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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

October 16, 2018Butler County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Oct 16, 2018, 8:51 PM CDT for Butler County, Alabama. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Oct 16, 2018, 8:51 PM CDT (01:51 UTC)
Expired
Oct 16, 2018, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

County Butler County, AL

The radar

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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 16, 6:41 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 16, 6:41 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 16, 5:22 AM CDT, 15 hours 29 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Mobile AL
522 AM CDT Tue Oct 16 2018

ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-170945-
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-
522 AM CDT Tue Oct 16 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect until 9 am mainly for coastal
Alabama, the western Florida panhandle, and south central Alabama.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

There is a moderate risk of rip currents along area beaches
through Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of SkyWarn Severe Storm Spotter networks is not
expected through Monday.

GMZ630>636-650-655-670-675-170945-
Northern Mobile Bay-Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound-
Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-Western Choctawhatchee Bay-
Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay-
Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to Pensacola
FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM-
Waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to Pensacola FL from
20 to 60 NM-
522 AM CDT Tue Oct 16 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect until 9 am for the bay waters of
Alabama and the western Florida panhandle.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Moderate to strong northeasterly winds Wednesday night through
Thursday night may create hazardous conditions for small craft.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 16, 8:51 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 17, 4:40 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB30 hr

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Alabama, 2018Every special weather statement in 2018

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.