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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Mobile, AL

February 22, 202312 counties in Alabama; 5 counties in Mississippi; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Feb 22, 2023, 10:18 AM CST for 12 counties in Alabama; 5 counties in Mississippi; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 22, 2023, 10:18 AM CST (16:18 UTC)
Expired
Feb 22, 2023, 6:00 PM CST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Butler County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS, Wayne County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:17 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

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 223 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 2023-02-22Temperature 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 2023-02-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 201 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
751 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
201 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
331 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

613 
WWUS74 KMOB 221618
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1018 AM CST Wed Feb 22 2023

ALZ051>060-261>264-FLZ201-203-205-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-230000-
/O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0004.230222T1618Z-230223T0000Z/
Choctaw-Washington-Clarke-Wilcox-Monroe-Conecuh-Butler-Crenshaw-
Escambia-Covington-Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central-
Baldwin Central-Escambia Inland-Santa Rosa Inland-Okaloosa Inland-
Wayne-Perry-Greene-Stone-George-
Including the cities of Butler, Lisman, Silas, Chatom, Millry, 
Grove Hill, Jackson, Thomasville, Camden, Pine Hill, Homewood, 
Monroeville, Evergreen, Greenville, Brantley, Luverne, Atmore, 
Brewton, Flomaton, Andalusia, Opp, Citronelle, Saraland, 
Stockton, Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, Daphne, 
Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, Century, Molino, Walnut Hill, Jay,
Milton, Crestview, Waynesboro, Beaumont, New Augusta, Richton, 
Leakesville, McLain, Wiggins, and Lucedale
1018 AM CST Wed Feb 22 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Alabama, 
  northwest Florida and southeast Mississippi.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM CST 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 21, 9:22 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB27 hr
Feb 22, 3:03 PM CSTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryMOB20 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.