1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 15, 1:40 PM CST, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 240 PM CDT MON JUL 15 2002 RADAR IS SHOWING A FEW SHOWERS POPPING UP OVER LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON...JUST NOW ENTERING SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND MOVING ONSHORE ALONG THE ALABAMA AND FLORIDA COASTLINES. COVERAGE IS MUCH REDUCED FROM THE WEEKEND...COURTESY OF BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. FOR THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...DESPITE THE PRESENCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE WEST AND STEADY SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE AREA...EXPECT LEFTOVER SCATTERED EVENING SHOWERS OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI WITH ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE ELSEWHERE. TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE STRAIGHT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. THE SUBSIDENT AIR WILL CAUSE A DROP OFF IN AREA PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES. ETA AND AVIATION ARE SHOWING AROUND 1.5 INCH BY WEDNESDAY VS THE NEAR TWO INCHES NOW. ALSO THE ONLY KICKER FOR SHOWERS WILL BE DAILY SEA BREEZE INFLUENCES. THIS WILL KEEP RAIN CHANCES LIMITED...EXCEPT FOR MAYBE A 30% OVER THE INLAND AREAS. THE OTHER IMPACT THE HIGH PRESSURE AND OF LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BE TEMPS REACHING THE MID NINETIES WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES NEARING THE 105 POINT. FOR FRIDAY THORUGH MONDAY...AVIATION SHOWS A SHORT WAVE MOVING THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND INTO THE GULF STATES THROUGH FRIDAY. THE SUBSEQUENT BOUNDARY WILL MOVE TOWARD THE COAST AND BE A FOCUS FOR SCATTERED CONVECTION JUST IN TIME FOR THE WEEKEND. THE MRF SHOWS HIGH PRESSURE STARTING TO BUILD AGAIN BY MONDAY. MARINE...LIGHT WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH DECREASING SHOWERS AFTER THIS EVENING. FIRE...IT WILL GET A LITTLE HOTTER AND DRIER THROUGH FRIDAY...BUT NOT ENOUGH TO BREACH CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DIP AS LOW AS 45% INLAND DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT NW WINDS. /13 PRELIM NUMBERS MOB BB 075/093 074/094 074 13120 PNS BB 075/093 076/094 076 13-20 DTS BB 077/092 078/093 078 13-20 GZH BG 071/094 071/097 073 1313- 2RO BG 071/094 071/096 073 13231 61A BG 071/095 073/097 074 1313- .MOB... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees were blown down near Fulton by high winds from a thunderstorm.
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