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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Mobile, AL

October 10, 2023Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Oct 10, 2023, 10:06 PM CDT for Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It took effect at Oct 11, 2023, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 10, 2023, 10:06 PM CDT (03:06 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 11, 2023, 4:00 PM CDT
Expired
Oct 12, 2023, 4:00 AM CDT
In force
12 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 03:08 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 00:00Z, 3.1 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 00:00Z on 2023-10-11Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2023-10-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -13 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
2075 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

873 
WWUS74 KMOB 110306
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1006 PM CDT Tue Oct 10 2023

ALZ263>266-FLZ202-204-206-111115-
/O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0009.231011T2100Z-231012T0900Z/
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
1006 PM CDT Tue Oct 10 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 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 4 PM Wednesday to 4 AM CDT Thursday.

* 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
323 
WWUS74 KMOB 110834
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
334 AM CDT Wed Oct 11 2023

ALZ263>266-FLZ202-204-206-111700-
/O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0009.231011T2100Z-231012T0900Z/
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
334 AM CDT Wed Oct 11 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 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 4 PM this afternoon to 4 AM CDT Thursday.

* 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.

&&

$$
106 
WWUS74 KMOB 111703
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1203 PM CDT Wed Oct 11 2023

ALZ263>266-FLZ202-204-206-120130-
/O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0009.231011T2100Z-231012T0900Z/
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
1203 PM CDT Wed Oct 11 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 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 4 PM this afternoon to 4 AM CDT Thursday.

* 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.

&&

$$
443 
WWUS74 KMOB 120309
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1009 PM CDT Wed Oct 11 2023

ALZ263>266-FLZ202-204-206-120900-
/O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-231012T0900Z/
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
1009 PM CDT Wed Oct 11 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 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...Until 4 AM CDT Thursday.

* 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
Oct 11, 3:03 AM CDTHigh Surf AdvisoryMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa33 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.