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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

October 28, 2017Escambia County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Oct 28, 2017, 2:10 AM CDT for Escambia County, Florida. It was in force for 50 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Oct 28, 2017, 2:10 AM CDT (07:10 UTC)
Expired
Oct 28, 2017, 3:00 AM CDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

County Escambia County, FL

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Oct 27, 11:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 27, 11:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 27, 2:00 PM CDT, 12 hours 10 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...Updated
National Weather Service Mobile AL
200 PM CDT Fri Oct 27 2017

ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-281045-
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-
200 PM CDT Fri Oct 27 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central
Alabama...southwest Alabama...northwest Florida and southeast
Mississippi.

.DAY ONE...Rest of Today and Tonight

Showers and isolated thunderstorms will be possible through tonight
as a cold front approaches and moves through the area. Severe storms
are not expected.

There is a moderate risk of rip currents along area beaches today
and tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

There is a possibility of some patchy light frost across interior
southeast Mississippi and interior southwest Alabama Saturday night
and again Sunday night for areas of north of 1-10.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of SkyWarn severe spotter networks is not expected
through Thursday.

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-281045-
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-
200 PM CDT Fri Oct 27 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the coastal
waters of Alabama and northwest Florida.

.DAY ONE...Rest of Today and Tonight

Increasing winds and seas late today and tonight will result in
increasing hazards to small craft.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

A moderate to strong offshore wind flow will continue to create
hazardous conditions from small craft through late Sunday.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 28, 12:26 AM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1226 AM CDT SAT OCT 28 2017

FLZ201-203-280615-
Escambia Inland FL-Santa Rosa Inland FL-
1226 AM CDT SAT OCT 28 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
NORTHERN SANTA ROSA AND CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTIES UNTIL 115 AM CDT...

At 1226 AM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located 5 miles northwest
of Pace, moving northeast at 25 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Point Baker.

LAT...LON 3061 8722 3062 8725 3069 8732 3100 8704
      3081 8683 3060 8718 3060 8719 3059 8720
      3061 8720 3059 8722
TIME...MOT...LOC 0526Z 222DEG 22KT 3067 8722
Special weather statement, Oct 28, 12:55 AM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1255 AM CDT SAT OCT 28 2017

ALZ264-266-FLZ201>204-280700-
Baldwin Coastal AL-Baldwin Central AL-Escambia Inland FL-
Santa Rosa Coastal FL-Escambia Coastal FL-Santa Rosa Inland FL-
1255 AM CDT SAT OCT 28 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN...CENTRAL SANTA ROSA AND SOUTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA
COUNTIES UNTIL 200 AM CDT...

At 1255 AM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located over Perdido
Beach, or 6 miles northeast of Orange Beach, moving northeast at 35
mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Pensacola, Ferry Pass, Brent, West Pensacola, Ensley, Warrington,
Gonzalez, Pace, Milton, Orange Beach, Goulding, Bagdad, Lillian,
Myrtle Grove, Perdido Beach, Elberta, Point Baker, Pea Ridge,
Roeville 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 3039 8765 3082 8704 3061 8684 3023 8752
TIME...MOT...LOC 0555Z 231DEG 31KT 3034 8750
Special weather statement, Oct 28, 2:10 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
210 AM CDT SAT OCT 28 2017

FLZ202>204-280800-
Santa Rosa Coastal FL-Escambia Coastal FL-Santa Rosa Inland FL-
210 AM CDT SAT OCT 28 2017

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES... SOUTHEASTERN SANTA ROSA AND SOUTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA
COUNTIES UNTIL 300 AM CDT...

At 209 AM CDT, the strong thunderstorms were located 4 miles
southwest of Warrington, moving east at 45 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Pensacola, West Pensacola, Warrington, Gulf Breeze, Goulding, Myrtle
Grove, Oriole Beach, Navarre, Navarre Beach and Pensacola Beach.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may
lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through
flooded roadways. Occasional to frequent lightning is also
occurring.

&&

LAT...LON 3022 8738 3038 8745 3064 8681 3038 8680
      3022 8735
TIME...MOT...LOC 0709Z 250DEG 39KT 3033 8733

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 27, 10:44 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin3 hr
Oct 27, 11:01 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin6 hr
Oct 27, 11:37 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB53 min
Oct 28, 12:28 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB62 min
Oct 28, 12:53 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB52 min
Oct 28, 1:42 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin3 hr
Oct 28, 1:52 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin3 hr
Oct 28, 2:06 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB54 min
Oct 28, 2:42 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB93 min
Oct 28, 2:58 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB92 min
Oct 28, 5:06 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB34 hr
Oct 28, 3:57 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryMOBChoctaw16 hr
Oct 28, 12:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBSanta Rosa49 min
Oct 28, 12:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa65 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.