Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
438 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016

.NEAR TERM /NOW THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...WEAK SFC BOUNDARY NEAR THE COAST
OR JUST OFFSHORE THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT INLAND LATE THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH SURFACE DEWPTS REBOUNDING TO THE MIDDLE
60S FOR MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. SIMILAR
TO YESTERDAY INCREASED MOISTURE CONVERGE AND VERTICAL ACCENT ALONG
THE BOUNDARY WILL HELP INITIATED MORE DAYTIME AND EVENING CONVECTION
COUPLED WITH CONTINUED FORCING IN THE MID LEVELS POSSIBLY LEADING TO
A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING LATE THIS MORNING
CONTINUING THROUGH THIS EVENING. LATEST MODEL SOUNDINGS AND HI RES
DATA DEPICT SURFACED BASED CAPES REBOUNDING TO AROUND 800 TO 1200
J/KG FOR MOST AREAS TODAY...THOUGH COULD BE POSSIBLY HIGHER TO THE
WEST AND ALONG THE COAST BY MID AFTERNOON DUE TO SOME UNCERTAINTY IN
THE GUIDANCE. WETBULB ZERO VALUES ARE TAD HIGHER COMPARED TO
YESTERDAY THOUGH MOSTLY AT 10K OR SLIGHTLY BELOW. LATEST THINKING
FROM SPC PLACES MUCH OF THE LOWER HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA IN A
MARGINAL RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER WITH DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS
AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE MAIN THREATS. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE
WEATHER TODAY LOOKS TO BE OVER THE LOWER HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA
WHERE SFC BASED INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE REBOUND THE BEST. FOR NOW
WILL USE A LIMITED RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER IN OUR LOCAL GRAPHICS
BASICALLY OVERLAYING THE SAME AREAS IN THE MARGINAL RISK FROM SPC.
BY LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT MOST OF THE HEAVIER CONVECTION
MOVES OFF THE COAST FOLLOWED BY A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHING SE
ACROSS THE REGION LATER IN THE DAY ON SAT. AS FOR FLOODING WILL
CONTINUE WITH THE CURRENT FLASH FLOOD WATCH WHICH IS MAINLY OVER THE
WESTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA DUE TO POOR ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS
AND CONTINUED FLOODING WITH MOST MAJOR RIVERS OVER WESTERN PARTS OF
THE FORECAST AREA. AS FOR TEMPS WILL LEAN TOWARDS THE COOLER
ECMWF/MET MOS GUIDANCE THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO MORE CLOUDS THAN
SUN...AND FOR BETTER CONSISTENCY WITH SURROUNDING WFOS.

.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...AN UPPER TROF OVER THE
INTERIOR CENTRAL STATES AMPLIFIES WHILE ADVANCING ACROSS THE EASTERN
STATES THROUGH THE PERIOD. A SERIES OF VIGOROUS SHORTWAVES MOVING
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING WILL SHIFT SOUTHEASTWARD OUT OF THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING AS THE UPPER TROF BEGINS TO AMPLIFY AND ADVANCE INTO THE
EASTERN STATES. AS THIS OCCURS...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ORIENTED CLOSE TO THE
I-65 CORRIDOR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WILL SHIFT QUICKLY EASTWARD AND
AWAY FROM THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE DAY AS A SURFACE LOW OVER
THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST STATES BEGINS TO MOVE OFF INTO THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC. WILL HAVE LIKELY POPS FOR NEARLY THE ENTIRE AREA SATURDAY
MORNING WHICH TAPER OFF TO SLIGHT CHANCE POPS EAST OF I-65 SATURDAY
EVENING...FOLLOWED BY DRY CONDITIONS LATER SATURDAY NIGHT. DRY
CONDITIONS CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD AS A LARGE
SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE PLAINS BUILDS INTO THE REGION.

SURFACE BASED CAPES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 500-1000 J/KG ALONG
AND EAST OF I-65 SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE THE FRONT EXITS TO THE EAST.
WET BULB ZERO VALUES WILL BE NEAR 10 KFT AND WHILE SHEAR VALUES WILL
BE LOW...THESE CONDITIONS INDICATE THAT A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME
STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE ALONG AND EAST OF I-65 SATURDAY MORNING.
THERE IS ALSO A CONTINUED POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
SATURDAY MORNING...ALTHOUGH THIS LOOKS TO BE CONFINED TO THE
NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE WHICH WOULD SEE THE MOST TRAINING
CONVECTION BEFORE THE FRONT EXITS TO THE EAST.  HIGHS ON SATURDAY
WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER 70S ALONG AND EAST OF I-65 TAPERING TO
UPPER 60S FURTHER TO THE WEST. COOLER HIGHS MOSTLY IN THE LOWER 60S
FOLLOW FOR SUNDAY. LOWS SATURDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 40
INLAND TO THE LOWER/MID 40S CLOSER TO THE COAST. COOLER OVERNIGHT
LOWS FOLLOW FOR SUNDAY NIGHT WHICH RANGE FROM THE LOWER/MID 30S
INLAND TO NEAR 40 AT THE COAST. /29

