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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Dec 20, 2018, 5:49 AM CST for Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It took effect at Dec 20, 2018, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 20, 2018, 5:49 AM CST (11:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 20, 2018, 9:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2018, 12:03 PM CST
- In force
- 15 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 11:49 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, 11.8 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
- 60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 690 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
303 WWUS74 KMOB 201149 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 549 AM CST Thu Dec 20 2018 ALZ263>266-FLZ202-204-206-202200- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0008.181221T0000Z-181221T1800Z/ 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 549 AM CST Thu Dec 20 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 6 PM this evening to noon CST Friday. * TIMING...Tonight through Friday morning. * WINDS...25 to 30 knots with frequent gusts to near 35 knots. | * IMPACTS...Dangerous driving conditions 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
152 WWUS74 KMOB 201522 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 922 AM CST Thu Dec 20 2018 ALZ263>266-FLZ202-204-206-202330- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0008.181221T0000Z-181221T1800Z/ Mobile Central-Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal- Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- Including the cities of Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Beulah, Ensley, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Bay, Bagdad, Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Destin, Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso, and Wright 922 AM CST Thu Dec 20 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY... * TIMING...Tonight through Friday morning. * WINDS...20 to 25 mph with frequent gusts to near 35 mph. * IMPACTS...Dangerous driving conditions for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 25 to 39 mph or frequent gusts of 30 to 39 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
089 WWUS74 KMOB 202044 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 244 PM CST Thu Dec 20 2018 ALZ263>266-FLZ202-204-206-210445- /O.EXT.KMOB.WI.Y.0008.181221T0300Z-181222T0000Z/ 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 244 PM CST Thu Dec 20 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... * TIMING...From 9 pm this evening through Friday afternoon. * WINDS...20 to 25 mph with frequent gusts to near 35 mph. * IMPACTS...Loose light weight objects can be blown around, including holiday decorations. Dangerous driving conditions 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. && $$
173 WWUS74 KMOB 210449 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 1049 PM CST Thu Dec 20 2018 ALZ263>266-FLZ202-204-206-211300- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-181222T0000Z/ Mobile Central-Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal- Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- Including the cities of Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Beulah, Ensley, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Bay, Bagdad, Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Destin, Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso, and Wright 1049 PM CST Thu Dec 20 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... * TIMING...Through Friday afternoon. * WINDS...20 to 25 mph with frequent gusts to near 35 mph. * IMPACTS...Loose light weight objects can be blown around, including holiday decorations. Dangerous driving conditions for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 25 to 39 mph or frequent gusts of 30 to 39 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
089 WWUS74 KMOB 211059 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 459 AM CST Fri Dec 21 2018 ALZ263>266-FLZ202-204-206-211900- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-181222T0000Z/ 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 459 AM CST Fri Dec 21 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Through this afternoon. * WINDS...20 to 25 mph with frequent gusts to near 35 mph. * IMPACTS...Loose light weight objects can be blown around, including holiday decorations. Dangerous driving conditions 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. && $$
879 WWUS74 KMOB 211803 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 1203 PM CST Fri Dec 21 2018 ALZ263>266-FLZ202-204-206-211915- /O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-181222T0000Z/ Mobile Central-Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal- Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- Including the cities of Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Beulah, Ensley, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Bay, Bagdad, Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Destin, Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso, and Wright 1203 PM CST Fri Dec 21 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Mobile has cancelled the Wind Advisory. The strong gusty winds that prompted the advisory have subsided, although occasional gusts to 25 mph will still be possible. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 5:41 AM CST | Rip Current Statement | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 57 hr |
| Dec 20, 5:41 AM CST | High Surf Advisory | MOB | Okaloosa | 36 hr |
| Dec 20, 2:48 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 47 hr | |
| Dec 20, 10:14 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 8 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.