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Small Craft Advisory 8, NWS Mobile, AL

January 20, 2016

NWS Mobile, AL issued this small craft advisory at Jan 20, 2016, 4:28 PM CST. It took effect at Jan 21, 2016, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 54 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 20, 2016, 4:28 PM CST (22:28 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 21, 2016, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 23, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
In force
54 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

The text

As transmitted.

512 
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
428 PM CST WED JAN 20 2016

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF WATERS FROM 9AM
THURSDAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT...

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BAYS AND SOUNDS FROM
6PM THURSDAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT...

.STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTHEAST OUT OF TEXAS AND
ACROSS THE INTERIOR SOUTHEASTERN STATES THROUGH LATE FRIDAY WITH
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVING EAST ACROSS THE MARINE AREA THURSDAY
NIGHT. A STRENGTHENING ONSHORE FLOW IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT WILL
BECOME STRONG OFFSHORE BEHIND THE FRONT LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY. WINDS OVER THE GULF WATERS MAY APPROACH GALE FORCE AT TIMES
FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

GMZ650-655-670-675-210630-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0008.160121T1500Z-160124T0600Z/
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-
428 PM CST WED JAN 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS BY
  LATE THURSDAY AND THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH
  HIGHER GUSTS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET EARLY THURSDAY BUILDING TO 9 TO 11
  FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY. 

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>635-210630-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0008.160122T0000Z-160124T0600Z/
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY-
428 PM CST WED JAN 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW INCREASING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AND
  GUSTY BY THURSDAY EVENING THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 20 TO 25
  KNOTS  WITH HIGHER GUSTS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

* WAVES/SEAS...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.

&&

$$
12 follow-up statements
110 
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1146 PM CST WED JAN 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF WATERS FROM 9
AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BAYS AND SOUNDS FROM
6 PM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT...

.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 THURSDAY
NIGHT. A STRENGTHENING ONSHORE FLOW IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT WILL
BECOME STRONG OFFSHORE BEHIND THE FRONT LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY. WINDS OVER THE GULF WATERS MAY APPROACH GALE FORCE AT TIMES
FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

GMZ650-655-670-675-211400-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0008.160121T1500Z-160124T0600Z/
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-
1146 PM CST WED JAN 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW AROUND 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 25 TO
  30 KNOTS THURSDAY EVENING...THEN BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND
  30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET EARLY THURSDAY BUILDING TO 9 TO 
  11 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY. 

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>635-211400-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0008.160122T0000Z-160124T0600Z/
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY-
1146 PM CST WED JAN 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW AROUND 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY THEN
  BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS
  ON FRIDAY AND 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.

&&

$$
775 
WHUS74 KMOB 211003
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
403 AM 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. 

GMZ631-632-211800-
/O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0008.160122T0000Z-160122T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.GL.A.0001.160122T0600Z-160123T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0009.160123T0900Z-160124T0000Z/
SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
403 AM CST THU JAN 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. A GALE WATCH
HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.

* 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 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.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OR FREQUENT
GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE
SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

GMZ650-655-670-675-211800-
/O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0008.160121T1800Z-160122T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.GL.A.0001.160122T0600Z-160123T1500Z/
/O.NEW.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-
403 AM CST THU JAN 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT AND FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO
BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING.

* 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 12
  FEET LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. 

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.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OR FREQUENT
GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE
SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

GMZ630-633>635-211800-
/O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0008.160122T0000Z-160124T0000Z/
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-
CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY-
403 AM CST THU JAN 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW 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.

&&

$$
534 
WHUS74 KMOB 211546
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
946 AM 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.

GMZ631-632-220000-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0008.160122T0000Z-160122T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.GL.A.0001.160122T0600Z-160123T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0009.160123T0900Z-160124T0000Z/
SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
946 AM CST THU JAN 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

* 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 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.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OR
FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...
BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS
INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY
WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

GMZ650-655-670-675-220000-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0008.160121T1800Z-160122T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.GL.A.0001.160122T0600Z-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-
946 AM CST THU JAN 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

* 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 12 FEET LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY 
  MORNING. 

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.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OR
FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...
BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS
INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY
WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

GMZ630-633>635-220000-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0008.160122T0000Z-160124T0000Z/
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-
CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY-
946 AM 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.

&&

$$
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.

&&

$$
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.

&&

$$
580 
WHUS74 KMOB 231948
MWWMOB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
148 PM CST SAT JAN 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS
EVENING FOR THE OPEN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND ELEVATED SEAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS
EVENING.

