  CHOPPY TO ROUGH CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS
OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
501 
WHUS74 KMOB 190909
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
409 AM CDT SAT MAR 19 2016

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS
MORNING FOR THE MOBILE BAY AREA AND NEAR SHORE ALABAMA WATERS...

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE MARINE
AREA FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT MONDAY...

.A STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW MAINLY OVER THE MOBILE BAY AREA AND NEAR
SHORE ALABAMA WATERS WILL SUBSIDE LATER THIS MORNING. A STRONG
OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS ACROSS THE ENTIRE MARINE AREA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT AND CONTINUES
UNTIL SUBSIDING ON MONDAY.

GMZ630>634-650-191715-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0028.160319T0909Z-160319T1400Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0027.160319T2300Z-160321T1500Z/
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
409 AM CDT SAT MAR 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN NORTHERLY 20
  TO 25 KNOTS THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET NEAR SHORE AND 6 TO 9
  FEET WELL OFFSHORE. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS ROUGH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS
OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ635-655-670-675-191715-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0027.160319T2300Z-160321T1500Z/
CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY-
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-
409 AM CDT SAT MAR 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM CDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH 18 TO 23 KNOTS NEAR SHORE AND 20 TO 25 KNOTS
  OFFSHORE. FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS LIKELY.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET NEAR SHORE AND 6 TO 9
  FEET WELL OFFSHORE. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS ROUGH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS
OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
361 
WHUS74 KMOB 191207
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
707 AM CDT SAT MAR 19 2016

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE MARINE
AREA FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT MONDAY...

.A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS ACROSS THE ENTIRE MARINE AREA LATE
THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT AND
CONTINUES UNTIL SUBSIDING ON MONDAY.

GMZ630>634-650-192015-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-160319T1400Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0027.160319T2300Z-160321T1500Z/
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
707 AM CDT SAT MAR 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM CDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 10 AM CDT MONDAY.

* WINDS...NORTH 18 TO 23 KNOTS. FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS LIKELY.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL
  WATERWAYS ROUGH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS
OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ635-655-670-675-192015-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0027.160319T2300Z-160321T1500Z/
CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY-
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-
707 AM CDT SAT MAR 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM CDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 18 TO 23 KNOTS NEAR SHORE AND 20 TO 30 KNOTS
  OFFSHORE. FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS LIKELY.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET NEAR SHORE AND 6 TO 9
  FEET WELL OFFSHORE. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS ROUGH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS
OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
518 
WHUS74 KMOB 192039
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
339 PM CDT SAT MAR 19 2016

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE MARINE
AREA FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT MONDAY...

.A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ENTIRE MARINE AREA
THIS EVENING IN THE WAKE OF A PASSING COLD FRONT AND WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND BEFORE SUBSIDING ON MONDAY.

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-200500-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0027.160319T2300Z-160321T1500Z/
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-
339 PM CDT SAT MAR 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS OVER BAYS AND
  SOUNDS AND AROUND 25 KNOTS OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS TONIGHT. NORTH
  WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. FREQUENT HIGHER
  GUSTS LIKELY.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET NEAR SHORE AND 5 TO 8
  FEET WELL OFFSHORE. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS ROUGH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS
OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
908 
WHUS74 KMOB 200454
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1154 PM CDT SAT MAR 19 2016

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE MARINE
AREA UNTIL 10 AM CDT MONDAY...

.A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW HAD DEVELOPED ACROSS THE ENTIRE MARINE AREA
IN THE WAKE OF A PASSING COLD FRONT THAT MOVED ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW
WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND BEFORE SUBSIDING
ON MONDAY MORNING.

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-201300-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/
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-
1154 PM CDT SAT MAR 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS OVER BAYS AND SOUNDS AND AROUND
  25 TO 30 KNOTS OVER THE GULF TONIGHT. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS
  SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS LIKELY.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET NEAR SHORE AND 5 TO 
  8 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS ROUGH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS
OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
750 
WHUS74 KMOB 201217 AAA
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
717 AM CDT SUN MAR 20 2016

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE MARINE
AREA UNTIL 10 AM CDT MONDAY...

.A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ENTIRE MARINE AREA
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER
GUSTS WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT.

