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Small Craft Advisory 28, NWS Mobile, AL

March 19, 2016

NWS Mobile, AL issued this small craft advisory at Mar 19, 2016, 4:09 AM CDT. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 19, 2016, 4:09 AM CDT (09:09 UTC)
Expired
Mar 19, 2016, 7:07 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

As transmitted.

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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 18, 9:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWashington56 min
Mar 19, 1:13 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr

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Sources

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