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Gale Watch 2, NWS Mobile, AL

February 20, 2026

NWS Mobile, AL issued this gale watch at Feb 20, 2026, 11:20 AM CST. It took effect at Feb 22, 2026, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 20, 2026, 11:20 AM CST (17:20 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 22, 2026, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 20, 2026, 10:22 PM CST
In force
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale watch 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 gale watch went out at Feb 20, 11:15 AM CST, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 11:15 AM CST, 5 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 20, 11:20 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB4 days

Nearby

Gale Watches in Alabama, 2026Every gale watch in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.