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High Surf Advisory 6, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this high surf advisory at Aug 30, 2017, 7:07 AM CDT for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 35 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 30, 2017, 7:07 AM CDT (12:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 31, 2017, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 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 12:10 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 12:00Z, 0.1 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
- 1853 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 550 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 270 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 310 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.2
- Supercell composite
- 13.7
The text
As transmitted.
225 WHUS44 KMOB 301207 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 707 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2017 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ALZ265-266-302015- /O.NEW.KMOB.CF.Y.0005.170830T1207Z-170831T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.SU.Y.0006.170830T1207Z-170831T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-170831T2300Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL- 707 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THURSDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THURSDAY. * COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL GAGES AND PUBLIC REPORTS INDICTING WATER LEVELS HAVE RISEN TO BETWEEN 3 TO 4 FEET. * WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS HAVE RISEN TO AROUND 5 FEET ALONG THE AREA BEACHES, AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THE WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER TO 2 TO 3 FEET THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS THE TIDE LEVELS LOWER ABOUT ONE FOOT, BUT INCREASE BACK TO BETWEEN 3 TO 4 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING AS THE TIDE LEVELS INCREASE ONCE AGAIN. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. MINOR FLOODING OF COASTAL ROADS IS EXPECTED. LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED, FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA, PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ ALZ263-264-302015- /O.NEW.KMOB.CF.Y.0005.170830T1207Z-170831T2300Z/ MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL- 707 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THURSDAY. * COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL GAGES AND PUBLIC REPORTS INDICTING WATER LEVELS HAVE RISEN TO BETWEEN 3 TO 4 FEET. * TIMING...THE WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER TO 2 TO 3 FEET THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS THE TIDE LEVELS LOWER ABOUT ONE FOOT, BUT INCREASE BACK TO BETWEEN 3 TO 4 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING AS THE TIDE LEVELS INCREASE ONCE AGAIN. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING OF COASTAL ROADS IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ FLZ202-204-206-302015- /O.NEW.KMOB.SU.Y.0006.170830T1207Z-170831T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-170831T2300Z/ ESCAMBIA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 707 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THURSDAY. * WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS HAVE RISEN TO AROUND 5 FEET ALONG THE AREA BEACHES. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED, FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA, PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$
5 follow-up statements
247 WHUS44 KMOB 301940 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 240 PM CDT WED AUG 30 2017 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ALZ265-266-310300- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170831T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170831T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-170831T2300Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL- 240 PM CDT WED AUG 30 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL GAUGES REPORT WATER LEVELS BETWEEN 2 TO 3 FEET. * WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS HAVE RISEN TO AROUND 5 FEET ALONG THE AREA BEACHES, AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WATER LEVELS LOOK TO INCREASE BACK TO BETWEEN 3 TO 4 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING AS THE TIDE LEVELS INCREASE ONCE AGAIN. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. MINOR FLOODING OF COASTAL ROADS IS EXPECTED. LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED, FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA, PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ ALZ263-264-310300- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170831T2300Z/ MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL- 240 PM CDT WED AUG 30 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL GAUGES REPORT WATER LEVELS BETWEEN 2 TO 3 FEET. * TIMING...WATER LEVELS LOOK TO INCREASE BACK TO BETWEEN 3 TO 4 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING AS THE TIDE LEVELS INCREASE ONCE AGAIN. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING OF COASTAL ROADS IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ FLZ202-204-206-310300- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170831T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-170831T2300Z/ ESCAMBIA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 240 PM CDT WED AUG 30 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS HAVE RISEN TO AROUND 5 FEET ALONG THE AREA BEACHES. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED, FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA, PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$
