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Small Craft Advisory 12, NWS Mobile, AL

February 20, 2026

NWS Mobile, AL issued this small craft advisory at Feb 20, 2026, 11:20 AM CST. It took effect at Feb 22, 2026, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 48 hr.

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 24, 2026, 12:09 AM CST
In force: 48 hr
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft 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 small craft advisory 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 20, 11:20 AM CST	Gale Watch	MOB		11 hr

Nearby

Small Craft Advisories in Alabama, 2026 Every small craft advisory 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.