Alert archive / Alabama / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 3, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this gale warning at Apr 13, 2021, 11:31 PM CDT. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 13, 2021, 11:31 PM CDT (04:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2021, 2:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted.
219 WHUS74 KMOB 140431 MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 1131 PM CDT Tue Apr 13 2021 GMZ633>636-140545- /O.CAN.KMOB.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-210414T0600Z/ Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-Western Choctawhatchee Bay- Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay- 1131 PM CDT Tue Apr 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds have diminished below small craft advisory criteria. $$ GMZ670-140700- /O.UPG.KMOB.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-210414T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.GL.W.0003.210414T0431Z-210414T0700Z/ Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM- 1131 PM CDT Tue Apr 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...South winds have increased to 25 to 35 knots with gusts over 45 knots with another wake low. * WHERE...Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM. * WHEN...Until 2 AM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe conditions. && $$ GMZ630>632-650-655-675-140700- /O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-210414T0700Z/ 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 Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM- 1131 PM CDT Tue Apr 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 kt with occasional gusts up to 30 kt. * WHERE...Portions of the coastal waters of Alabama and northwest Florida. * WHEN...Until 2 AM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$
1 follow-up statement
322 WHUS74 KMOB 140555 AAA MWWMOB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 1255 AM CDT Wed Apr 14 2021 GMZ630>632-650-655-140700- /O.CAN.KMOB.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-210414T0700Z/ Northern Mobile Bay-Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound- Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to Pensacola FL out 20 NM- 1255 AM CDT Wed Apr 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds have diminished below small craft advisory conditions. $$ GMZ670-140700- /O.CON.KMOB.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210414T0700Z/ Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM- 1255 AM CDT Wed Apr 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... * WHAT...South winds have increased to 25 to 35 knots with gusts around 45 knots. * WHERE...Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM. * WHEN...Until 2 AM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe conditions. && $$ GMZ675-140700- /O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-210414T0700Z/ Waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM- 1255 AM CDT Wed Apr 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... * WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 kt with occasional gusts up to 30 kt. * WHERE...Portions of the coastal waters of Alabama and northwest Florida. * WHEN...Until 2 AM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 7:39 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 6 hr | |
| Apr 14, 4:27 AM CDT | Rip Current Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 3 days |
| Apr 14, 12:41 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 48 min | |
| Apr 14, 3:29 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Monroe and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 5:44 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 45 min | |
| Apr 14, 6:04 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 6 hr | |
| Apr 14, 6:27 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia, Mobile | 6 hr |
| Apr 14, 6:37 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 38 min |
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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.