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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Mobile, AL

April 23, 2021Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Apr 23, 2021, 2:17 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It took effect at Apr 24, 2021, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 23, 2021, 2:17 PM CDT (19:17 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 24, 2021, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 24, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
18 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 19:19 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, 7.3 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2021-04-23Temperature 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 2021-04-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 180 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1755 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
180 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
240 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

158 
WWUS74 KMOB 231917
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
217 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

ALZ263>266-FLZ202-204-206-240400-
/O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0008.210424T0600Z-210425T0000Z/
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
217 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 20 mph with frequent gusts up to 35 
  mph expected.

* 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...From 1 AM to 7 PM CDT Saturday.

* 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
491 
WWUS74 KMOB 240055
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
755 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

ALZ263>266-FLZ202-204-206-241200-
/O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0008.210424T0600Z-210425T0000Z/
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
755 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 20 mph with frequent 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 1 AM to 7 PM CDT Saturday.

* 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.

&&

$$
660 
WWUS74 KMOB 241203
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
703 AM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021

ALZ263>266-FLZ202-204-206-242100-
/O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210425T0000Z/
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
703 AM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 20 mph with frequent 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 1 AM to 7 PM CDT Saturday.

* 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.

&&

$$
271 
WWUS74 KMOB 242008
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
308 PM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021

ALZ263>266-FLZ202-204-206-250000-
/O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210425T0000Z/
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
308 PM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 20 mph with frequent 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 1 AM to 7 PM CDT Saturday.

* 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 22, 10:16 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB59 hr
Apr 23, 4:11 AM CDTHigh Surf AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Mobile48 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.