GMZ631-632-650-655-670-675-240400-
/O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160124T0400Z/
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-
148 PM CST SAT JAN 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 23 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS. 

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES. SEAS 6 TO 9
  FEET BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES OUT THIS EVENING.

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-
148 PM CST SAT JAN 23 2016

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

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 23 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS.

* WAVES/SEAS...CHOPPY TO 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.

&&

$$

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 Jan 20, 11:46 AM CST, 4 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 11:46 AM CST, 4 hours 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1146 AM CST WED JAN 20 2016

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

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z ISSUANCE...VFR CLOUD DECK WILL CONTINUE TO FILL IN ACROSS THE
AREA...ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE I-65 CORRIDOR...WITH CEILINGS
OCCASIONALLY LOWERING TO MVFR. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 10-13 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. KEEPING VCSH IN
FORECAST AS SCATTERED SHRA WILL PUSH ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST MS AND SOUTHWEST AL THIS AFTERNOON WITH COVERAGE INCREASING
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. 07/MB

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1033 AM CST WED JAN 20 2016/

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

UPDATE...UPPER AIR MAPS THIS MORNING SHOW A COUPLE OF PERTURBATIONS
IN THE SOUTHERN STREAM MID TO HIGH LEVEL WESTERLY FLOW. THE FIRST IS
PASSING EAST ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH AND THE SECOND (EVENTUALLY
BECOMING THE MOST VIGOROUS) IS MOVING EAST ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS.
FOR THIS UPDATE...THE FOCUS WILL BE ON THE ONE PASSING BY TO OUR
NORTH. AT THE SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE AXIS HAS SHIFTED EAST AND IS
POSITIONED FROM THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY INTO THE SOUTHEAST. WEST OF
THIS HIGH...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WAS DRAPED NEAR THE MID-SOUTH TO A
WEAK AREA OF FRONTAL LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
EXTENDING OUT FROM THIS LOW...A FRONTAL ZONE EXTENDS SOUTH TO THE
UPPER TEXAS COAST. WITH OUR AREA POSITIONED BETWEEN THE HIGH TO THE
EAST AND THE FRONTAL ZONE TO THE WEST...A LIGHT SOUTHEAST TO
SOUTHERLY FLOW SUPPORTS A GRADUAL MODIFICATION IN BOUNDARY LAYER
MOISTURE. IN THE BETTER MOISTURE...RADAR HAS SHOWN LIGHT SHOWER
ACTIVITY MOVING EASTWARD MAINLY ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS AND THE
COASTAL COUNTIES WITHIN AN AREA OF WEAK LOW LEVEL ISENTROPIC ASCENT.
GIVEN RADAR TRENDS...HAVE INCLUDED A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS FOR THE
DAY. THE LATEST HIGH RESOLUTION HRRR MODEL GUIDANCE SHOWS THIS
PRECIPITATION BUT WEAKENS IT THROUGH THE DAY. ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT
IS FORECAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON MOSTLY OVER THE LAND ZONES.
DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S OVER THE FAR NORTHERN ZONES TO THE MID
60S ELSEWHERE LOOKS TO BE ON TRACK AND WILL NOT MAKE CHANGES TO THESE
AT THIS TIME. /10

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 548 AM CST WED JAN 20 2016/

DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR LATEST AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.

AVIATION...
12Z ISSUANCE...INCREASING VFR CLOUD DECKS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY WITH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AROUND 10 KNOTS
WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHRA WILL DEVELOP
TODAY WITH THE BEST CHANCE ACROSS SOUTHEAST MS AND INTERIOR SOUTHWEST
AL. COVERAGE OF SHRA WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS. VFR TO LOCALIZED MVFR CEILINGS CAN BE EXPECTED
TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. /21

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 433 AM CST WED JAN 20 2016/

NEAR TERM /NOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...A BROAD ZONAL FLOW
PATTERN ALOFT IS IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN CONUS EARLY
THIS MORNING...THOUGH A MID LEVEL TROUGH WAS MOVING INTO THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION. A SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDED
FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION AND SOUTHEAST
STATES...WHILE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED NEAR SOUTHERN AR
WITH AN ATTENDANT SURFACE FRONT STRETCHING SOUTHWARD THROUGH SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF TX.

THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL QUICKLY TRANSLATE EASTWARD ACROSS THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY AND NORTHERN PORTIONS MS/AL/GA THIS MORNING WHILE
THE SURFACE LOW OVER SOUTHERN AR MOVES INTO THE VICINITY OF SOUTHERN
MS/LA AND WEAKENS WITH AN ELONGATED SURFACE TROUGH AXIS/WEAK WARM
FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS CENTRAL MS/AL. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TURN
SOUTHERLY ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH WARMER
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED. HIGHS ARE FORECAST TO REACH INTO THE LOWER TO
MID 60S ACROSS THE REGION. THE BULK OF DEEP LAYER MOISTURE WILL
REMAIN WELL TO THE NORTH OF OUR FORECAST AREA...BUT WEAK WARM
ADVECTION/LIFT MAY RESULT IN A FEW LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS PRIMARILY
ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF OUR FORECAST AREA TODAY.
DEEP LAYER MOISTURE AND LIFT IS FORECAST TO INCREASE ACROSS OUR
REGION TONIGHT WITHIN INCREASING W/SW FLOW ALOFT IN ADVANCE OF THE
NEXT SOUTHERN STREAM MID LEVEL TROUGH DEEPENING OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS. THE INCREASING MOISTURE/LIFT AND PRESENCE OF A WEAK WARM
FRONT THAT WILL STRETCH OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MS/AL TONIGHT WILL RESULT
IN INCREASING COVERAGE OF RAIN SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT...AND HAVE INCREASED POPS ACROSS THE REGION WITH BEST
COVERAGE OVER OUR NORTHERN COUNTIES. LOW LEVEL RETURN FLOW WILL
SUPPORT WARMER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT...WITH LOWS EXPECTED TO RANGE IN
THE LOWER TO MID 50S ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS. /21

SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...A STRONG SHORTWAVE WILL
DIG ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH FRIDAY. AN
ASSOCIATED SFC LOW WILL MOVE FROM EASTERN TEXAS TO THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY BY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS
THE GULF COAST THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
PRODUCE STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DUE TO THE STRONG VERTICAL
WIND SHEAR AND LIFT. HOWEVER...INSTABILITY LEVELS REMAIN WEAK DUE TO
THE LACK OF QUALITY MOISTURE RETURN. SPC HAS PLACED MUCH OF THE AREA
IN A MARGINAL RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. AT THIS TIME...BELIEVE
THE GREATEST THREAT FOR A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE ALONG THE COAST
NEAR THE HIGHER INSTABILITY VALUES.

A MUCH COLDER AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT ON FRIDAY. WHILE HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 60S TO AROUND 70 ON
THURSDAY...THEY WILL ONLY REACH THE 40S AND 50S ON FRIDAY. /13

LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...CLEAR AND COLD OVER THE
WEEKEND AS NORTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN.
HIGHS ON SATURDAY WILL ONLY REACH THE UPPER 40S AND LOW 50S WITH LOWS
SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY MORNING IN THE MID AND UPPER 20S INLAND TO LOW
30S NEAR THE COAST. THE UPPER FLOW FLATTENS OUT EARLY NEXT WEEK AS
ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THIS WILL ALLOW TEMPS TO
MODERATE. THIS FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE AREA
MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. /13

MARINE....A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT ACROSS THE
SOUTHEASTERN STATES TODAY...ALLOWING FOR A RETURN LIGHT TO MODERATE
SOUTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE MARINE AREA. ONSHORE FLOW WILL STRENGTHEN
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT
STRETCHING TO THE WEST OF THE MARINE AREA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THROUGH THE AREA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING WITH A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPING IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY THRESHOLDS THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS
APPROACHING 30 KNOTS OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. WIND GUSTS OVER GALE FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. SEAS ARE ALSO FORECAST TO BUILD TO
7 TO AS HIGH AS 11 FEET WELL OFFSHORE FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY.
WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH BACK TO SCA LEVELS DURING THE DAY
SATURDAY...WITH A CONTINUED DECREASING TREND IN WIND AND SEAS
EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. /21

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
FL...NONE.
MS...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&

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HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MOB
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 20, 6:27 AM CST, 10 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
627 AM CST WED JAN 20 2016

ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-211230-
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-
627 AM CST WED JAN 20 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE TODAY AND
TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION
THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. WHILE THE OVERALL PROBABILITY OF SEVERE
WEATHER IS LOW...AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL
BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AS
WELL AS COASTAL PORTIONS OF THE REGION LATE THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY
NIGHT.

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS CURRENTLY NOT ANTICIPATED...BUT EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT GROUPS AND SPOTTER NETWORKS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS THURSDAY NIGHT.

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-211230-
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-
627 AM CST WED JAN 20 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION OVER THE OFFSHORE
WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT AS SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY AS
SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE AND SEAS BUILD AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND CONTINUED BUILDING OF SEAS IS
EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...WITH GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE POSSIBLE OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY
MORNING.

A FEW STRONG AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG
AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.

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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.