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Special Marine Warning 79, NWS Mobile, AL

March 18, 2016

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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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 8901

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 17, 7:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile37 min
Mar 17, 7:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile23 min
Mar 17, 7:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Escambia65 min
Mar 17, 8:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile45 min
Mar 17, 8:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile58 min
Mar 17, 8:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin29 min
Mar 17, 8:17 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB58 min
Mar 17, 8:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin38 min
Mar 17, 8:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile45 min
Mar 17, 9:12 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB63 min
Mar 17, 9:20 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB55 min
Mar 17, 9:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin37 min
Mar 17, 10:00 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB90 min
Mar 17, 10:10 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB65 min
Mar 17, 10:18 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB57 min
Mar 17, 11:16 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB59 min
Mar 17, 11:30 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB60 min
Mar 18, 12:42 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB63 min
Mar 18, 1:09 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB96 min
Mar 18, 4:43 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB92 min
Mar 18, 5:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington50 min
Mar 18, 6:00 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB30 min
Mar 18, 7:10 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB65 min
Mar 18, 8:14 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Mar 18, 4:05 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB66 hr
Mar 17, 8:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBSanta Rosa53 min
Mar 17, 9:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa47 min
Mar 17, 9:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa55 min
Mar 17, 10:01 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa4 days
Mar 17, 10:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa30 min
Mar 17, 10:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBOkaloosa15 min
Mar 17, 7:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBStone25 min
Mar 17, 7:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBGeorge45 min
Mar 17, 7:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGeorge, Stone37 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.