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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Mobile, AL

April 15, 2018Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2018-04-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2018-04-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -253 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 14, 7:32 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB58 min
Apr 14, 7:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWilcox33 min
Apr 14, 8:07 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Washington3 hr
Apr 14, 8:20 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB85 min
Apr 14, 8:27 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBChoctaw, Washington13 hr
Apr 14, 8:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin59 min
Apr 14, 8:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWilcox43 min
Apr 14, 9:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin42 min
Apr 14, 9:18 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Escambia, Monroe3 hr
Apr 14, 9:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBConecuh, Escambia66 min
Apr 14, 9:36 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB84 min
Apr 14, 9:39 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBClarke, Washington15 hr
Apr 14, 9:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Conecuh, Covington40 min
Apr 14, 10:10 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBConecuh, Escambia3 hr
Apr 14, 10:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBButler56 min
Apr 14, 10:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBConecuh, Escambia3 hr
Apr 14, 10:54 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBWashington12 hr
Apr 14, 10:59 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB61 min
Apr 14, 11:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCrenshaw30 min
Apr 14, 11:54 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBClarke, Washington, Wilcox12 hr
Apr 15, 1:17 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB58 min
Apr 15, 1:58 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB47 min
Apr 15, 2:14 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB46 min
Apr 15, 4:04 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB116 min
Apr 15, 5:16 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB119 min
Apr 15, 5:59 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Apr 14, 9:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia63 min
Apr 14, 10:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBSanta Rosa62 min
Apr 15, 2:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBOkaloosa27 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.