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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Feb 7, 2016, 2:49 PM CST for 12 counties in Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; 5 counties in Mississippi. It took effect at Feb 8, 2016, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2016, 2:49 PM CST (20:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 8, 2016, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 8, 2016, 9:51 PM CST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Butler County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 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
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 231 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2007 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
150 WWUS74 KMOB 072049 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 249 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG COLD FRONT MAKES PASSAGE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST MONDAY MORNING. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOP AREA WIDE MONDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST ACROSS THE IMMEDIATE COAST INTO MONDAY NIGHT. ALZ051>060-261>264-FLZ201-203-205-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-080500- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0003.160208T1800Z-160209T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-MOBILE INLAND-BALDWIN INLAND-MOBILE CENTRAL- BALDWIN CENTRAL-ESCAMBIA INLAND-SANTA ROSA INLAND-OKALOOSA INLAND- WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...FLOMATON...ANDALUSIA... OPP...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...MOBILE...PRICHARD...THEODORE... DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...MOLINO... JAY...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT... NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 249 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH. 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. && $$ ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-080500- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0003.160208T1800Z-160209T1200Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND BAY...DAUPHIN ISLAND... BAYOU LA BATRE...GULF SHORES...PENSACOLA...ENSLEY...GULF BREEZE... WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO 249 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
5 follow-up statements
358 WWUS74 KMOB 080435 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1035 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION MONDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AREA WIDE MONDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST ACROSS THE IMMEDIATE COAST INTO MONDAY NIGHT. ALZ051>060-261>264-FLZ201-203-205-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-081300- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0003.160208T1800Z-160209T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-MOBILE INLAND-BALDWIN INLAND-MOBILE CENTRAL- BALDWIN CENTRAL-ESCAMBIA INLAND-SANTA ROSA INLAND-OKALOOSA INLAND- WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...FLOMATON...ANDALUSIA... OPP...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...MOBILE...PRICHARD...THEODORE... DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...MOLINO... JAY...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT... NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 1035 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... * TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH. 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. && $$ ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-081300- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0003.160208T1800Z-160209T1200Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND BAY...DAUPHIN ISLAND... BAYOU LA BATRE...GULF SHORES...PENSACOLA...ENSLEY...GULF BREEZE... WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO 1035 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
175 WWUS74 KMOB 081227 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 627 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION THIS MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AREA WIDE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST ACROSS THE IMMEDIATE COAST INTO TONIGHT. ALZ051>060-261>264-FLZ201-203-205-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-082030- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0003.160208T1800Z-160209T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-MOBILE INLAND-BALDWIN INLAND-MOBILE CENTRAL- BALDWIN CENTRAL-ESCAMBIA INLAND-SANTA ROSA INLAND-OKALOOSA INLAND- WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...FLOMATON...ANDALUSIA... OPP...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...MOBILE...PRICHARD...THEODORE... DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...MOLINO... JAY...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT... NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 627 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH. 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. && $$ ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-082030- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0003.160208T1800Z-160209T1200Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND BAY...DAUPHIN ISLAND... BAYOU LA BATRE...GULF SHORES...PENSACOLA...ENSLEY...GULF BREEZE... WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO 627 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
540 WWUS74 KMOB 081943 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 143 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON... .FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOP AREA WIDE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST ACROSS THE IMMEDIATE COAST INTO TONIGHT. ALZ051>060-261>264-FLZ201-203-205-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-090000- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160209T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-MOBILE INLAND-BALDWIN INLAND-MOBILE CENTRAL- BALDWIN CENTRAL-ESCAMBIA INLAND-SANTA ROSA INLAND-OKALOOSA INLAND- WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...FLOMATON...ANDALUSIA... OPP...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...MOBILE...PRICHARD...THEODORE... DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...MOLINO... JAY...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT... NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 143 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH. 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. && $$ ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-090000- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND BAY...DAUPHIN ISLAND... BAYOU LA BATRE...GULF SHORES...PENSACOLA...ENSLEY...GULF BREEZE... WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO 143 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
094 WWUS74 KMOB 090024 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 624 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUE NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND BEACHES TONIGHT... .GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND BEACHES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. ALZ051>060-261>264-FLZ201-203-205-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-090130- /O.EXP.KMOB.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160209T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-MOBILE INLAND-BALDWIN INLAND-MOBILE CENTRAL- BALDWIN CENTRAL-ESCAMBIA INLAND-SANTA ROSA INLAND-OKALOOSA INLAND- WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...FLOMATON...ANDALUSIA... OPP...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...MOBILE...PRICHARD...THEODORE... DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...MOLINO... JAY...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT... NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 624 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THESE LOCATIONS HAS EXPIRED. $$ ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-090900- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND BAY...DAUPHIN ISLAND... BAYOU LA BATRE...GULF SHORES...PENSACOLA...ENSLEY...GULF BREEZE... WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO 624 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
761 WWUS74 KMOB 090351 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 951 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY CANCELLED ALONG THE COAST... ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-090500- /O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 951 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. WHILE BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST ALONG AREA BEACHES AND NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST...WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 3:43 AM CST | Gale Watch | MOB | 11 hr | |
| Feb 7, 3:43 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 32 hr | |
| Feb 7, 3:43 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 3 days | |
| Feb 7, 2:56 PM CST | Gale Warning | MOB | 46 hr |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.