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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Mobile, AL

February 25, 2020Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Feb 25, 2020, 2:04 PM CST for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It took effect at Feb 26, 2020, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 25, 2020, 2:04 PM CST (20:04 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 26, 2020, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 26, 2020, 3:11 PM CST
In force
3 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 20:07 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, 8.1 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 2020-02-25Temperature 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 2020-02-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -81 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1067 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

502 
WWUS74 KMOB 252004
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
204 PM CST Tue Feb 25 2020

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-260400-
/O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0008.200226T1800Z-200227T1200Z/
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
204 PM CST Tue Feb 25 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds increasing to around 20 mph with 
  frequent gusts up to around 30 mph expected.

* WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal 
  Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and 
  Okaloosa Coastal Counties.

* WHEN...From noon Wednesday to 6 AM CST Thursday.

* 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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
005 
WWUS74 KMOB 260333
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
933 PM CST Tue Feb 25 2020

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-261145-
/O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0008.200226T1800Z-200227T1200Z/
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
933 PM CST Tue Feb 25 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM
CST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds increasing to around 20 mph with 
  frequent gusts up to around 30 mph expected.

* WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal 
  Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and 
  Okaloosa Coastal Counties.

* WHEN...From noon Wednesday to 6 AM CST Thursday.

* 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.

&&

$$
497 
WWUS74 KMOB 261008 AAA
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
National Weather Service Mobile AL
408 AM CST Wed Feb 26 2020

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-262200-
/O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0008.200226T1800Z-200227T1200Z/
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
408 AM CST Wed Feb 26 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds increasing to around 20 mph with 
  frequent gusts up to around 30 mph expected.

* WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal 
  Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and 
  Okaloosa Coastal Counties.

* WHEN...From noon Wednesday to 6 AM CST Thursday.

* 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.

&&

$$
889 
WWUS74 KMOB 262111
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
311 PM CST Wed Feb 26 2020

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-262215-
/O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-200227T1200Z/
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
311 PM CST Wed Feb 26 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The wind advisory for coastal areas has been cancelled. Gusty
winds up to 20 to 30 mph will be possible tonight, but expected 
to remain below wind advisory criteria. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 24, 6:02 PM CSTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryMOB13 hr
Feb 24, 6:04 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Mobile13 hr
Feb 24, 7:08 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB67 min
Feb 24, 9:20 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB55 min
Feb 25, 3:32 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB42 hr

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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.