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-202030-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/
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-
717 AM CDT SUN MAR 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS OVER BAYS AND
  SOUNDS AND AROUND 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS OVER THE GULF.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET OUT TO 20 NM AND 6 TO 9
  FEET WELL OFFSHORE. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS ROUGH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS
OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
773 
WHUS74 KMOB 201846
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
146 PM CDT SUN MAR 20 2016

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE MARINE
AREA UNTIL 10 AM CDT MONDAY...

.A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ENTIRE MARINE
AREA THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH
HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE LIKELY.

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-210300-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/
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-
146 PM CDT SUN MAR 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS OVER BAYS AND
  SOUNDS AND 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS OVER THE GULF.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS 4 TO 7 FEET OUT TO 20 NM AND 6 TO 9 FEET WELL
  OFFSHORE. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS ROUGH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS
OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
001 
WHUS74 KMOB 210312
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1012 PM CDT SUN MAR 20 2016

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE MARINE
AREA UNTIL 10 AM CDT MONDAY...

.A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ENTIRE MARINE
AREA THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH
HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE LIKELY.

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-211115-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/
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-
1012 PM CDT SUN MAR 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS OVER BAYS 
  AND SOUNDS AND 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS OVER THE GULF. 

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS 4 TO 7 FEET OUT TO 20 NM AND 6 TO 9 FEET 
  WELL OFFSHORE. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS ROUGH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS
OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
543 
WHUS74 KMOB 210817 AAA
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
317 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2016

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE MARINE
AREA UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

.A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MARINE AREA THROUGH
MID MORNING TODAY THEN DIMINISH SLOWLY THROUGH THIS EVENING BECOMING
A LIGHT OVERNIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-211500-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/
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-
317 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2016

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

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

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS 4 TO 7 FEET OUT TO 20 NM AND 6 TO 8 FEET WELL
  OFFSHORE THROUGH MID MORNING...SUBSIDING SLOWLY LATER IN THE DAY.
  BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS ROUGH THROUGH MID MORNING

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS
OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...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 18, 2:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 18, 2:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
228 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016

.DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR LATEST AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z ISSUANCE...UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES IN THE SHORT TERM
WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHRA/TSRA IMPACTING THE TERMINALS. CIGS
DOWN TO IFR/LIFR LEVELS WITH VSBY LOWERING TO IFR/LIFR LEVELS WITH
THE PASSAGE OF TSRA. STRONG AND VARIABLE WIND GUSTS LIKELY IN AND
NEAR CONVECTION. /10

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1104 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016/

DISCUSSION...SEE UPDATED INFORMATION FOR LAND AREAS BELOW.

UPDATE...MORNING WEATHER MAPS SHOWS VERY LITTLE CHANGE WITH THE
HIGH LEVEL WEST TO EAST ZONAL FLOW. DEEP LAYER MOISTURE HAS ALSO
CHANGED LITTLE WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES AROUND 1.4 INCHES BEING
AROUND 180% OF NORMAL OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. AT THE
SURFACE...THE STRONG COLD POOL/PRESSURE RISES LAID DOWN BY THE
PASSAGE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS LAST EVENING HAS CAUSED THE QUASI-
STATIONARY SURFACE BOUNDARY TO PUSH SOUTHWARD A BIT MORE...POSITIONED
JUST SOUTH OF THE SOUTHERN STRETCH OF THE I-65 CORRIDOR SOUTHWEST TO
COASTAL MISSISSIPPI. CURRENT RADAR TRENDS SHOW ORGANIZED CONVECTION
ACROSS THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS...WEST ACROSS THE
MISSISSIPPI SOUND. IR SATELLITE AND LIGHTNING DATA INDICATES ANOTHER
CLUSTER OF COOLING CLOUD TOPS/STORMS OFF THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
COAST AND ANOTHER BATCH INITIATING OVER THE ARK-LA-MISS AREA OF THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA. A VERY CHALLENGING FORECAST UPDATE
WITH REGARD TO THE TIMING OF NEXT WAVE OF RAINFALL.