803 WHUS44 KMOB 310256 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 956 PM CDT WED AUG 30 2017 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ALZ265-266-311100- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170831T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170831T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-170831T2300Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL- 956 PM CDT WED AUG 30 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL GAUGES REPORT WATER LEVELS BETWEEN 2 TO 3 FEET. * WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS HAVE RISEN TO AROUND 5 FEET ALONG THE AREA BEACHES, AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WATER LEVELS LOOK TO INCREASE BACK TO BETWEEN 3 TO 4 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING AS THE TIDE LEVELS INCREASE ONCE AGAIN. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. MINOR FLOODING OF COASTAL ROADS IS EXPECTED. LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED, FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA, PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ ALZ263-264-311100- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170831T2300Z/ MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL- 956 PM CDT WED AUG 30 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL GAUGES REPORT WATER LEVELS BETWEEN 2 TO 3 FEET. * TIMING...WATER LEVELS LOOK TO INCREASE BACK TO BETWEEN 3 TO 4 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING AS THE TIDE LEVELS INCREASE ONCE AGAIN. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING OF COASTAL ROADS IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ FLZ202-204-206-311100- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170831T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-170831T2300Z/ ESCAMBIA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 956 PM CDT WED AUG 30 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS HAVE RISEN TO AROUND 5 FEET ALONG THE AREA BEACHES. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED, FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA, PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$
361 WHUS44 KMOB 311032 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 532 AM CDT THU AUG 31 2017 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ALZ265-266-311845- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170831T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170831T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-170831T2300Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL- 532 AM CDT THU AUG 31 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL GAUGES REPORT WATER LEVELS BETWEEN 2 TO 3 FEET, WITH A FEW LEVELS RISING TO JUST ABOVE 3 FEET THIS MORNING AT HIGH TIDE. * WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS REMAIN AROUND 5 FEET ALONG THE AREA BEACHES, AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WATER LEVELS WILL PEAK THIS MORNING AT HIGH TIDE, AND THEN SLOWLY LOWER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. MINOR FLOODING OF COASTAL ROADS IS EXPECTED. LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED, FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA, PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ ALZ263-264-311845- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170831T2300Z/ MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL- 532 AM CDT THU AUG 31 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL GAUGES REPORT WATER LEVELS BETWEEN 2 TO 3 FEET, WITH A FEW LEVELS RISING TO JUST ABOVE 3 FEET THIS MORNING AT HIGH TIDE. * TIMING...WATER LEVELS WILL PEAK THIS MORNING AT HIGH TIDE, AND THEN SLOWLY LOWER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING OF COASTAL ROADS IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ FLZ202-204-206-311845- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170831T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-170831T2300Z/ ESCAMBIA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 532 AM CDT THU AUG 31 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS REMAIN AROUND 5 FEET ALONG THE AREA BEACHES, AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED, FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA, PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$
194 WHUS44 KMOB 311233 AAA CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 733 AM CDT THU AUG 31 2017 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ALZ265-266-312045- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-170901T1100Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170831T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170831T2300Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL- 733 AM CDT THU AUG 31 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL GAUGES REPORT WATER LEVELS BETWEEN 2 TO 3 FEET, WITH A FEW LEVELS RISING TO JUST ABOVE 3 FEET THIS MORNING AT HIGH TIDE. * WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS REMAIN AROUND 5 FEET ALONG THE AREA BEACHES, AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WATER LEVELS WILL PEAK THIS MORNING AT HIGH TIDE, AND THEN SLOWLY LOWER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. MINOR FLOODING OF COASTAL ROADS IS EXPECTED. LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED, FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA, PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ ALZ263-264-312045- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170831T2300Z/ MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL- 733 AM CDT THU AUG 31 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL GAUGES REPORT WATER LEVELS BETWEEN 2 TO 3 FEET, WITH A FEW LEVELS RISING TO JUST ABOVE 3 FEET THIS MORNING AT HIGH TIDE. * TIMING...WATER LEVELS WILL PEAK THIS MORNING AT HIGH TIDE, AND THEN SLOWLY LOWER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING OF COASTAL ROADS IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ FLZ202-204-206-312045- /O.EXT.KMOB.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-170901T1100Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170831T2300Z/ ESCAMBIA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 733 AM CDT THU AUG 31 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS REMAIN AROUND 5 FEET ALONG THE AREA BEACHES, AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED, FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA, PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$
