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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Oct 10, 2018, 4:12 PM CDT for Covington County, Crenshaw County, Alabama; Okaloosa County, Florida. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2018, 4:12 PM CDT (21:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 10, 2018, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Okaloosa County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 221 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
- 218 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -44 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 535 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 199 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
805 WWUS74 KMOB 102112 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 412 PM CDT Wed Oct 10 2018 ALZ058-060-FLZ205-206-110300- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0007.181010T2112Z-181011T0300Z/ Crenshaw-Covington-Okaloosa Inland-Okaloosa Coastal- Including the cities of Brantley, Luverne, Andalusia, Opp, Crestview, Destin, Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso, and Wright 412 PM CDT Wed Oct 10 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 10 PM CDT this evening. * TIMING...Gusty winds will persist through this evening, but will diminish as late evening approaches and Hurricane Michael moves further away from the area. * WINDS...Frequent wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph. * IMPACTS...These gusty winds may result in the downing of a few shallow rooted trees. The winds will also blow around loose outdoor objects and make driving difficult for 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. Also, secure any loose outdoor objects as they could be blown around in the wind. && $$
1 follow-up statement
611 WWUS74 KMOB 110312 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 1012 PM CDT Wed Oct 10 2018 ALZ058-060-FLZ205-206-110415- /O.EXP.KMOB.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-181011T0300Z/ Crenshaw-Covington-Okaloosa Inland-Okaloosa Coastal- Including the cities of Brantley, Luverne, Andalusia, Opp, Crestview, Destin, Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso, and Wright 1012 PM CDT Wed Oct 10 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Winds across the advisory area have dropped below criteria, therefore the Wind Advisory was allowed to expire at 10 PM. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 12:54 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 11 hr | |
| Oct 10, 1:40 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Covington | 9 hr |
| Oct 10, 3:59 PM CDT | High Surf Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 14 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.