Alert archive / Alabama / Special Marine Warnings in 2016
Special Marine Warning 79, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this special marine warning at Mar 18, 2016, 6:59 AM CDT. It was in force for 31 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
- Mar 18, 2016, 6:59 AM CDT (11:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2016, 7:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- 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 18, 6:56 AM CDT, 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 18, 6:56 AM CDT, 3 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 18, 5:53 AM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 553 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-191100- 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- 553 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY...GENERALLY MOVING FROM WEST TO EAST. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE WITH DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE MAIN THREATS. SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE TODAY...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WERE AREAL AND RIVER FLOODING CONTINUES. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON SATURDAY...MOSTLY IN THE MORNING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION LATER IN THE DAY. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. A MODERATE RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA ON SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-191100- 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- 553 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 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 WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL BE THE MAIN THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT WILL BE LIKELY IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT ON SATURDAY...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD AND ALONG THE OF THE FRONT MOSTLY IN THE MORNING ON SATURDAY.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 18, 5:25 AM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
525 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016
ALZ051>053-MSZ067-075-076-181115-
CLARKE AL-WASHINGTON AL-CHOCTAW AL-PERRY MS-WAYNE MS-GREENE MS-
525 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
AT 523 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING AN AREA OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR SANDERSVILLE...OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF
LAUREL...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JACKSON...WAYNESBORO...THOMASVILLE...BUTLER...GROVE HILL...CHATOM...STATE
LINE...MILLRY...LISMAN...SILAS...COFFEEVILLE...FULTON...PENNINGTON...
GILBERTOWN...TOXEY...NEEDHAM...SAINT STEPHENS...WAGARVILLE...CLARA AND
BUCKATUNNA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 3231 8793 3228 8793 3230 8800 3229 8802
3218 8801 3209 8804 3205 8812 3200 8810
3199 8767 3133 8774 3137 8776 3132 8779
3132 8784 3136 8915 3143 8915 3143 8894
3182 8894 3190 8847 3231 8842
TIME...MOT...LOC 1023Z 265DEG 53KT 3183 8901The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 37 min |
| Mar 17, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 23 min |
| Mar 17, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 65 min |
| Mar 17, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 45 min |
| Mar 17, 8:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 58 min |
| Mar 17, 8:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 29 min |
| Mar 17, 8:17 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 58 min | |
| Mar 17, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 38 min |
| Mar 17, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 45 min |
| Mar 17, 9:12 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 63 min | |
| Mar 17, 9:20 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 55 min | |
| Mar 17, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 37 min |
| Mar 17, 10:00 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 90 min | |
| Mar 17, 10:10 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 65 min | |
| Mar 17, 10:18 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 57 min | |
| Mar 17, 11:16 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 59 min | |
| Mar 17, 11:30 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 60 min | |
| Mar 18, 12:42 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 63 min | |
| Mar 18, 1:09 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 96 min | |
| Mar 18, 4:43 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 92 min | |
| Mar 18, 5:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 50 min |
| Mar 18, 6:00 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 30 min | |
| Mar 18, 7:10 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 65 min | |
| Mar 18, 8:14 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:05 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 66 hr | |
| Mar 17, 8:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Santa Rosa | 53 min |
| Mar 17, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 47 min |
| Mar 17, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 55 min |
| Mar 17, 10:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 4 days |
| Mar 17, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 30 min |
| Mar 17, 10:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa | 15 min |
| Mar 17, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Stone | 25 min |
| Mar 17, 7:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | George | 45 min |
| Mar 17, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George, Stone | 37 min |
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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.