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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at May 28, 2018, 10:05 AM CDT for 10 counties in Alabama; Escambia County, Florida. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 28, 2018, 10:05 AM CDT (15:05 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 2018, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Butler County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, Escambia County, FL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:06 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
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 213 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
- 40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 658 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
214 WWUS74 KMOB 281505 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 1005 AM CDT Mon May 28 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ALZ052>058-261>266-282300- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0006.180528T1505Z-180528T2300Z/ Washington-Clarke-Wilcox-Monroe-Conecuh-Butler-Crenshaw- Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central-Baldwin Central- Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal- Including the cities of Chatom, Millry, Grove Hill, Jackson, Thomasville, Camden, Pine Hill, Homewood, Monroeville, Evergreen, Greenville, Brantley, Luverne, Citronelle, Saraland, Stockton, Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, and Orange Beach 1005 AM CDT Mon May 28 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 6 PM CDT this evening. * TIMING...Through 6 PM CDT this evening. * WINDS...25 to 30 MPH with higher gusts. * 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
985 WWUS74 KMOB 282058 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 358 PM CDT Mon May 28 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ALZ052>055-261-262-282200- /O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-180528T2300Z/ Washington-Clarke-Wilcox-Monroe-Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland- Including the cities of Chatom, Millry, Grove Hill, Jackson, Thomasville, Camden, Pine Hill, Homewood, Monroeville, Citronelle, Saraland, and Stockton 358 PM CDT Mon May 28 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Mobile has cancelled the Wind Advisory. $$ ALZ059-FLZ201-282300- /O.EXA.KMOB.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-180528T2300Z/ Escambia-Escambia Inland- Including the cities of Atmore, Brewton, Flomaton, Century, Molino, and Walnut Hill 358 PM CDT Mon May 28 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 6 PM CDT this evening. * TIMING...Through 6 PM CDT this evening. * WINDS...25 to 30 MPH with higher gusts. * 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. && $$ ALZ056>058-263>266-282300- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-180528T2300Z/ Conecuh-Butler-Crenshaw-Mobile Central-Baldwin Central- Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal- Including the cities of Evergreen, Greenville, Brantley, Luverne, Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, and Orange Beach 358 PM CDT Mon May 28 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Through 6 PM CDT this evening. * WINDS...25 to 30 MPH with higher gusts. * IMPACTS...Dangerous driving conditions especially in high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 25 to 39 mph or frequent gusts of 30 to 39 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
093 WWUS74 KMOB 282243 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 543 PM CDT Mon May 28 2018 ...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ALZ056>059-263>266-FLZ201-282345- /O.EXP.KMOB.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-180528T2300Z/ Conecuh-Butler-Crenshaw-Escambia-Mobile Central-Baldwin Central- Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Inland- Including the cities of Evergreen, Greenville, Brantley, Luverne, Atmore, Brewton, Flomaton, Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Century, Molino, and Walnut Hill 543 PM CDT Mon May 28 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Mobile will allow the Wind Advisory in effect over portions of Southwest Alabama and the Western Florida Panhandle to expire at 6 PM CDT this evening. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 8:07 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 38 hr |
| May 27, 8:08 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 38 hr |
| May 28, 10:15 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 15 hr | |
| May 28, 2:08 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 6 hr |
| May 28, 5:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Covington | 6 hr |
| May 28, 10:11 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 9 hr |
| May 28, 2:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 6 hr |
Nearby
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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.