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Wind Advisory 15, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Aug 15, 2021, 10:17 PM CDT for 4 counties in Alabama; Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It took effect at Aug 16, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 15, 2021, 10:17 PM CDT (03:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 16, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 16, 2021, 3:57 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Butler County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:17 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
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 218 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
- 657 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1045 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
514 WWUS74 KMOB 160317 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 1017 PM CDT Sun Aug 15 2021 ALZ056>059-FLZ201>204-161130- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0015.210816T1800Z-210817T1200Z/ Conecuh-Butler-Crenshaw-Escambia-Escambia Inland-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Inland-Santa Rosa Coastal- Including the cities of Evergreen, Greenville, Brantley, Luverne, Atmore, Brewton, Flomaton, Century, Molino, Walnut Hill, Beulah, Ensley, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Bay, Jay, Milton, Bagdad, Gulf Breeze, and Navarre 1017 PM CDT Sun Aug 15 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with frequent gusts to around 30 mph. * WHERE...In Alabama, Conecuh, Butler, Crenshaw and Escambia Counties. In Florida, Escambia Inland, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Inland and Santa Rosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...From 1 PM Monday to 7 AM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...These windy consitions will occur after Fred makes landfall and moves northward across portions of the western Florida Panhandle and south central Alabama. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
3 follow-up statements
377 WWUS74 KMOB 161305 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 805 AM CDT Mon Aug 16 2021 ALZ056>059-FLZ201>204-162130- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0015.210816T1800Z-210817T1200Z/ Conecuh-Butler-Crenshaw-Escambia-Escambia Inland-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Inland-Santa Rosa Coastal- Including the cities of Evergreen, Greenville, Brantley, Luverne, Atmore, Brewton, Flomaton, Century, Molino, Walnut Hill, Beulah, Ensley, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Bay, Jay, Milton, Bagdad, Gulf Breeze, and Navarre 805 AM CDT Mon Aug 16 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with frequent gusts to around 30 mph. * WHERE...In Alabama, Conecuh, Butler, Crenshaw and Escambia Counties. In Florida, Escambia Inland, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Inland and Santa Rosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...From 1 PM Monday to 7 AM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...These windy consitions will occur after Fred makes landfall and moves northward across portions of the western Florida Panhandle and south central Alabama. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
667 WWUS74 KMOB 161605 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 1105 AM CDT Mon Aug 16 2021 ALZ056-059-FLZ201-161715- /O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0015.210816T1800Z-210817T1200Z/ Conecuh-Escambia-Escambia Inland- Including the cities of Evergreen, Atmore, Brewton, Flomaton, Century, Molino, and Walnut Hill 1105 AM CDT Mon Aug 16 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... $$ ALZ057-058-FLZ202>204-170015- /O.EXT.KMOB.WI.Y.0015.210816T1800Z-210817T0700Z/ Butler-Crenshaw-Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Inland- Santa Rosa Coastal- Including the cities of Greenville, Brantley, Luverne, Beulah, Ensley, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Bay, Jay, Milton, Bagdad, Gulf Breeze, and Navarre 1105 AM CDT Mon Aug 16 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Crenshaw and Butler Counties. In Florida, Santa Rosa Coastal, Escambia Coastal and Santa Rosa Inland Counties. * WHEN...Until 2 AM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
693 WWUS74 KMOB 162057 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 357 PM CDT Mon Aug 16 2021 ALZ057-058-FLZ202>204-162200- /O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-210817T0700Z/ Butler-Crenshaw-Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Inland- Santa Rosa Coastal- Including the cities of Greenville, Brantley, Luverne, Beulah, Ensley, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Bay, Jay, Milton, Bagdad, Gulf Breeze, and Navarre 357 PM CDT Mon Aug 16 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Wind speeds are not expected to be sufficient to warrant continuation of the advisory. $$ FLZ206-170300- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0016.210816T2057Z-210817T0300Z/ Okaloosa Coastal- Including the cities of Destin, Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso, and Wright 357 PM CDT Mon Aug 16 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * WHERE...Okaloosa Coastal County. * WHEN...Until 10 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 7:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 13 hr |
| Aug 16, 3:56 PM CDT | High Surf Advisory | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 3:57 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MOB | Okaloosa | 6 hr |
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.