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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Apr 15, 2018, 3:50 AM CDT for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2018, 3:50 AM CDT (08:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2018, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 11 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 08:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 859 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -253 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -353 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
041 WWUS74 KMOB 150850 AAA NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 350 AM CDT Sun Apr 15 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL AREAS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH MID AFTERNOON TODAY... ALZ263>266-FLZ202-204-206-151700- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0005.180415T0850Z-180415T2000Z/ Mobile Central-Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal- Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- Including the cities of Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Beulah, Ensley, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Bay, Bagdad, Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Destin, Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso, and Wright 350 AM CDT Sun Apr 15 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 3 PM CDT this afternoon. * TIMING...Through mid afternoon. * WINDS...20 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph or slightly higher. * IMPACTS...Dangerous driving conditions especially in high profile vehicles. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
329 WWUS74 KMOB 151154 AAA NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 654 AM CDT Sun Apr 15 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL AREAS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON TODAY... ALZ263>266-FLZ202-204-206-152000- /O.EXT.KMOB.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-180415T2300Z/ Mobile Central-Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal- Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- Including the cities of Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Beulah, Ensley, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Bay, Bagdad, Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Destin, Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso, and Wright 654 AM CDT Sun Apr 15 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Through late afternoon. * WINDS...20 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph or slightly higher. * IMPACTS...Dangerous driving conditions especially in high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 25 to 39 mph or frequent gusts of 30 to 39 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
475 WWUS74 KMOB 152000 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 300 PM CDT Sun Apr 15 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ALZ263>266-FLZ202-204-206-152100- /O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-180415T2300Z/ Mobile Central-Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal- Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- Including the cities of Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Beulah, Ensley, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Bay, Bagdad, Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Destin, Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso, and Wright 300 PM CDT Sun Apr 15 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Mobile has cancelled the Wind Advisory. Latest observations indicate that west to northwest wind gusts have remained below 26 kts or 30 mph for the past few hours. This is below the necessary criteria to maintain the wind advisory along the Gulf coast. Breezy west northwest winds look to continue from 15 to 20 knots with occasional higher gusts the remainder of the afternoon. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 7:32 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 58 min | |
| Apr 14, 7:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wilcox | 33 min |
| Apr 14, 8:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 8:20 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 85 min | |
| Apr 14, 8:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 13 hr |
| Apr 14, 8:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 59 min |
| Apr 14, 8:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wilcox | 43 min |
| Apr 14, 9:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 42 min |
| Apr 14, 9:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 9:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 66 min |
| Apr 14, 9:36 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 84 min | |
| Apr 14, 9:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 15 hr |
| Apr 14, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington | 40 min |
| Apr 14, 10:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 10:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Butler | 56 min |
| Apr 14, 10:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 10:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Washington | 12 hr |
| Apr 14, 10:59 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 min | |
| Apr 14, 11:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Crenshaw | 30 min |
| Apr 14, 11:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington, Wilcox | 12 hr |
| Apr 15, 1:17 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 58 min | |
| Apr 15, 1:58 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 47 min | |
| Apr 15, 2:14 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 46 min | |
| Apr 15, 4:04 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 116 min | |
| Apr 15, 5:16 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 119 min | |
| Apr 15, 5:59 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Apr 14, 9:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 63 min |
| Apr 14, 10:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Santa Rosa | 62 min |
| Apr 15, 2:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa | 27 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.