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Special Marine Warning 296, NWS Mobile, AL

December 5, 2016

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special marine warning at Dec 5, 2016, 10:42 AM CST. It was in force for 93 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 5, 2016, 10:42 AM CST (16:42 UTC)
Expired
Dec 5, 2016, 12:15 PM CST
In force
93 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.0 in
Wind
34.0 mph

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 Dec 5, 6:26 AM CST, 4 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 5, 6:26 AM CST, 4 hours 16 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 5, 6:00 AM CST, 4 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
600 AM CST MON DEC 5 2016

ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-061200-
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-
600 AM CST MON DEC 5 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE IN COVERAGE ACROSS
THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. SOME STORMS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF BECOMING SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED WEAK
TORNADOES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND STORM SPOTTER GROUPS SHOULD
MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE
WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-061200-
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-
600 AM CST MON DEC 5 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS...
STRONG WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS AND HEAVY RAINFALL MAY IMPACT
MUCH OF THE MARINE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT.

INCREASING SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL
BRING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT OVER THE COASTAL WATERS OF
ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AS WELL AS THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND AND
LOWER MOBILE BAY LATE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

MODERATE TO STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT TUESDAY MORNING.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING
SEAS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...WHICH WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
FOR SMALL CRAFT.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 4, 7:33 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB57 min
Dec 5, 3:46 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB38 hr
Dec 5, 5:31 AM CSTRip Current StatementMOBBaldwin, Mobile36 hr
Dec 5, 11:33 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB57 min
Dec 5, 11:53 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB67 min
Dec 5, 12:35 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB55 min
Dec 5, 12:56 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB64 min
Dec 5, 1:30 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB90 min
Dec 5, 2:00 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB60 min
Dec 5, 2:55 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB95 min
Dec 5, 3:21 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB84 min
Dec 5, 3:55 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB95 min
Dec 5, 4:38 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Dec 5, 5:08 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin3 hr
Dec 5, 10:30 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa62 hr
Dec 5, 2:11 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia64 min
Dec 5, 4:37 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa53 min

Nearby

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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.