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High Surf Advisory 7, NWS Mobile, AL

March 24, 2024Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this high surf advisory at Mar 24, 2024, 3:00 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It took effect at Mar 26, 2024, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 24, 2024, 3:00 PM CDT (20:00 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 26, 2024, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired: Mar 27, 2024, 10:00 AM CDT
In force: 24 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 20:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1849 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 129 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 129 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Mar 24, 1:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 1:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Mobile AL
140 PM CDT Sun Mar 24 2024

...New AVIATION, NEAR TERM...

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 140 PM CDT Sun Mar 24 2024

VFR conditions prevail this afternoon with easterly winds around 5
to 10kts. Expect MVFR ceilings to gradually settle in overnight
tonight, with a significant increase in southerly winds prior to
daybreak to around 20kt sustained gusting to 30 to 35kts. This
will remain the case through the remainder of the day Monday. An
isolated shower or two is possible during the day Monday across
southeastern MS into far southwestern AL. MM/25

&&

.NEAR TERM...
(Now through Monday)
Issued at 140 PM CDT Sun Mar 24 2024

Dry and pleasant conditions will continue today into tonight as
upper level ridging moves over the area. Enjoy the nice weather as
it lasts because a rather potent system is loading out west. With
high pressure in control over the area; expect clear skies with
drier air across the area. Temperatures will likely climb back
into the mid 70s as moisture begins to slowly return to the area.
Lows tomorrow night will climb into the Mid 50s across most of the
area and low 60s along the coast. BB/03

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Mobile      59  73  63  77  51  75  46  70 /  10  20  70  80  20   0  10   0
Pensacola   60  72  66  74  56  75  51  70 /   0   0  30  80  40  10  10   0
Destin      59  72  66  72  59  76  54  71 /   0   0  10  70  60  20  10  10
Evergreen   52  74  62  74  50  75  44  69 /   0   0  40  90  30  10  10  10
Waynesboro  55  71  60  76  46  71  42  68 /  10  10  90  60  10   0  10   0
Camden      52  73  62  73  49  70  43  65 /   0   0  60  90  20   0  10   0
Crestview   52  75  64  75  53  78  46  71 /   0   0  20  80  50  20  10  10

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...Wind Advisory from 10 AM Monday to 7 AM CDT Tuesday for
     ALZ051>060-261>266.

     High Rip Current Risk from 1 AM CDT Monday through late
     Wednesday night for ALZ265-266.

     High Surf Advisory from 1 AM Monday to 10 AM CDT Wednesday for
     ALZ265-266.

FL...Wind Advisory from 10 AM Monday to 7 AM CDT Tuesday for
     FLZ201>206.

     High Rip Current Risk from 1 AM CDT Monday through late
     Wednesday night for FLZ202-204-206.

     High Surf Advisory from 1 AM Monday to 10 AM CDT Wednesday for
     FLZ202-204-206.

MS...Wind Advisory from 10 AM Monday to 7 AM CDT Tuesday for MSZ067-
     075-076-078-079.

GM...Small Craft Advisory from 1 AM to 1 PM CDT Monday for GMZ630>636.

     Gale Warning from 1 PM Monday to 7 AM CDT Tuesday for GMZ630>636.

     Small Craft Advisory from 7 PM this evening to 7 AM CDT Monday
     for GMZ650-655-670-675.

     Gale Warning from 7 AM Monday to 7 AM CDT Tuesday for GMZ650-655-
     670-675.

&&

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 24, 3:02 AM CDT	Rip Current Statement	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	4 days
Mar 24, 3:02 AM CDT	High Surf Advisory	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	28 hr
Mar 24, 3:03 AM CDT	Gale Warning	MOB		52 hr
Mar 24, 3:03 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	MOB		28 hr
Mar 24, 3:10 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	MOB	Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more	52 hr
Mar 24, 3:00 PM CDT	High Surf Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	43 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.