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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Apr 11, 2020, 4:16 AM CDT for 5 counties in Mississippi; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; 12 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Apr 12, 2020, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 11, 2020, 4:16 AM CDT (09:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 12, 2020, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2020, 4:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Butler County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:19 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 223 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1779 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -86 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
985 WWUS74 KMOB 110916 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 416 AM CDT Sat Apr 11 2020 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-111730- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0010.200412T1500Z-200413T0600Z/ 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 416 AM CDT Sat Apr 11 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to near 40 mph expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM Sunday to 1 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
6 follow-up statements
753 WWUS74 KMOB 111548 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 1048 AM CDT Sat Apr 11 2020 ALZ051>060-261>264-FLZ201-203-205-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-120300- /O.EXB.KMOB.WI.Y.0010.200412T1500Z-200413T0900Z/ Choctaw-Washington-Clarke-Wilcox-Monroe-Conecuh-Butler-Crenshaw- Escambia-Covington-Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central- Baldwin Central-Escambia Inland-Santa Rosa Inland-Okaloosa Inland- Wayne-Perry-Greene-Stone-George- Including the cities of Butler, Lisman, Silas, Chatom, Millry, Grove Hill, Jackson, Thomasville, Camden, Pine Hill, Homewood, Monroeville, Evergreen, Greenville, Brantley, Luverne, Atmore, Brewton, Flomaton, Andalusia, Opp, Citronelle, Saraland, Stockton, Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, Century, Molino, Walnut Hill, Jay, Milton, Crestview, Waynesboro, Beaumont, New Augusta, Richton, Leakesville, McLain, Wiggins, and Lucedale 1048 AM CDT Sat Apr 11 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Alabama, northwest Florida and southeast Mississippi. * WHEN...From 10 AM Sunday to 4 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-120300- /O.EXT.KMOB.WI.Y.0010.200412T1500Z-200413T0900Z/ 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 1048 AM CDT Sat Apr 11 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Baldwin Coastal and Mobile Coastal Counties. In Florida, Santa Rosa Coastal, Okaloosa Coastal and Escambia Coastal Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM Sunday to 4 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
870 WWUS74 KMOB 120258 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 958 PM CDT Sat Apr 11 2020 ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-121200- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0010.200412T1500Z-200413T0900Z/ Choctaw-Washington-Clarke-Wilcox-Monroe-Conecuh-Butler-Crenshaw- Escambia-Covington-Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central- Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Inland- Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Inland-Santa Rosa Coastal- Okaloosa Inland-Okaloosa Coastal-Wayne-Perry-Greene-Stone-George- Including the cities of Butler, Lisman, Silas, Chatom, Millry, Grove Hill, Jackson, Thomasville, Camden, Pine Hill, Homewood, Monroeville, Evergreen, Greenville, Brantley, Luverne, Atmore, Brewton, Flomaton, Andalusia, Opp, Citronelle, Saraland, Stockton, Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Century, Molino, Walnut Hill, Beulah, Ensley, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Bay, Jay, Milton, Bagdad, Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Crestview, Destin, Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso, Wright, Waynesboro, Beaumont, New Augusta, Richton, Leakesville, McLain, Wiggins, and Lucedale 958 PM CDT Sat Apr 11 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Alabama, northwest Florida and southeast Mississippi. * WHEN...From 10 AM Sunday to 4 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
638 WWUS74 KMOB 121145 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 645 AM CDT Sun Apr 12 2020 ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-121945- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0010.200412T1500Z-200413T0900Z/ 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- Including the cities of Butler, Lisman, Silas, Chatom, Millry, Grove Hill, Jackson, Thomasville, Camden, Pine Hill, Homewood, Monroeville, Evergreen, Greenville, Brantley, Luverne, Atmore, Brewton, Flomaton, Andalusia, Opp, Citronelle, Saraland, Stockton, Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Century, Molino, Walnut Hill, Beulah, Ensley, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Bay, Jay, Milton, Bagdad, Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Crestview, Destin, Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso, Wright, Waynesboro, Beaumont, New Augusta, Richton, Leakesville, McLain, Wiggins, and Lucedale 645 AM CDT Sun Apr 12 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Alabama, northwest Florida and southeast Mississippi. * WHEN...From 10 AM Sunday to 4 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