CONSIDERING CURRENT RADAR TRENDS...THE HIGH RESOLUTION RAPID REFRESH
(HRRR) MESOSCALE MODEL SHOWS GOOD INITIALIZATION WITH SHOWERS/STORMS OFF
THE COAST AND WILL USE ITS FORECAST PROGRESSION TO TIME RAIN
PROBABILITIES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. WILL REFLECT A SOUTH TO
NORTH INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON WITH THE POTENTIAL OF HEAVY RAIN LOOKING
TO FOCUS OVER THE SOUTHERN ZONES CLOSER TO FRONTAL BOUNDARY.
ASSESSING SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL IS ALSO A CHALLENGE AS CONVECTION
THAT INITIATES NORTH OF THE GULF COAST FRONT WILL BE INCREASINGLY
ELEVATED WHILE TO ITS SOUTH...MORE SURFACE BASED. DUE TO STEEP LAPSE
RATES AND WET-BULB ZERO HEIGHTS IN THE UPPER END OF THE FAVORABLE
RANGES ~ 10000 FT...THE THREAT FOR MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL IS POSSIBLE
INTO THE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH
IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN ANY SEVERE STORMS THAT ARE MORE SURFACE
BASED...ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF LOCAL AREA SOUTH OF FRONTAL
BOUNDARY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER TODAY LOOKS TO BE OVER
THE LOWER HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA WHERE SFC BASED INSTABILITY AND
MOISTURE REBOUND THE BEST. WILL MAINTAIN A LIMITED THREAT FOR SEVERE
WEATHER FOR THESE AREAS...INCLUDING THE MARINE AREA. /10

 FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN PLACE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 656 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016/

DISCUSSION...SEE UPDATED INFORMATION BELOW.

UPDATE...DID A QUICK UPDATE TO ADD FOG TO THE CURRENT FORECAST FOR
EARLY THIS MORNING. PATCHY FOG LOCALLY DENSE IN A FEW AREAS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH AROUND 9 AM THIS MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT. MOVEMENT WILL BE TO THE EAST AT 25
TO 35 MPH. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. 32/EE

MARINE...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE
EXPECTED THIS MORNING CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW STRONG TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS.

AVIATION...
12Z ISSUANCE...MOSTLY MVFR TO IFR CIGS AND VISIBILITIES THROUGH
19.12Z. LOW CEILINGS...HEAVY RAIN WITH GUSTY STRAIGHT LINE WINDS
WILL BE POSSIBLE AT ALL TERMINAL SITES THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW STRONG
TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH DAMAGING STRAIGHT
LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE MAIN THREATS. WINDS WILL BE
NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 12 TO 16 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS EARLY TODAY
SHIFTING EAST THEN SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON THEN
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. 32/EE

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 438 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016/

NEAR TERM /NOW THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...WEAK SFC BOUNDARY NEAR THE COAST
OR JUST OFFSHORE THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT INLAND LATE THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH SURFACE DEWPTS REBOUNDING TO THE MIDDLE
60S FOR MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. SIMILAR
TO YESTERDAY INCREASED MOISTURE CONVERGENCE AND VERTICAL ACCENT
ALONG THE BOUNDARY WILL HELP INITIATE MORE DAYTIME AND EVENING
CONVECTION COUPLED WITH CONTINUED FORCING IN THE MID LEVELS POSSIBLY
LEADING TO A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING LATE THIS
MORNING CONTINUING THROUGH THIS EVENING. LATEST MODEL SOUNDINGS AND
HI RES DATA DEPICT SURFACED BASED CAPES REBOUNDING TO AROUND 800 TO
1200 J/KG FOR MOST AREAS TODAY...THOUGH COULD BE POSSIBLY HIGHER TO
THE WEST AND ALONG THE COAST BY MID AFTERNOON DUE TO SOME UNCERTAINTY
IN THE GUIDANCE. WETBULB ZERO VALUES ARE A TAD HIGHER COMPARED TO
YESTERDAY THOUGH MOSTLY AT 10K OR SLIGHTLY BELOW. LATEST THINKING
FROM SPC PLACES MUCH OF THE LOWER HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA IN A
MARGINAL RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER WITH DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS
AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE MAIN THREATS. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE
WEATHER TODAY LOOKS TO BE OVER THE LOWER HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA
WHERE SFC BASED INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE REBOUND THE BEST. FOR NOW
WILL USE A LIMITED RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER IN OUR LOCAL GRAPHICS
BASICALLY OVERLAYING THE SAME AREAS IN THE MARGINAL RISK FROM SPC. BY
LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT MOST OF THE HEAVIER CONVECTION MOVES
OFF THE COAST FOLLOWED BY A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHING SE ACROSS THE
REGION LATER IN THE DAY ON SAT. AS FOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE WITH
THE CURRENT FLASH FLOOD WATCH WHICH IS MAINLY OVER THE WESTERN HALF
OF THE FORECAST AREA DUE TO POOR ANTECEDENT SOIL CONDITIONS AND
CONTINUED FLOODING WITH MOST MAJOR RIVERS OVER WESTERN PARTS OF THE
FORECAST AREA. AS FOR TEMPS WILL LEAN TOWARDS THE COOLER ECMWF/MET
MOS GUIDANCE THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO MORE CLOUDS THAN SUN...AND FOR
BETTER CONSISTENCY WITH SURROUNDING WFOS.

SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...AN UPPER TROF OVER THE
INTERIOR CENTRAL STATES AMPLIFIES WHILE ADVANCING ACROSS THE EASTERN
STATES THROUGH THE PERIOD. A SERIES OF VIGOROUS SHORTWAVES MOVING
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING WILL SHIFT SOUTHEASTWARD OUT OF THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING AS THE UPPER TROF BEGINS TO AMPLIFY AND ADVANCE INTO THE
EASTERN STATES. AS THIS OCCURS...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ORIENTED CLOSE TO THE
I-65 CORRIDOR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WILL SHIFT QUICKLY EASTWARD AND
AWAY FROM THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE DAY AS A SURFACE LOW OVER
THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST STATES BEGINS TO MOVE OFF INTO THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC. WILL HAVE LIKELY POPS FOR NEARLY THE ENTIRE AREA SATURDAY
MORNING WHICH TAPER OFF TO SLIGHT CHANCE POPS EAST OF I-65 SATURDAY
EVENING...FOLLOWED BY DRY CONDITIONS LATER SATURDAY NIGHT. DRY
CONDITIONS CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD AS A LARGE
SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE PLAINS BUILDS INTO THE REGION.

SURFACE BASED CAPES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 500-1000 J/KG ALONG
AND EAST OF I-65 SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE THE FRONT EXITS TO THE EAST.
WET BULB ZERO VALUES WILL BE NEAR 10 KFT AND WHILE SHEAR VALUES WILL
BE LOW...THESE CONDITIONS INDICATE THAT A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME
STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE ALONG AND EAST OF I-65 SATURDAY MORNING.
THERE IS ALSO A CONTINUED POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
SATURDAY MORNING...ALTHOUGH THIS LOOKS TO BE CONFINED TO THE
NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE WHICH WOULD SEE THE MOST TRAINING
CONVECTION BEFORE THE FRONT EXITS TO THE EAST.  HIGHS ON SATURDAY
WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER 70S ALONG AND EAST OF I-65 TAPERING TO
UPPER 60S FURTHER TO THE WEST. COOLER HIGHS MOSTLY IN THE LOWER 60S
FOLLOW FOR SUNDAY. LOWS SATURDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 40
INLAND TO THE LOWER/MID 40S CLOSER TO THE COAST. COOLER OVERNIGHT
LOWS FOLLOW FOR SUNDAY NIGHT WHICH RANGE FROM THE LOWER/MID 30S
INLAND TO NEAR 40 AT THE COAST. /29

LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...THE UPPER TROF CONTINUES OFF
INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC THROUGH TUESDAY LEAVING A NEARLY ZONAL FLOW
OVER THE FORECAST AREA WHILE A LARGE SURFACE HIGH OVER THE REGION
MOVES OFF INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND ALLOWS FOR A RETURN FLOW TO
DEVELOP. ANOTHER UPPER TROF ADVANCES ACROSS THE WESTERN STATES AND
INTO THE PLAINS THROUGH THURSDAY WITH AN ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN OR CENTRAL PLAINS. WILL
CONTINUE WITH DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH CHANCE POPS
RETURNING TO MOST OF THE AREA ON THURSDAY AHEAD OF THIS NEXT SYSTEM.
HIGHS ON MONDAY WILL BE MAINLY IN THE LOWER 60S THEN TREND TO THE
MID TO UPPER 70S THROUGH THURSDAY. LOWS MONDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM
THE UPPER 30S INLAND TO THE MID 40S AT THE COAST...THEN TREND
SIGNIFICANTLY WARMER TO THE MID 50S INLAND/LOWER 60S NEAR THE COAST
BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. /29

