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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Mobile, AL

January 3, 2019Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Jan 3, 2019, 2:33 PM CST for Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It took effect at Jan 4, 2019, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 3, 2019, 2:33 PM CST (20:33 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 4, 2019, 9:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 4, 2019, 3:00 PM CST
In force
6 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 20:34 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 12:00Z, 8.6 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 12:00Z on 2019-01-03Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2019-01-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -116 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
571 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-116 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
6 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

442 
WWUS74 KMOB 032033
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
233 PM CST Thu Jan 3 2019

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-040500-
/O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.190104T1500Z-190104T2100Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
Including the cities of 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
233 PM CST Thu Jan 3 2019

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST FRIDAY...

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect from 9 AM to 3 PM CST Friday. 

* TIMING...9 AM to 3 PM CST Friday

* WINDS...West increasing to around 25 mph. Frequent higher gusts
  around 30 mph.  

* IMPACTS...Loose light weight objects can be blown around.
  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. The strong winds can also blow around loose light-
weight outdoor objects. Ensure these items are secured.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
621 
WWUS74 KMOB 040424
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1024 PM CST Thu Jan 3 2019

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-041230-
/O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.190104T1500Z-190104T2100Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
Including the cities of 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
1024 PM CST Thu Jan 3 2019

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST FRIDAY...

* TIMING...9 AM to 3 PM CST Friday

* WINDS...West increasing to around 25 mph. Frequent higher 
  gusts around 30 mph. 

* IMPACTS...Loose light weight objects can be blown around. 
  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. The strong winds can also blow around loose light-
weight outdoor objects. Ensure these items are secured.

&&

$$
770 
WWUS74 KMOB 041401
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
801 AM CST Fri Jan 4 2019

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-042100-
/O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.190104T1500Z-190104T2100Z/
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
Including the cities of 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
801 AM CST Fri Jan 4 2019

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...9 AM to 3 PM CST Friday

* WINDS...West increasing to around 25 mph. Frequent higher 
  gusts around 30 mph. 

* IMPACTS...Loose light weight objects can be blown around. 
  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. The strong winds can also blow around loose light-
weight outdoor objects. Ensure these items are secured.

&&

$$

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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.