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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL
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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</html>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...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.
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Special weather statement, Oct 16, 8:51 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 4:40 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 30 hr |
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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.