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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

December 1, 2018Escambia County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Dec 1, 2018, 5:33 AM CST for Escambia County, Florida. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Dec 1, 2018, 5:33 AM CST (11:33 UTC)
Expired
Dec 1, 2018, 6:15 AM CST
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

County Escambia County, FL

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 Dec 1, 4:20 AM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 1, 4:20 AM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 1, 5:02 AM CST, 31 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Mobile AL
502 AM CST Sat Dec 1 2018

ALZ265-266-021115-
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-
502 AM CST Sat Dec 1 2018

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Alabama.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see
Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the
following hazards.

   High Rip Current Risk.
   High Surf Advisory.
   Coastal Flood Advisory.

A storm system will continue to bring a chance of strong to severe
thunderstorms through early afternoon. Damaging thunderstorm winds
and short-lived isolated tornadoes will be the main threats. In
addition, brief periods of heavy rainfall could result in some minor
nuisance flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see
Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the
following hazards.

   High Rip Current Risk.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

ALZ263-264-021115-
Mobile Central-Baldwin Central-
502 AM CST Sat Dec 1 2018

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Alabama.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see
Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the
following hazards.

   Coastal Flood Advisory.

A storm system will continue to bring a chance of strong to severe
thunderstorms through early afternoon. Damaging thunderstorm winds
and short-lived isolated tornadoes will be the main threats. In
addition, brief periods of heavy rainfall could result in some minor
nuisance flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

ALZ060-FLZ201-203-205-021115-
Covington-Escambia Inland-Santa Rosa Inland-Okaloosa Inland-
502 AM CST Sat Dec 1 2018

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Alabama and
northwest Florida.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see
Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the
following hazards.

   Flash Flood Watch.

A storm system will continue to bring a chance of strong to severe
thunderstorms through early afternoon. Damaging thunderstorm winds
and short-lived isolated tornadoes will be the main threats. In
addition, brief periods of heavy rainfall could result in some minor
nuisance flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

ALZ051>059-261-262-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-021115-
Choctaw-Washington-Clarke-Wilcox-Monroe-Conecuh-Butler-Crenshaw-
Escambia-Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Wayne-Perry-Greene-Stone-
George-
502 AM CST Sat Dec 1 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Alabama,
southwest Alabama and southeast Mississippi.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

A storm system will continue to bring a chance of strong to severe
thunderstorms through early afternoon. Damaging thunderstorm winds
and short-lived isolated tornadoes will be the main threats. In
addition, brief periods of heavy rainfall could result in some minor
nuisance flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

FLZ202-204-206-021115-
Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
502 AM CST Sat Dec 1 2018

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Florida.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see
Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the
following hazards.

   High Rip Current Risk.
   Flash Flood Watch.
   High Surf Advisory.

A storm system will continue to bring a chance of strong to severe
thunderstorms through early afternoon. Damaging thunderstorm winds
and short-lived isolated tornadoes will be the main threats. In
addition, brief periods of heavy rainfall could result in some minor
nuisance flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see
Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the
following hazards.

   High Rip Current Risk.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

GMZ630>636-021115-
Northern Mobile Bay-Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound-
Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-Western Choctawhatchee Bay-
Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay-
502 AM CST Sat Dec 1 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see
Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the
following hazards.

   Small Craft Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

GMZ650-655-670-675-021115-
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-
502 AM CST Sat Dec 1 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see
Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the
following hazards.

   Small Craft Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 1, 3:48 AM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Dec 1, 5:33 AM CST, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 1, 3:33 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB87 min
Dec 1, 3:42 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB93 min
Dec 1, 3:48 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile57 min
Dec 1, 5:31 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB14 min
Dec 1, 7:10 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB55 min
Dec 1, 8:31 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB89 min
Dec 1, 10:00 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Dec 1, 11:55 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB35 min
Dec 1, 12:33 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin3 hr
Dec 1, 12:37 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB23 min
Dec 1, 1:15 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin6 hr
Dec 1, 2:01 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB27 min
Dec 1, 4:52 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB83 min
Dec 1, 5:31 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB89 min
Dec 1, 12:34 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa41 min
Dec 1, 4:51 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBOkaloosa39 min
Dec 1, 5:16 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBOkaloosa3 hr
Dec 1, 5:34 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia41 min
Dec 1, 5:35 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBOkaloosa40 min

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