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Dense Fog Advisory 9, NWS Mobile, AL

January 20, 2017Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; George County, Stone County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this dense fog advisory at Jan 20, 2017, 2:23 PM CST for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; George County, Stone County, Mississippi. It took effect at Jan 20, 2017, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 20, 2017, 2:23 PM CST (20:23 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 20, 2017, 9:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 21, 2017, 3:00 AM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL, George County, MS, Stone County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:25 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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this dense fog advisory 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 dense fog advisory went out at Jan 20, 12:59 PM CST, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 12:59 PM CST, 1 hour 24 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 20, 6:42 AM CST, 7 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
642 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2017

ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-211245-
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-
642 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2017

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

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

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TODAY...WITH HIGHEST RAIN CHANCES GENERALLY EAST OF I-65 IN ALABAMA
AND OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. ANY STORMS TODAY ARE GENERALLY
EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TO THE WEST AND MOVE INTO
WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA LATE TONIGHT...AFTER MIDNIGHT
AND BECOMING MOST LIKELY AFTER 3 AM...WHERE THERE IS A PREDICTED SLIGHT
RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER. SOME STORMS LATE TONIGHT OVER INTERIOR
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA WEST
OF I-65 MAY BECOME SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND A
FEW TORNADOES ALL POSSIBLE. THESE AREAS ARE UNDER A SLIGHT RISK OF
SEVERE WEATHER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

ONGOING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS
THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY. THE SEVERE WEATHER RISK
INCREASES TO ENHANCED OVER THE FAR NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE
FORECAST AREA EARLY SATURDAY...WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION
REMAINING UNDER A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER. THE ENVIRONMENT WILL
BE CONDUCIVE FOR SUPPORTING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL...DAMAGING STRAIGHT
LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...AND A FEW TORNADOES. THE SEVERE
THREAT DIMINISHES SOMEWHAT LATE IN THE DAY...BUT SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS STORMS WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY...AND SOME OF THOSE COULD ALSO BECOME STRONG TO POTENTIALLY
SEVERE. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE REGION BY LATE
SUNDAY...ENDING THE SEVERE THREAT. WITH THE UNSETTLED PATTERN
PERSISTING THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEKEND...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING OF URBAN AND LOW LYING AREAS.

THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG LOCAL BEACHES WILL INCREASE TO A
HIGH RISK THIS WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS IS NOT
EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY.

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-211245-
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-
642 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2017

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL
WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SEVERAL ROUNDS OF STRONG TO POTENTIALLY SEVERE STORMS WILL AFFECT THE
MARINE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LARGE HAIL...HIGH
WINDS AND RESULTANT LOCALLY HIGHER SEAS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL AND A FEW WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE
STRONGEST STORMS. A STRONG WESTERLY WIND FLOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE
WAKE OF THE FINAL ROUND OF STORMS LATE SUNDAY...WITH CONDITIONS
BECOMING HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL
LIKELY BE REQUIRED BY LATE IN THE WEEKEND AND GALE CONDITIONS COULD
BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 19, 6:14 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBWilcox18 min
Jan 19, 6:30 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin, Escambia, Monroe60 min
Jan 19, 6:41 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB94 min
Jan 19, 6:59 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB46 min
Jan 19, 7:20 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCovington, Escambia55 min
Jan 19, 7:43 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB32 min
Jan 19, 8:10 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB65 min
Jan 19, 8:15 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCovington60 min
Jan 19, 9:06 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB54 min
Jan 19, 10:00 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB45 min
Jan 20, 10:40 AM CSTGale WatchMOB42 hr
Jan 20, 10:40 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB4 days
Jan 20, 2:28 PM CSTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryMOB13 hr
Jan 19, 9:10 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBOkaloosa50 min

Nearby

Dense Fog Advisories in Florida, 2017Dense Fog Advisories in Alabama, 2017Dense Fog Advisories in Mississippi, 2017Every dense fog advisory in 2017

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.