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High Surf Advisory 19, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this high surf advisory at Dec 28, 2024, 2:47 AM CST for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It took effect at Dec 28, 2024, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2024, 2:47 AM CST (08:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 28, 2024, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2024, 12:00 PM CST
- 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 08:51 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, 8.8 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1057 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 747 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.3
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high surf advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high surf advisory went out at Dec 27, 11:34 PM CST, 3 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 27, 11:34 PM CST, 3 hours 13 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Dec 27, 9:49 PM CST, 4 hours 58 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
949 PM CST Fri Dec 27 2024
ALZ265-280415-
Mobile Coastal AL-
949 PM CST Fri Dec 27 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL MOBILE COUNTY
THROUGH 1015 PM CST...
At 949 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles north of Alabama Port, or 9 miles east of Bayou La Batre,
moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of south central
Mobile County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3037 8819 3049 8817 3051 8805 3038 8806
TIME...MOT...LOC 0349Z 259DEG 17KT 3043 8809
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
JLHLocal storm report, Dec 27, 9:53 PM CST, 4 hours 54 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Mobile AL
953 PM CST Fri Dec 27 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0830 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Mobile Regional Airport 30.68N 88.24W
12/27/2024 M55 MPH Mobile AL Mesonet
Mesonet station (GW2672) at the NWS Mobile
office measured a wind gust of 55mph.
&&
mbSpecial weather statement, Dec 27, 10:30 PM CST, 4 hours 17 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1030 PM CST Fri Dec 27 2024
ALZ264-FLZ201>204-280515-
Baldwin Central AL-Escambia Inland FL-Santa Rosa Coastal FL-
Escambia Coastal FL-Santa Rosa Inland FL-
1030 PM CST Fri Dec 27 2024
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL BALDWIN...WEST
CENTRAL SANTA ROSA AND CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTIES THROUGH 1115 PM
CST...
At 1030 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 13 miles southwest of Bratt to 8 miles west of
Molino to 12 miles west of Gonzalez to 7 miles east of Robertsdale.
Movement was east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Pea Ridge, Goulding, Ferry Pass, Ensley, Molino, Gonzalez, Pace,
Floridatown, Point Baker, and Brent.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3050 8744 3052 8745 3053 8751 3052 8751
3059 8772 3065 8762 3075 8761 3079 8764
3079 8756 3085 8763 3085 8726 3084 8706
3066 8704 3042 8720
TIME...MOT...LOC 0430Z 279DEG 19KT 3082 8756 3079 8750 3071 8745 3061
8750 3054 8759
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JLHSpecial weather statement, Dec 28, 12:48 AM CST, 1 hour 59 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 7:13 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 3 hr |
| Dec 27, 8:10 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 35 min |
| Dec 27, 8:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 44 min |
| Dec 27, 8:20 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 40 min | |
| Dec 27, 8:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 39 min |
| Dec 27, 8:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 47 min |
| Dec 27, 9:04 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 7 hr |
| Dec 27, 9:49 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 26 min |
| Dec 27, 9:54 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 51 min | |
| Dec 27, 10:19 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 26 min | |
| Dec 27, 10:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 39 min |
| Dec 27, 10:34 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 56 min | |
| Dec 27, 10:36 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 5 hr |
| Dec 27, 11:00 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 5 hr |
| Dec 27, 11:25 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 95 min | |
| Dec 28, 12:41 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 64 min | |
| Dec 28, 12:48 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 42 min |
| Dec 28, 1:59 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 min | |
| Dec 28, 2:10 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Dec 28, 2:35 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 27 hr | |
| Dec 28, 2:47 AM CST | Coastal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 22 hr |
| Dec 28, 4:11 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia, Mobile | 94 min |
| Dec 28, 4:17 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 118 min | |
| Dec 28, 4:20 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 115 min | |
| Dec 28, 4:26 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Dec 28, 8:37 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 83 min | |
| Dec 28, 10:30 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 60 min | |
| Dec 27, 10:30 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 45 min |
| Dec 27, 10:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 30 min |
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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.