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Special Marine Warning 101, NWS Mobile, AL

March 26, 2016

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special marine warning at Mar 26, 2016, 8:58 PM CDT. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 26, 2016, 8:58 PM CDT (01:58 UTC)
Expired: Mar 26, 2016, 11:00 PM CDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine warning 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 special marine warning went out at Mar 26, 8:53 PM CDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 26, 8:53 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 26, 6:54 AM CDT, 14 hours 4 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
654 AM CDT SAT MAR 26 2016

ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-271200-
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-
654 AM CDT SAT MAR 26 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

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

THERE WILL BE SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY ALOFT FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
NEAR TERM. THE RISK OF WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW. BRIEF
LOCALLY HEAVY...VISIBILITY REDUCING RAINS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE
COASTAL COUNTIES TODAY. SOME OF THESE RAINS COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED
FLOODING PROBLEMS

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS FORECAST ALONG THE BEACHES OF
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON SUNDAY.

THERE IS A VERY SMALL CHANCE OF STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
EASTER SUNDAY...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST.
ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM A HALF INCH
ACROSS OUR NORTHERN ZONES TO 1.25 INCHES ACROSS OUR SOUTHERN ZONES.
LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS AROUND ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS OUR
NORTHERN ZONES...WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
COUNTIES OF MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA AS WELL AS THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE. SOME OF THESE LOCATIONS COULD EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED
FLOODING AROUND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS.

ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN FOR THE
LATTER HALF OF NEXT WEEK WITH NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM SINKING INTO THE
DEEP SOUTH. ALTHOUGH STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE...THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-271200-
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-
654 AM CDT SAT MAR 26 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PATCHY DENSE FOG...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT
TIMES...POSSIBLE THIS MORNING ACROSS BAYS AND SOUNDS.

WINDS...WAVES AND SEAS LOCALLY HIGHER IN AND NEAR SHOWERS AND
STORMS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND VISIBILITY REDUCING HEAVY RAINS CAN
ALSO BE EXPECTED IN THE STRONGER MARINE STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

WINDS...WAVES AND SEAS LOCALLY HIGHER IN AND NEAR SHOWERS AND
STORMS ON EASTER SUNDAY AND AGAIN DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE NEXT
WEEK. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND VISIBILITY REDUCING HEAVY RAINS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED IN THE STRONGER MARINE STORMS.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 26, 4:48 PM CDT, 4 hours 10 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
448 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2016

ALZ264-266-FLZ201-202-262245-
BALDWIN CENTRAL AL-BALDWIN COASTAL AL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL FL-
ESCAMBIA INLAND FL-
448 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN AND SOUTH
CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...

AT 447 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR ORANGE BEACH AND EXTENDING OFFSHORE FOR
ABOUT 10 MILES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PENSACOLA...FOLEY...GULF SHORES...ORANGE BEACH...GOULDING...BRENT...
BELLVIEW...WEST PENSACOLA...GONZALEZ...FERRY PASS...PENSACOLA
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...MYRTLE GROVE...ENSLEY...ELBERTA...PERDIDO BEACH
AND LILLIAN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH
FLOODED ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3025 8773 3026 8772 3026 8775 3027 8772
      3028 8773 3070 8741 3052 8716 3042 8718
      3037 8732 3037 8727 3035 8726 3034 8729
      3032 8726 3032 8727 3034 8731 3033 8732
      3032 8732 3032 8738 3024 8773
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 228DEG 28KT 3026 8761

Local storm report, Mar 26, 6:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
605 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2016

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

0528 PM     HAIL             5 N BELLVIEW            30.54N 87.31W
03/26/2016  M1.00 INCH       ESCAMBIA           FL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY USAF EMPLOYEE NEAR PINE FOREST
            RD. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.

&&

RROGERS

Local storm report, Mar 26, 6:06 PM CDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 26, 6:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
633 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2016

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

0533 PM     HAIL             5 NNW BRENT             30.53N 87.25W
03/26/2016  M1.00 INCH       ESCAMBIA           FL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            1 INCH HAIL REPORTED NEAR DELUNA LANES ON HUMMINGBIRD
            BLVD. TIME FROM RADAR

&&

RROGERS

Local storm report, Mar 26, 6:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 26, 8:06 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		54 min
Mar 26, 8:16 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		119 min
Mar 26, 8:42 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	MOB		12 hr
Mar 26, 10:19 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		116 min
Mar 27, 3:15 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	12 hr
Mar 27, 4:03 AM CDT	Rip Current Statement	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	14 hr
Mar 27, 5:47 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		88 min
Mar 27, 7:23 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		97 min
Mar 27, 9:14 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		31 min

Nearby

Special Marine Warnings in Alabama, 2016 Every special marine warning in 2016

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.