706 WHUS44 KMOB 311858 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 158 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2017 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ALZ265-266-312300- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170831T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170831T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-170901T1100Z/ MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL- 158 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * COASTAL FLOODING...MOST TIDAL GAUGES REPORT WATER LEVELS BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2.5 FEET. * WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS REMAIN AROUND 5 FEET ALONG AREA BEACHES AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WATER LEVELS SLOWLY LOWER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. MINOR FLOODING OF COASTAL ROADS IS EXPECTED. LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED, FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA, PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ ALZ263-264-312300- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170831T2300Z/ MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL- 158 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...MOST TIDAL GAUGES REPORT WATER LEVELS BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2.5 FEET. * TIMING...WATER LEVELS SLOWLY LOWER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING OF COASTAL ROADS IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ FLZ202-204-206-312300- /O.CON.KMOB.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170831T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-170901T1100Z/ ESCAMBIA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA COASTAL- 158 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS REMAIN AROUND 5 FEET ALONG THE AREA BEACHES, AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...HIGH SURF THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED, FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA, PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high surf 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 high surf advisory went out at Aug 30, 4:58 AM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 30, 4:58 AM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Mobile AL
458 AM CDT Wed Aug 30 2017
.NEAR TERM /Now Through Wednesday night/...Tropical Storm Harvey
has made landfall along the southwest Louisiana coast, and is
forecast to move north-northeast, reaching northeast Louisiana by
late tonight. The strongest eastern outer rain band of Harvey will
impact the forecast area today and tonight, with periods of heavy
rainfall, a high risk of rip currents, and breezy to windy
conditions. Abundant moisture will continue to advect northward
into the region east of Harvey, with precipitable water values
remaining as high as 2.4 inches.
Ongoing numerous rain showers with embedded scattered
thunderstorms will persist today into tonight as bands of rain,
heavy at times, continue to move northward from the Gulf of Mexico
and over the area. The heaviest rainfall today and tonight is
expected to occur across southwest Alabama, the western Florida
panhandle, and inland southeast Mississippi, where widespread 2 to
5 inches should occur. Locally higher rainfall amounts between 6
to 8 are expected across southwest Alabama and the western Florida
panhandle. The Flash Flood Watch has been expanding inland and is
now in effect through Thursday afternoon.
In addition, some of the stronger rain bands have the potential
to produce brief tornadoes. A wind advisory has been issued for
the coastal areas of southwest Alabama and the western Florida
panhandle west of Navarre Beach. Also, the risk for rip currents
is high. Life threatening rip currents are present in the surf
zone and is dangerous for all levels of swimmers.
Below normal temperatures are in store for today with highs only
ranging from 79 to 84 degrees. Low temperatures tonight will be
in the mid 70s, except for the upper 70s along the beaches. /22
.SHORT TERM /Thursday Through Friday night/...The remnants of
Tropical Storm Harvey move quickly to the northeast through the
Lower Mississippi River through the short term. As this occurs, the
low begins to fill and falls into phase with a shortwave wrapping
around a broad eastern CONUS trough, pushing it east through the
Tennessee Valley. With Harvey's remnants finally moving away from
the area, widespread rain chances gradually settle from northwest to
southeast starting Thursday night, with likely PoPs areawide
Thursday becoming slight chance to chance (from northwest to
southeast, respectively) on Friday and Friday night. The heavy rain
and flash flooding threat will linger into Thursday, with a Flash
Flood Watch in effect for much of the area through Thursday
afternoon, before activity begins to taper off Thursday night. The
high risk of rip currents will continue through at least Thursday
given the moderate onshore flow in place due to Harvey. This onshore
flow will also maintain gusty winds along the coast through Thursday
afternoon, with a Wind Advisory in effect through that time for
coastal counties.