MARINE...A MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW CAN BE EXPECTED
THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON SHIFTING MORE SOUTH THEN SOUTHWEST THIS
EVENING THROUGH EARLY SAT MORNING AHEAD OF STRONG COLD FRONT
APPROACHING FROM THE NW. THE STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
MARINE AREA DURING THE DAY ON SAT LEADING TO A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW
LATE SAT THROUGH MON MORNING. SEAS UP 8 FT WELL OFFSHORE WILL BE
LIKELY LEADING TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES THROUGH LATE SAT THROUGH
SUN NIGHT. A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE LIKELY LATER
TODAY THROUGH EARLY SAT AHEAD OF AND ALONG THE FRONT. 32/EE

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR ALZ051>053-
     261>266.

FL...NONE.
MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR MSZ067-075-076-
     078-079.

GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM CDT MONDAY FOR
     GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675.

&&

THIS PRODUCT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT:
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MOB
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 18, 5:53 AM CDT, 10 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
553 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016

ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-191100-
CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-MOBILE INLAND-BALDWIN INLAND-MOBILE CENTRAL-
BALDWIN CENTRAL-MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA INLAND-
ESCAMBIA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA INLAND-SANTA ROSA COASTAL-
OKALOOSA INLAND-OKALOOSA COASTAL-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
553 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN
TODAY...GENERALLY MOVING FROM WEST TO EAST. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME
STRONG TO SEVERE WITH DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL
BEING THE MAIN THREATS. SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE
TODAY...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WERE AREAL AND RIVER FLOODING CONTINUES.

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF
BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON
SATURDAY...MOSTLY IN THE MORNING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES
ACROSS THE REGION LATER IN THE DAY. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS.

A MODERATE RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE
GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA ON SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-191100-
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-
553 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE
HAIL BE THE MAIN THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT WILL BE LIKELY IN THE WAKE OF
A COLD FRONT ON SATURDAY...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. WINDS
AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD AND ALONG THE OF THE FRONT MOSTLY IN THE MORNING
ON SATURDAY.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 18, 10:54 AM CDT, 5 hours 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1054 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0835 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NNE HOLLINGERS ISLAND 30.58N 88.09W
03/17/2016                   MOBILE             AL   PUBLIC

            TWO 100 YEAR OAKS SPLIT IN HALF ON RIVER FOREST DRIVE

0950 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SW PENSACOLA NAVAL BA 30.35N 87.28W
03/17/2016                   ESCAMBIA           FL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LARGE TREE DOWN ON A ROAD AT PENSACOLA NAS

&&

JFB
Local storm report, Mar 18, 1:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
125 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0955 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LAUREL HILL             30.97N 86.46W
03/17/2016                   OKALOOSA           FL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            LARGE TREE FELL INTO THE ROAD ON SECOND AVE. REPORT VIA
            SOCIAL MEDIA.

&&

MB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 17, 7:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile37 min
Mar 17, 7:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile23 min
Mar 17, 7:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Escambia65 min
Mar 17, 8:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile45 min
Mar 17, 8:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile58 min
Mar 17, 8:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin29 min
Mar 17, 8:17 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB58 min
Mar 17, 8:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin38 min
Mar 17, 8:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile45 min
Mar 17, 9:12 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB63 min
Mar 17, 9:20 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB55 min
Mar 17, 9:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin37 min
Mar 17, 10:00 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB90 min
Mar 17, 10:10 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB65 min
Mar 17, 10:18 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB57 min
Mar 17, 11:16 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB59 min
Mar 17, 11:30 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB60 min
Mar 18, 12:42 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB63 min
Mar 18, 1:09 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB96 min
Mar 18, 4:43 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB92 min
Mar 18, 5:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington50 min
Mar 18, 6:00 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB30 min
Mar 18, 6:59 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB31 min
Mar 18, 7:10 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB65 min
Mar 18, 8:14 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Mar 17, 8:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBSanta Rosa53 min
Mar 17, 9:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa47 min
Mar 17, 9:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa55 min
Mar 17, 10:01 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa4 days
Mar 17, 10:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa30 min
Mar 17, 10:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBOkaloosa15 min
Mar 17, 7:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBStone25 min
Mar 17, 7:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBGeorge45 min
Mar 17, 7:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGeorge, Stone37 min

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