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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Jan 21, 2017, 7:28 AM CST for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2017, 7:28 AM CST (13:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2017, 11:12 AM CST
- In force
- 4 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 13:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 1.5 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
- 1327 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 508 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 275 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 323 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.4
- Supercell composite
- 11.2
The text
As transmitted.
248 WWUS74 KMOB 211328 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 728 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON... .AN INCREASINGLY STRONG LOW LEVEL JET IN ADVANCE OF A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE FROM WEST TO EAST IN THE WAKE OF THE SQUALL LINE LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ALZ261>266-FLZ201>206-212000- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0002.170121T1328Z-170121T2000Z/ 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...CITRONELLE...SARALAND...STOCKTON... MOBILE...PRICHARD...THEODORE...BAY MINETTE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE... FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...BAYOU LA BATRE...DAUPHIN ISLAND... GRAND BAY...FORT MORGAN...GULF SHORES...ORANGE BEACH...CENTURY... MOLINO...WALNUT HILL...BEULAH...ENSLEY...FORT PICKENS... PENSACOLA...PENSACOLA BEACH...PERDIDO BAY...JAY...MILTON... BAGDAD...GULF BREEZE...NAVARRE...CRESTVIEW...DESTIN...EGLIN AFB... FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...VALPARAISO...WRIGHT 728 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
2 follow-up statements
727 WWUS74 KMOB 211524 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 924 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET IN ADVANCE OF A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE SQUALL LINE. ALZ261>266-FLZ201>203-211630- /O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170121T2000Z/ MOBILE INLAND-BALDWIN INLAND-MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL- MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA INLAND-ESCAMBIA COASTAL- SANTA ROSA INLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CITRONELLE...SARALAND...STOCKTON... MOBILE...PRICHARD...THEODORE...BAY MINETTE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE... FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...BAYOU LA BATRE...DAUPHIN ISLAND... GRAND BAY...FORT MORGAN...GULF SHORES...ORANGE BEACH...CENTURY... MOLINO...WALNUT HILL...BEULAH...ENSLEY...FORT PICKENS... PENSACOLA...PENSACOLA BEACH...PERDIDO BAY...JAY...MILTON 924 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... BECAUSE WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ FLZ204>206-212000- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170121T2000Z/ SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA INLAND-OKALOOSA COASTAL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGDAD...GULF BREEZE...NAVARRE... CRESTVIEW...DESTIN...EGLIN AFB...FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE... SEMINOLE...VALPARAISO...WRIGHT 924 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ BUTTS
069 WWUS74 KMOB 211712 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1112 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... FLZ204>206-211815- /O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170121T2000Z/ SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA INLAND-OKALOOSA COASTAL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGDAD...GULF BREEZE...NAVARRE... CRESTVIEW...DESTIN...EGLIN AFB...FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE... SEMINOLE...VALPARAISO...WRIGHT 1112 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. AS SUCH, THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ BUTTS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 8:47 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 25 hr |
| Jan 20, 8:48 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 3 days |
| Jan 20, 10:18 PM CST | Rip Current Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 56 hr |
| Jan 21, 1:56 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke | 34 min |
| Jan 21, 2:16 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke | 44 min |
| Jan 21, 2:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox | 44 min |
| Jan 21, 3:12 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wilcox | 48 min |
| Jan 21, 3:37 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 38 min |
| Jan 21, 4:24 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 51 min |
| Jan 21, 4:52 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 38 min |
| Jan 21, 5:06 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke | 39 min |
| Jan 21, 5:45 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Wilcox | 34 min |
| Jan 21, 7:02 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 22 min |
| Jan 21, 7:07 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Conecuh | 38 min |
| Jan 21, 7:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 38 min |
| Jan 21, 7:32 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 58 min | |
| Jan 21, 7:36 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 54 min |
| Jan 21, 8:18 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw | 42 min |
| Jan 21, 8:27 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 63 min | |
| Jan 21, 9:14 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 91 min |
| Jan 21, 9:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 39 min |
| Jan 21, 9:28 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 92 min | |
| Jan 21, 10:57 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 48 min | |
| Jan 21, 3:50 PM CST | Gale Warning | MOB | 41 hr | |
| Jan 20, 8:49 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 25 hr |
| Jan 21, 9:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 50 min |
| Jan 21, 9:56 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 34 min |
| Jan 21, 10:28 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 32 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.