Temperatures run below seasonal given the rain and cloud cover, with
highs reaching the low to mid 80's each afternoon. Lows remain in
the low to mid 70's inland and upper 70's along the immediate coast
each night. /49
.LONG TERM /Saturday Through Tuesday/...Expecting to see scattered
shower and thunderstorm activity to continue through the weekend and
into next week as another frontal boundary approaches from the north
and stalls across the local area. Best chances will be across the
southern half of the area, where deep layer moisture is expected to
linger (PWATs of 1.75 to 2.0 inches) and the stalled front serves as
a focus for convective initiation. Inland areas (north of Highway
84) more likely to remain dry Saturday through Monday, where PWATs
stay at sub-1.5 inch levels north of the front. Meanwhile, temps run
around seasonal, with mid to upper 80's areawide each afternoon and
low to mid 70's each night.
Heading into the longer term period, model guidance is in relative
agreement towards the weekend front lifting off to the north Monday,
before another, more substantial front sags into the Mid-South
around midweek. This would result in yet another bump up in activity
across the area Tuesday through midweek. The Euro also continues to
spin up another low in the western Gulf ahead of this front, but at
this time it remains the outlier in doing so. Given the divergence
in model solutions that far out, will require further monitoring for
a more consistent signal before making any serious mention or
reflection in the forecast. /49
&&
.MARINE...A moderate to strong southerly wind flow will persist
through Thursday night in response to Tropical Storm Harvey tracking
inland over central Lousiana and northern Mississippi. As a result,
seas will continue to build to 7 to 10 feet through tonight and then
gradually subside through the remainder of the week. Locally higher
winds and seas, and a few waterspouts are possible in and around the
heavier rain bands moving northward over the marine area. /22
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Mobile 82 76 85 74 / 90 70 60 40
Pensacola 83 78 85 77 / 90 90 70 50
Destin 84 79 84 78 / 70 80 70 60
Evergreen 81 74 85 73 / 90 80 60 40
Waynesboro 80 73 85 71 / 90 50 60 40
Camden 79 74 86 73 / 90 60 60 40
Crestview 84 75 84 74 / 90 80 70 50
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...Flash Flood Watch through Thursday afternoon for ALZ052-053-055-
056-059-060-261>266.
High Rip Current Risk through Thursday afternoon for ALZ265-266.
Wind Advisory until 6 PM CDT Thursday for ALZ263>266.
FL...Flash Flood Watch through Thursday afternoon for FLZ201>206.
High Rip Current Risk through Thursday afternoon for FLZ202-204-
206.
Wind Advisory until 6 PM CDT Thursday for FLZ202-204.
MS...Flash Flood Watch through Thursday afternoon for MSZ067-075-076-
078-079.
GM...Small Craft Advisory until midnight CDT Thursday night for
GMZ631-632-650-655-670-675.
Small Craft Advisory until 9 PM CDT Thursday for GMZ630-633-634.
&&
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Mobile AL 607 AM CDT Wed Aug 30 2017 ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-311115- 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- 607 AM CDT Wed Aug 30 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central Alabama...southwest Alabama...northwest Florida and southeast Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Locally heavy rainfall possible through tonight across southeast Mississippi, southwest Alabama and the western Florida panhandle. Some of the rains have the potential of producing localized flash flooding. As rain bands spread northward off the Gulf, a few tornadoes are possible, generally west of the Alabama River and along the coastal counties. Rip current risk will remain high for coastal Alabama and northwest Florida beaches through tonight. Breezy to windy conditions are expected across the coastal areas of Alabama and the western Florida panhandle through tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Locally heavy rainfall possible Thursday across southeast Mississippi, southwest Alabama and the western Florida panhandle. Some of the rains have the potential of producing localized flash flooding. As rain bands spread northward off the Gulf, a few tornadoes are possible across much of the area. Rip current risk will remain high for coastal Alabama and northwest Florida beaches on Thursday. Breezy to windy conditions are expected across the coastal areas of Alabama and the western Florida panhandle on Thursday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of SkyWarn Severe Storm Spotter networks is not expected through Tuesday. GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-311115- 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- 607 AM CDT Wed Aug 30 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the coastal waters of Alabama and northwest Florida. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A moderate to strong onshore flow and building seas will create hazardous conditions for small craft through tonight as Tropical Storm Harvey lifts north-northeast over Louisiana. Waterspouts are likley in the heavier rain bands. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday A moderate to strong onshore flow and high seas will persist through Thursday evening, creating hazardous conditions for small craft as Tropical Storm Harvey continues to move north-northeast across northeast Louisiana and northern Mississippi. A few waterspouts are possible in the heavier rain bands.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 30, 3:42 AM CDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
342 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2017
ALZ263-265-300930-
Mobile Coastal AL-Mobile Central AL-
342 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2017
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
SOUTHWESTERN MOBILE COUNTY UNTIL 430 AM CDT...
