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Wind Advisory 16, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Dec 30, 2022, 10:20 PM CST for Okaloosa County, Florida; Covington County, Crenshaw County, Alabama. It was in force for 90 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 30, 2022, 10:20 PM CST (04:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2022, 11:50 PM CST
- In force
- 90 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Okaloosa County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 221 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
- 17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 526 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 309 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
180 WWUS74 KMOB 310420 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 1020 PM CST Fri Dec 30 2022 ALZ058-060-FLZ205-206-310600- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0016.221231T0420Z-221231T0600Z/ Crenshaw-Covington-Okaloosa Inland-Okaloosa Coastal- Including the cities of Brantley, Luverne, Andalusia, Opp, Crestview, Destin, Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso, and Wright 1020 PM CST Fri Dec 30 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WHAT...East winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...In Alabama, Crenshaw and Covington Counties. In Florida, Okaloosa Inland and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Until midnight CST tonight. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A wake low has developed across the area with strong east winds continuing in areas where precipitation has ended. These strong winds will be short duration but could result in downed trees and power outages. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ JLH
1 follow-up statement
460 WWUS74 KMOB 310550 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 1150 PM CST Fri Dec 30 2022 ALZ058-060-FLZ205-206-310700- /O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-221231T0600Z/ Crenshaw-Covington-Okaloosa Inland-Okaloosa Coastal- Including the cities of Brantley, Luverne, Andalusia, Opp, Crestview, Destin, Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso, and Wright 1150 PM CST Fri Dec 30 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The wake low has weakened and winds are continuing to diminish late this evening, therefore the wind advisory is cancelled. $$ ALZ051>053-261>266-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-311600- /O.NEW.KMOB.FG.Y.0035.221231T0550Z-221231T1600Z/ Choctaw-Washington-Clarke-Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland- Mobile Central-Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal- Wayne-Perry-Greene-Stone-George- Including the cities of Butler, Lisman, Silas, Chatom, Millry, Grove Hill, Jackson, Thomasville, 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, Waynesboro, Beaumont, New Augusta, Richton, Leakesville, McLain, Wiggins, and Lucedale 1150 PM CST Fri Dec 30 2022 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Portions of southwest Alabama and southeast Mississippi. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you. && $$ JLH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 6:07 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 70 min | |
| Dec 30, 11:50 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 10 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.