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Small Craft Advisory 33, NWS Mobile, AL

April 8, 2016

NWS Mobile, AL issued this small craft advisory at Apr 8, 2016, 4:30 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 8, 2016, 4:30 AM CDT (09:30 UTC)
Expired
Apr 8, 2016, 10:00 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

As transmitted.

338 
WHUS74 KMOB 080930
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
430 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM THIS MORNING FOR MOBILE
BAY...THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND AND THE GULF WATERS OF ALABAMA AND THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

.A COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING WILL
BRING A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG NORTH WINDS TO THE AREA THROUGH AROUND
10 AM. THE WINDS WILL LOWER BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA BAY
LATE MORNING. 

GMZ630>632-650-655-670-675-081500-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0033.160408T0930Z-160408T1500Z/
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-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-
430 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2016

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 18 TO 23 KNOTS AND GUSTY.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. BAYS AND SOUNDS CHOPPY TO 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
738 
WHUS74 KMOB 080932
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
432 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM THIS MORNING FOR
MOBILE BAY...THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND AND THE GULF WATERS OF ALABAMA
AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

.A COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING WILL
BRING A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG NORTH WINDS TO THE AREA THROUGH
AROUND 10 AM. THE WINDS WILL LOWER BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CRITERIA BY LATE MORNING.

GMZ630>632-650-655-670-675-081500-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-160408T1500Z/
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-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-
432 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2016

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

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 18 TO 23 KNOTS AND GUSTY.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. BAYS AND SOUNDS CHOPPY TO 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
Apr 8, 3:04 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB16 hr

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Sources

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