At 342 AM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located near Alabama Port,
or near Dauphin Island, moving north at 20 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Midtown Mobile, Downtown Mobile, Tillmans Corner, Theodore, Bayou La
Batre, Dauphin Island, Coden, I10 And I65, Mobile Regional Airport
and Alabama Port.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3024 8821 3046 8834 3075 8827 3072 8799
3071 8799 3068 8800 3072 8797 3034 8799
3034 8800 3033 8800 3033 8799 3024 8799
TIME...MOT...LOC 0842Z 192DEG 17KT 3031 8811Special weather statement, Aug 30, 4:07 AM CDT, 3 hours before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
407 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2017
ALZ263-264-266-300945-
Baldwin Coastal AL-Baldwin Central AL-Mobile Central AL-
407 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2017
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...CENTRAL
MOBILE AND SOUTHWESTERN BALDWIN COUNTIES UNTIL 445 AM CDT...
At 406 AM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located near Point Clear,
moving north at 30 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Downtown Mobile, Prichard, Daphne, Fairhope, Chickasaw, Spanish Fort,
Point Clear, Loxley, Stapleton, Silverhill and I65 And I165.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3079 8812 3079 8802 3080 8801 3079 8801
3079 8799 3080 8799 3079 8798 3080 8798
3079 8797 3080 8796 3079 8796 3080 8793
3079 8792 3080 8792 3079 8771 3042 8776
3041 8799
TIME...MOT...LOC 0906Z 175DEG 27KT 3047 8787Special weather statement, Aug 30, 4:14 AM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
414 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2017
ALZ262-264-FLZ201-301000-
Baldwin Central AL-Baldwin Inland AL-Escambia Inland FL-
414 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2017
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN AND WEST CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTIES UNTIL 500 AM
CDT...
At 414 AM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located near Robertsdale,
moving north at 20 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Robertsdale, Loxley, Summerdale and Silverhill.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3042 8776 3082 8776 3080 8744 3053 8750
3053 8751 3049 8751 3044 8752
TIME...MOT...LOC 0914Z 177DEG 16KT 3059 8762Special weather statement, Aug 30, 5:49 AM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Mobile AL 549 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2017 FLZ202>204-301130- Santa Rosa Coastal FL-Escambia Coastal FL-Santa Rosa Inland FL- 549 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2017 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... SOUTHERN SANTA ROSA AND SOUTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES UNTIL 630 AM CDT... At 548 AM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located over Oriole Beach, or near Gulf Breeze, moving north at 30 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Pensacola, Ferry Pass, Brent, West Pensacola, Warrington, Pace, Gulf Breeze, Goulding, Bagdad, Oriole Beach, Pensacola Beach, Pea Ridge and Floridatown. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3034 8702 3030 8734 3061 8721 3062 8687 TIME...MOT...LOC 1048Z 196DEG 24KT 3035 8709
Special weather statement, Aug 30, 6:36 AM CDT, 31 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Mobile AL 636 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2017 FLZ202>204-301215- Santa Rosa Coastal FL-Escambia Coastal FL-Santa Rosa Inland FL- 636 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2017 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...CENTRAL SANTA ROSA AND SOUTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTIES UNTIL 715 AM CDT... At 636 AM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located over Pensacola, moving north at 15 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Pensacola, Ferry Pass, Brent, Pace, Milton, Goulding, Bagdad, Pea Ridge, Roeville, Floridatown and Point Baker. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3042 8724 3074 8724 3067 8692 3039 8712 TIME...MOT...LOC 1136Z 193DEG 15KT 3043 8717
Special weather statement, Aug 30, 6:59 AM CDT, 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Mobile AL 659 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2017 ALZ266-FLZ201-202-301245- Baldwin Coastal AL-Escambia Inland FL-Escambia Coastal FL- 659 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2017 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...EASTERN BALDWIN AND SOUTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTIES UNTIL 745 AM CDT... At 659 AM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located near Lillian, or 7 miles west of Warrington, moving northeast at 25 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Ferry Pass, Brent, West Pensacola, Ensley, Lillian and Myrtle Grove. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3032 8748 3061 8740 3052 8717 3028 8736 TIME...MOT...LOC 1159Z 206DEG 23KT 3035 8740
