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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Jan 21, 2016, 11:40 PM CST for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 19 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2016, 11:40 PM CST (05:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2016, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 227 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 390 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 738 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 305 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 332 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 4.5
The text
As transmitted.
152 WWUS74 KMOB 220540 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1140 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST FRIDAY... .BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI RIVER REGION. ALZ263>266-FLZ201>206-221000- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.160122T0540Z-160122T1000Z/ MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL-MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL- ESCAMBIA INLAND-ESCAMBIA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA INLAND- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA INLAND-OKALOOSA COASTAL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...PRICHARD...THEODORE...DAPHNE... FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...GRAND BAY...DAUPHIN ISLAND... BAYOU LA BATRE...GULF SHORES...CENTURY...MOLINO...PENSACOLA... ENSLEY...JAY...MILTON...GULF BREEZE...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT... FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB... VALPARAISO 1140 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 4 AM. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUST TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES FROM TREE DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
586 WWUS74 KMOB 220616 AAA NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1216 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST FRIDAY... .BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AHEAD OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI RIVER REGION ALZ263>266-FLZ201-202-220730- /O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160122T1000Z/ MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL-MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL- ESCAMBIA INLAND-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- 1216 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ FLZ203>206-221000- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160122T1000Z/ SANTA ROSA INLAND-SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA INLAND- OKALOOSA COASTAL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAY...MILTON...GULF BREEZE... CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN... SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO 1216 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH 4 AM. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUST TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES FROM TREE DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
255 WWUS74 KMOB 221008 AAA NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 408 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA UNTIL 7 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE DOWN ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING RESULTING IN FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...OCCURRING MOSTLY OVER THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. FREQUENT GUSTS FROM 25 TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO BE LIKELY IN AREAS JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE ADVISED AREA. ALZ261>266-FLZ201-202-222000- /O.EXB.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160123T0100Z/ MOBILE INLAND-BALDWIN INLAND-MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL- MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA INLAND-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...MOBILE... PRICHARD...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT... GRAND BAY...DAUPHIN ISLAND...BAYOU LA BATRE...GULF SHORES... CENTURY...MOLINO...PENSACOLA...ENSLEY 408 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM CST. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES FROM TREE DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ FLZ203>206-222000- /O.EXT.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160123T0100Z/ SANTA ROSA INLAND-SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA INLAND- OKALOOSA COASTAL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAY...MILTON...GULF BREEZE... CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN... SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO 408 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM CST. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES FROM TREE DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
331 WWUS74 KMOB 221735 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1135 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA UNTIL 7 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL EAST OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON... RESULTING IN FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH... OCCURRING MOSTLY OVER THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. FREQUENT GUSTS FROM 25 TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO BE LIKELY IN AREAS JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE ADVISED AREA. ALZ261>266-FLZ201>206-230100- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160123T0100Z/ MOBILE INLAND-BALDWIN INLAND-MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL- MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA INLAND-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA INLAND-SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA INLAND- OKALOOSA COASTAL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...MOBILE... PRICHARD...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT... GRAND BAY...DAUPHIN ISLAND...BAYOU LA BATRE...GULF SHORES... CENTURY...MOLINO...PENSACOLA...ENSLEY...JAY...MILTON... GULF BREEZE...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH... NICEVILLE...DESTIN...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO 1135 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM CST. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES FROM TREE DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 6:15 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 30 min | |
| Jan 21, 6:44 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 31 min | |
| Jan 21, 6:50 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 25 min | |
| Jan 21, 7:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 66 min |
| Jan 21, 7:57 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 63 min |
| Jan 21, 7:59 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 46 min |
| Jan 21, 8:18 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 10 days |
| Jan 21, 8:18 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 10 days |
| Jan 21, 8:20 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 40 min |
| Jan 21, 8:36 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 54 min | |
| Jan 21, 8:52 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 23 min |
| Jan 21, 9:10 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 50 min |
| Jan 21, 9:14 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 46 min |
| Jan 21, 9:19 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 41 min |
| Jan 21, 9:26 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 49 min |
| Jan 21, 9:37 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 38 min | |
| Jan 21, 9:48 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke, Washington, Wilcox | 57 min |
| Jan 21, 9:51 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 3 hr |
| Jan 21, 9:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 47 min |
| Jan 21, 10:03 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 57 min | |
| Jan 21, 10:12 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 63 min | |
| Jan 21, 10:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 37 min |
| Jan 21, 10:47 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 88 min | |
| Jan 21, 10:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 32 min |
| Jan 21, 11:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 40 min |
| Jan 21, 11:17 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 88 min | |
| Jan 21, 11:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Escambia | 44 min |
| Jan 22, 12:00 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 90 min | |
| Jan 22, 12:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 64 min |
| Jan 22, 12:43 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 92 min | |
| Jan 22, 1:02 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 58 min | |
| Jan 22, 1:31 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 59 min | |
| Jan 22, 1:59 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 min | |
| Jan 22, 10:34 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 9 days |
| Jan 21, 6:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 58 min |
| Jan 21, 6:54 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 36 min |
| Jan 21, 8:01 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Okaloosa | 119 min |
| Jan 21, 8:05 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 67 hr |
| Jan 22, 12:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 64 min |
| Jan 22, 12:32 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 43 min |
| Jan 22, 1:14 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 31 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.