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Small Craft Advisory 8, NWS Mobile, AL
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 WHUS74 KMOB 202228 MWWMOB 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 WHUS74 KMOB 210546 MWWMOB 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. && THIS PRODUCT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT: 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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