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 7:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 4 hr |
| Aug 29, 8:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 41 hr |
| Aug 29, 8:03 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 63 hr |
| Aug 29, 8:07 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 3 days |
| Aug 30, 1:36 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 54 min | |
| Aug 30, 1:59 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 91 min | |
| Aug 30, 2:31 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 59 min | |
| Aug 30, 2:41 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 64 min | |
| Aug 30, 2:52 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 3:28 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 92 min | |
| Aug 30, 3:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 48 min |
| Aug 30, 3:44 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Aug 30, 4:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 38 min |
| Aug 30, 4:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 46 min |
| Aug 30, 4:15 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 38 hr |
| Aug 30, 4:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 42 min |
| Aug 30, 4:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 24 min |
| Aug 30, 4:59 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Aug 30, 5:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 5:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 5:38 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 82 min | |
| Aug 30, 6:35 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 6:55 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Aug 30, 7:07 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 35 hr |
| Aug 30, 7:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 7:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 7:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 8:30 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 8:51 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 114 min | |
| Aug 30, 12:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 42 min |
| Aug 30, 12:45 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 90 min | |
| Aug 30, 12:52 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 63 hr |
| Aug 30, 12:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 66 min |
| Aug 30, 12:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 22 min |
| Aug 30, 1:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile, Washington | 39 min |
| Aug 30, 1:17 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 48 hr |
| Aug 30, 1:30 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 42 hr |
| Aug 30, 1:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Washington | 44 min |
| Aug 30, 1:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 46 min |
| Aug 30, 3:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 29 min |
| Aug 30, 3:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 48 min |
| Aug 30, 3:17 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 58 min | |
| Aug 30, 3:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Monroe | 47 min |
| Aug 30, 3:35 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 85 min | |
| Aug 30, 3:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Monroe | 64 min |
| Aug 30, 4:14 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 31 min | |
| Aug 30, 4:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 25 min |
| Aug 30, 4:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 66 min |
| Aug 30, 4:53 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 97 min | |
| Aug 30, 4:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Crenshaw | 47 min |
| Aug 30, 5:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Butler | 50 min |
| Aug 30, 5:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Crenshaw | 45 min |
| Aug 30, 5:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 45 min |
| Aug 30, 6:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 39 min |
| Aug 29, 8:12 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 3 days |
| Aug 30, 5:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 41 min |
| Aug 30, 6:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Santa Rosa | 39 min |
| Aug 30, 6:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 46 min |
| Aug 30, 7:07 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 7:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Santa Rosa | 39 min |
| Aug 30, 7:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Santa Rosa | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 9:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 10:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 112 min |
| Aug 30, 11:02 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Santa Rosa | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 11:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 3 days |
| Aug 30, 4:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 49 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.