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Frost Advisory 5, NWS Mobile, AL

November 29, 2021Baldwin County, Covington County, Escambia County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this frost advisory at Nov 29, 2021, 2:33 PM CST for Baldwin County, Covington County, Escambia County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It took effect at Nov 29, 2021, 11:00 PM CST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 29, 2021, 2:33 PM CST (20:33 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 29, 2021, 11:00 PM CST
Expired
Nov 30, 2021, 7:00 AM CST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Covington County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 262 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 2021-11-29Temperature 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 2021-11-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -43 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1378 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

921 
WWUS74 KMOB 292033
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
233 PM CST Mon Nov 29 2021

ALZ059-060-262-264-266-FLZ201>206-300500-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FR.Y.0005.211130T0500Z-211130T1300Z/
Escambia-Covington-Baldwin Inland-Baldwin Central-Baldwin Coastal-
Escambia Inland-Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Inland-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Inland-Okaloosa Coastal-
Including the cities of Atmore, Brewton, Flomaton, Andalusia, 
Opp, Stockton, Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, 
Spanish Fort, 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, and Wright
233 PM CST Mon Nov 29 2021

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CST
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 32 will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Alabama and 
  northwest Florida.

* WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 7 AM CST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

MM
1 follow-up statement
674 
WWUS74 KMOB 300526
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1126 PM CST Mon Nov 29 2021

ALZ059-060-262-264-266-FLZ201>206-301300-
/O.CON.KMOB.FR.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-211130T1300Z/
Escambia-Covington-Baldwin Inland-Baldwin Central-Baldwin Coastal-
Escambia Inland-Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Inland-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Inland-Okaloosa Coastal-
Including the cities of Atmore, Brewton, Flomaton, Andalusia, 
Opp, Stockton, Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, 
Spanish Fort, 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, and Wright
1126 PM CST Mon Nov 29 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 32 will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Alabama and 
  northwest Florida.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM CST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

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.