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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at May 20, 2021, 3:53 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It took effect at May 21, 2021, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 20, 2021, 3:53 PM CDT (20:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 21, 2021, 9:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 21, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 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 20:54 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, 8.9 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 622 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 599 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 227 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
483 WWUS74 KMOB 202053 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 353 PM CDT Thu May 20 2021 ALZ263>266-FLZ202-204-206-210500- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0012.210521T1400Z-210522T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-210521T0000Z/ Mobile Central-Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal- Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- Including the cities of Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, 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 353 PM CDT Thu May 20 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...For the first Wind Advisory, southeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. For the second Wind Advisory, southeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Central, Baldwin Central, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...For the first Wind Advisory, until 7 PM CDT this evening. For the second Wind Advisory, from 9 AM to 7 PM CDT Friday. * 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
309 WWUS74 KMOB 210339 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 1039 PM CDT Thu May 20 2021 ALZ263>266-FLZ202-204-206-211200- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0012.210521T1400Z-210522T0000Z/ Mobile Central-Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal- Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- Including the cities of Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Beulah, Ensley, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Bay, Bagdad, Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Destin, Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso, and Wright 1039 PM CDT Thu May 20 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Central, Baldwin Central, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...9 AM to 7 PM CDT Tomorrow. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
932 WWUS74 KMOB 210834 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 334 AM CDT Fri May 21 2021 ALZ263>266-FLZ202-204-206-211700- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0012.210521T1400Z-210522T0000Z/ Mobile Central-Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal- Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- Including the cities of Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, 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 334 AM CDT Fri May 21 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Baldwin Coastal, Mobile Coastal, Baldwin Central and Mobile Central Counties. In Florida, Santa Rosa Coastal, Okaloosa Coastal and Escambia Coastal Counties. * WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening. * 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. && $$
005 WWUS74 KMOB 211657 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 1157 AM CDT Fri May 21 2021 ALZ263>266-FLZ202-204-206-220000- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-210522T0000Z/ Mobile Central-Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal- Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- Including the cities of Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Beulah, Ensley, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Bay, Bagdad, Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Destin, Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso, and Wright 1157 AM CDT Fri May 21 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Baldwin Coastal, Mobile Coastal, Baldwin Central and Mobile Central Counties. In Florida, Santa Rosa Coastal, Okaloosa Coastal and Escambia Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Through 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 3:49 PM CDT | Gale Warning | MOB | 20 hr | |
| May 20, 3:49 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 50 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.