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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Mobile, AL

April 14, 2021Baldwin County, Escambia County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; George County, Stone County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Apr 14, 2021, 6:27 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Escambia County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; George County, Stone County, Mississippi. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 14, 2021, 6:27 PM CDT (23:27 UTC)
Expired
Apr 15, 2021, 12:00 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL, George County, MS, Stone County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:29 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, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 197 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 2021-04-14Temperature 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 2021-04-14The 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
1255 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
133 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

934 
WWUS74 KMOB 142327
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
627 PM CDT Wed Apr 14 2021

ALZ051-053>058-150030-
/O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210415T0000Z/
Choctaw-Clarke-Wilcox-Monroe-Conecuh-Butler-Crenshaw-
Including the cities of Butler, Lisman, Silas, Grove Hill, 
Jackson, Thomasville, Camden, Pine Hill, Homewood, Monroeville, 
Evergreen, Greenville, Brantley, and Luverne
627 PM CDT Wed Apr 14 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Wind speeds have diminished. The Wind Advisory is no longer in
effect. 

$$

ALZ059-261>266-FLZ201>204-MSZ078-079-150300-
/O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0007.210414T2327Z-210415T0300Z/
Escambia-Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central-
Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Inland-
Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Inland-Santa Rosa Coastal-Stone-
George-
Including the cities of Atmore, Brewton, Flomaton, Citronelle, 
Saraland, Stockton, Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, 
Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, Bayou La Batre, 
Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, 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, Wiggins, and Lucedale
627 PM CDT Wed Apr 14 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Winds increasing to 15 to 25 mph, with frequent gusts of
  35 to 45 mph. 

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Alabama,
  northwest Florida and southeast Mississippi, including Stone,
  George, Mobile, Baldwin, Escambia Alabama, Escambia Florida, and
  Santa Rosa counties. 

* 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
979 
WWUS74 KMOB 150139 AAA
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
National Weather Service Mobile AL
839 PM CDT Wed Apr 14 2021

FLZ205-206-150300-
/O.EXA.KMOB.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210415T0300Z/
Okaloosa Inland-Okaloosa Coastal-
Including the cities of Crestview, Destin, Eglin AFB, 
Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso, and Wright
839 PM CDT Wed Apr 14 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...A brief period of winds increasing to 25 to 35 mph, with
  gusts up to around 45 mph.

* WHERE...Okaloosa Inland and Okaloosa Coastal Counties.

* 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.

&&

$$

ALZ059-261>266-FLZ201>204-MSZ078-079-150300-
/O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210415T0300Z/
Escambia-Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central-
Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Inland-
Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Inland-Santa Rosa Coastal-Stone-
George-
Including the cities of Atmore, Brewton, Flomaton, Citronelle, 
Saraland, Stockton, Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, 
Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, Bayou La Batre, 
Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, 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, Wiggins, and Lucedale
839 PM CDT Wed Apr 14 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...A brief period of winds of 20 to 30 mph, with gusts of 
  35 to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Alabama, 
  northwest Florida and southeast Mississippi, including Stone, 
  George, Mobile, Baldwin, Escambia Alabama, Escambia Florida, 
  and Santa Rosa counties.

* 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.

&&

$$
403 
WWUS74 KMOB 150254
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
954 PM CDT Wed Apr 14 2021

ALZ059-261>264-FLZ201-203-205-MSZ078-079-150400-
/O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210415T0300Z/
Escambia-Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central-
Baldwin Central-Escambia Inland-Santa Rosa Inland-Okaloosa Inland-
Stone-George-
Including the cities of Atmore, Brewton, Flomaton, Citronelle, 
Saraland, Stockton, Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, 
Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, Century, Molino, 
Walnut Hill, Jay, Milton, Crestview, Wiggins, and Lucedale
954 PM CDT Wed Apr 14 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds have diminished. The Wind Advisory is no longer in effect. 

$$

ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-150500-
/O.EXT.KMOB.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210415T0500Z/
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
954 PM CDT Wed Apr 14 2021

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Sustained winds up to 20 to 30 mph, with gusts of up to
  40 mph will last for another hour or two along the immediate
  coast. 

* WHERE...Coastal portions of Mobile, Baldwin, Escambia, Santa
  Rosa, and Okaloosa counties in southwest Alabama and the western
  Florida panhandle. 

* WHEN...Until midnight CDT tonight.

* 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 13, 7:39 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB6 hr
Apr 13, 11:31 PM CDTGale WarningMOB2 hr
Apr 14, 4:27 AM CDTRip Current StatementMOBBaldwin, Mobile3 days
Apr 14, 12:41 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB48 min
Apr 14, 3:29 PM CDTWind AdvisoryMOBButler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Monroe and 1 more3 hr
Apr 14, 5:44 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB45 min
Apr 14, 6:04 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB6 hr
Apr 14, 6:37 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB38 min

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.