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...THE UPPER TROF CONTINUES OFF
INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC THROUGH TUESDAY LEAVING A NEARLY ZONAL FLOW
OVER THE FORECAST AREA WHILE A LARGE SURFACE HIGH OVER THE REGION
MOVES OFF INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND ALLOWS FOR A RETURN FLOW TO
DEVELOP. ANOTHER UPPER TROF ADVANCES ACROSS THE WESTERN STATES AND
INTO THE PLAINS THROUGH THURSDAY WITH AN ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN OR CENTRAL PLAINS. WILL
CONTINUE WITH DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH CHANCE POPS
RETURNING TO MOST OF THE AREA ON THURSDAY AHEAD OF THIS NEXT SYSTEM.
HIGHS ON MONDAY WILL BE MAINLY IN THE LOWER 60S THEN TREND TO THE
MID TO UPPER 70S THROUGH THURSDAY. LOWS MONDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM
THE UPPER 30S INLAND TO THE MID 40S AT THE COAST...THEN TREND
SIGNIFICANTLY WARMER TO THE MID 50S INLAND/LOWER 60S NEAR THE COAST
BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. /29

&&

.MARINE...A MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW CAN BE EXPECTED
THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON SHIFTING MORE SOUTH THEN SOUTHWEST THIS
EVENING THROUGH EARLY SAT MORNING AHEAD OF STRONG COLD FRONT
APPROACHING FROM THE NW. THE STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
MARINE AREA DURING THE DAY ON SAT LEADING TO A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW
LATE SAT THROUGH MON MORNING. SEAS UP 8 FT WELL OFFSHORE WILL BE
LIKELY LEADING TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES THROUGH LATE SAT THROUGH
SUN NIGHT. A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE LIKELY LATER
TODAY THROUGH EARLY SAT AHEAD AND ALONG THE FRONT. 32/EE

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE      75  61  72  41 /  80  70  70  10
PENSACOLA   75  64  73  45 /  80  70  70  20
DESTIN      74  67  73  49 /  80  70  60  20
EVERGREEN   74  60  71  40 /  80  70  70  10
WAYNESBORO  73  57  66  38 /  80  60  60   0
CAMDEN      74  59  69  40 /  80  60  70  10
CRESTVIEW   76  63  73  43 /  80  70  70  20

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR ALZ051>053-261>266.

FL...NONE.
MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR MSZ067-075-076-078-
     079.

GM...NONE.
&&

THIS PRODUCT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT:
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MOB

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
419 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-182130-
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-
419 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. THE PRIMARY
THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL. OTHER HAZARDS IN STRONG TO SEVERE
STORMS...WILL BE BRIEF STRONG WIND GUSTS...FREQUENT
LIGHTNING...AND VISIBILITY REDUCING HEAVY RAIN.

FORECASTS INDICATE THAT THE DEVELOPING WEST TO EAST BAND OF
STORMS TO THE NORTH OF THE COAST...SWEEPS SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE COAST
AND OFFSHORE THIS EVENING. FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS...A
BRIEF BREAK IN THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE UNTIL FRIDAY AS
STORM COVERAGE INCREASES YET AGAIN.

SEVERAL AREA RIVERS ARE EXPERIENCING FLOODING....SEE THE LATEST
RIVER FORECAST FOR MORE INFORMATION.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN IN THE FORECAST FRIDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO BRIEFLY SEVERE.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

SEVERAL AREA RIVERS ARE EXPERIENCING FLOODING....SEE THE LATEST
RIVER FORECAST FOR MORE INFORMATION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS WILL BE
POSSIBLE ON AN ISOLATED BASIS THROUGH SATURDAY.

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-182130-
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-
419 PM CDT THU MAR 17 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. THE PRIMARY
THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL. OTHER HAZARDS IN AND NEAR STRONG TO
SEVERE MARINE STORMS WILL BE...LOCALLY HIGHER
WINDS...WAVES...SEAS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND VISIBILITY REDUCING
HEAVY RAIN.

FORECASTS INDICATE THAT THE DEVELOPING WEST TO EAST BAND OF
STORMS TO THE NORTH OF THE COAST...SWEEPS SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE COAST
AND OFFSHORE THIS EVENING. FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS...A
BRIEF BREAK IN THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE UNTIL FRIDAY AS
STORM COVERAGE INCREASES YET AGAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

HAZARDS IN AND NEAR MARINE STORMS WILL BE LOCALLY HIGHER
WINDS...WAVES...SEAS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND VISIBILITY REDUCING
HEAVY RAIN THROUGH SATURDAY.

A STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE BRINGS A WIND SHIFT ON SATURDAY...BRINGING
A QUICK END TO THE RAIN CHANCES BY SATURDAY NIGHT. FOLLOWING THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE...STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW SETS UP RESULTING IN BUILDING
SEAS AND CHOPPY TO ROUGH CONDITIONS ON PROTECTED WATERWAYS SATURDAY
NIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND.

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