364 WWUS74 KMOB 121933 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 233 PM CDT Sun Apr 12 2020 ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-130700- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-200413T0900Z/ Choctaw-Washington-Clarke-Wilcox-Monroe-Conecuh-Butler-Crenshaw- Escambia-Covington-Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central- Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Inland- Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Inland-Santa Rosa Coastal- Okaloosa Inland-Okaloosa Coastal-Wayne-Perry-Greene-Stone-George- Including the cities of Butler, Lisman, Silas, Chatom, Millry, Grove Hill, Jackson, Thomasville, Camden, Pine Hill, Homewood, Monroeville, Evergreen, Greenville, Brantley, Luverne, Atmore, Brewton, Flomaton, Andalusia, Opp, Citronelle, Saraland, Stockton, Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Century, Molino, Walnut Hill, Beulah, Ensley, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Bay, Jay, Milton, Bagdad, Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Crestview, Destin, Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso, Wright, Waynesboro, Beaumont, New Augusta, Richton, Leakesville, McLain, Wiggins, and Lucedale 233 PM CDT Sun Apr 12 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Alabama, northwest Florida and southeast Mississippi. * WHEN...Until 4 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
810 WWUS74 KMOB 121958 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 258 PM CDT Sun Apr 12 2020 ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-130700- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-200413T0900Z/ 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- Including the cities of Butler, Lisman, Silas, Chatom, Millry, Grove Hill, Jackson, Thomasville, Camden, Pine Hill, Homewood, Monroeville, Evergreen, Greenville, Brantley, Luverne, Atmore, Brewton, Flomaton, Andalusia, Opp, Citronelle, Saraland, Stockton, Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Century, Molino, Walnut Hill, Beulah, Ensley, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Bay, Jay, Milton, Bagdad, Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Crestview, Destin, Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso, Wright, Waynesboro, Beaumont, New Augusta, Richton, Leakesville, McLain, Wiggins, and Lucedale 258 PM CDT Sun Apr 12 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Alabama, northwest Florida and southeast Mississippi. * WHEN...Until 4 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
266 WWUS74 KMOB 130619 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 119 AM CDT Mon Apr 13 2020 ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-130900- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-200413T0900Z/ Choctaw-Washington-Clarke-Wilcox-Monroe-Conecuh-Butler-Crenshaw- Escambia-Covington-Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central- Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Inland- Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Inland-Santa Rosa Coastal- Okaloosa Inland-Okaloosa Coastal-Wayne-Perry-Greene-Stone-George- Including the cities of Butler, Lisman, Silas, Chatom, Millry, Grove Hill, Jackson, Thomasville, Camden, Pine Hill, Homewood, Monroeville, Evergreen, Greenville, Brantley, Luverne, Atmore, Brewton, Flomaton, Andalusia, Opp, Citronelle, Saraland, Stockton, Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Century, Molino, Walnut Hill, Beulah, Ensley, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Bay, Jay, Milton, Bagdad, Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Crestview, Destin, Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso, Wright, Waynesboro, Beaumont, New Augusta, Richton, Leakesville, McLain, Wiggins, and Lucedale 119 AM CDT Mon Apr 13 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Alabama, northwest Florida and southeast Mississippi. * WHEN...Until 4 AM CDT early this morning. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 10:46 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 41 hr |
| Apr 11, 10:46 AM CDT | High Surf Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 41 hr |
| Apr 11, 10:55 AM CDT | Gale Watch | MOB | 18 hr | |
| Apr 11, 10:55 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 53 hr |
Nearby
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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.