Alert archive / Alabama / Wind Advisories in 2020
Wind Advisory 15, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Aug 24, 2020, 4:09 AM CDT for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 24, 2020, 4:09 AM CDT (09:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2020, 8:28 PM CDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Mobile County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:09 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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 1328 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 823 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 2 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -63 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
613 WWUS74 KMOB 240909 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 409 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2020 ALZ265-266-241715- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0015.200824T0909Z-200826T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal- Including the cities of Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, and Orange Beach 409 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * WHERE...Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties, mainly along the immediate coast. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds later today, mainly in heavy rainbands, could blow around unsecured objects and tear away tree limbs. Also high profile vehicles on elevated bridges should exercise caution. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
2 follow-up statements
060 WWUS74 KMOB 241753 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 1253 PM CDT Mon Aug 24 2020 ALZ265-266-250200- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-200826T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal- Including the cities of Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, and Orange Beach 1253 PM CDT Mon Aug 24 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * WHERE...Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties, mainly along the immediate coast. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
646 WWUS74 KMOB 250128 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 828 PM CDT Mon Aug 24 2020 ALZ265-266-250230- /O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-200826T0000Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal- Including the cities of Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, and Orange Beach 828 PM CDT Mon Aug 24 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds have subsided this evening along coastal Alabama; however, some wind gusts up to 25 mph will be still be possible. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 3:52 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 15 min | |
| Aug 24, 4:52 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 113 min | |
| Aug 24, 6:27 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 93 min | |
| Aug 24, 6:53 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 67 min | |
| Aug 24, 8:03 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 87 min | |
| Aug 24, 9:23 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Aug 24, 10:16 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 59 min | |
| Aug 24, 11:12 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 93 min | |
| Aug 24, 11:22 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Aug 24, 1:24 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 96 min | |
| Aug 24, 2:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 42 min |
| Aug 24, 2:53 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 97 min | |
| Aug 24, 4:21 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 84 min |
Nearby
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.