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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Jan 18, 2020, 11:42 AM CST for Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Jan 18, 2020, 11:42 AM CST (17:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2020, 12:15 PM CST
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
County Mobile County, AL
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jan 18, 6:16 AM CST, 5 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 18, 6:16 AM CST, 5 hours 26 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 18, 6:54 AM CST, 4 hours 48 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 654 AM CST Sat Jan 18 2020 ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-191300- Choctaw-Washington-Clarke-Wilcox-Monroe-Conecuh-Butler-Crenshaw- Escambia-Covington-Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central- Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Inland- Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Inland-Santa Rosa Coastal- Okaloosa Inland-Okaloosa Coastal-Wayne-Perry-Greene-Stone-George- 654 AM CST Sat Jan 18 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central Alabama...southwest Alabama...northwest Florida and southeast Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Showers and thunderstorms will move over the region today and tonight ahead of a cold front approaching from the northwest. Due to limited forcing aloft the threat for severe weather remains low. Gusty winds below severe limits, occasional lightning and brief periods of heavy rain may accompany some of the heavier showers or thunderstorms mostly during the afternoon today. There is a High Risk for rip currents along the Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida today and tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday There is a High Risk for rip currents along the Gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida during the day on Sunday followed by a Moderate Risk Sunday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of SkyWarn Severe Storm Spotter networks is not expected through Friday. GMZ630>636-650-655-670-675-191300- Northern Mobile Bay-Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound- Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-Western Choctawhatchee Bay- Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay- Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to Pensacola FL out 20 NM- Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM- 654 AM CST Sat Jan 18 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the coastal waters of Alabama and northwest Florida. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Hazardous conditions for small craft will continue over the marine area through this afternoon. Small Craft Advisories will remain in effect over the open Gulf waters out to 20 NM through noon today and from 20 to 60 NM out through 6 pm CST this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Hazardous conditions for small craft will redevelop over the marine area early Sunday morning and continue through Monday night in the wake of a cold front that moves across the region near sunrise Sunday morning. Small Craft Advisories will likely be required.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 18, 11:42 AM CST, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1142 AM CST Sat Jan 18 2020
ALZ265-266-181815-
Mobile Coastal AL-Baldwin Coastal AL-
1142 AM CST Sat Jan 18 2020
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... UNTIL
1215 PM CST...
At 1140 AM CST, the strong thunderstorm was located over Dauphin
Island, moving northeast at 15 mph.
Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. This
storm is capable of producing a waterspout that could move onshore.
Locations impacted include...
Dauphin Island and Fort Morgan.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Waterspouts can move onshore and impact beaches before dissipating.
Furniture that isn't well anchored may become airborne and pose a
dangerous threat to beachgoers. Seek shelter if you see a waterspout
moving towards shore.
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LAT...LON 3024 8807 3025 8814 3027 8812 3028 8812
3026 8809 3026 8810 3025 8809 3025 8794
3024 8794 3024 8802 3023 8798 3023 8799
3022 8803
TIME...MOT...LOC 1740Z 229DEG 15KT 3023 8812The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 10:44 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 31 min | |
| Jan 18, 11:13 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 33 min | |
| Jan 18, 11:39 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 36 min | |
| Jan 18, 12:02 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 58 min | |
| Jan 18, 3:34 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 3 days | |
| Jan 18, 5:35 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 85 min | |
| Jan 18, 5:43 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa | 32 min |
| Jan 18, 5:46 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa | 29 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.