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Gale Watch 4, NWS Mobile, AL

April 6, 2026

NWS Mobile, AL issued this gale watch at Apr 6, 2026, 11:18 AM CDT. It took effect at Apr 8, 2026, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 6, 2026, 11:18 AM CDT (16:18 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 8, 2026, 4:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 7, 2026, 1:20 AM CDT
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 Apr 6, 6:41 AM CDT, 4 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 6:41 AM CDT, 4 hours 37 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 6, 10:20 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB6 hr
Apr 6, 1:37 PM CDTRip Current StatementMOBBaldwin, Mobile5 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.