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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

April 29, 2020Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Apr 29, 2020, 12:49 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Florida. It was in force for 86 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 29, 2020, 12:49 PM CDT (17:49 UTC)
Expired
Apr 29, 2020, 2:15 PM CDT
In force
86 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Escambia County, FL

The radar

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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 Apr 29, 6:38 AM CDT, 6 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 6:38 AM CDT, 6 hours 11 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 29, 5:22 AM CDT, 7 hours 27 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Mobile AL
522 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020

ALZ051>060-261>264-FLZ201-203-205-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-301100-
Choctaw-Washington-Clarke-Wilcox-Monroe-Conecuh-Butler-Crenshaw-
Escambia-Covington-Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central-
Baldwin Central-Escambia Inland-Santa Rosa Inland-Okaloosa Inland-
Wayne-Perry-Greene-Stone-George-
522 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Alabama,
southwest Alabama, northwest Florida and southeast Mississippi.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

A slight risk of severe weather is outlooked today. Damaging
straight line winds appears to be the primary threat. Forecasters
also cannot rule out a tornado or two being possible and an instance
of severe hail up to a quarter size.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-301100-
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Coastal-
Okaloosa Coastal-
522 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Alabama and
northwest Florida.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see
Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the
following hazards.

   High Rip Current Risk.

A slight risk of severe weather is outlooked today. Damaging
straight line winds appears to be the primary threat. Forecasters
also cannot rule out a tornado or two being possible and an instance
of severe hail up to a quarter size.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

A moderate risk of rip currents Thursday. No hazardous weather
expected Friday through Tuesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

GMZ630>632-650-655-670-675-301100-
Northern Mobile Bay-Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound-
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-
522 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the coastal waters of Alabama
and northwest Florida.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see
Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the
following hazards.

   Small Craft Advisory.

Winds, waves and seas will be locally higher in and near marine
storms today.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

GMZ633>636-301100-
Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-Western Choctawhatchee Bay-
Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay-
522 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the coastal waters of Alabama
and northwest Florida.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Small craft should exercise caution today.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 29, 12:49 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 11:23 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB8 hr
Apr 28, 11:55 PM CDTWind AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Mobile4 hr
Apr 29, 3:36 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB84 min
Apr 29, 5:08 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB82 min
Apr 29, 5:14 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB91 min
Apr 29, 6:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile63 min
Apr 29, 12:45 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Apr 29, 1:31 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB89 min
Apr 29, 1:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCovington, Escambia85 min
Apr 29, 1:41 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Apr 29, 4:02 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB45 min
Apr 29, 3:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa56 min
Apr 29, 4:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBStone96 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Alabama, 2020Special Weather Statements in Florida, 2020Every special weather statement in 2020

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.