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 Sep 6, 2:20 PM CST, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 320 PM CDT FRI SEP 6 2002 TRICKY FORECAST NEXT COUPLE PERIODS WITH PRESENTS OF FAY OVER WEST GULF...EDOUARDO REMNANTS JUST SOUTH OF DAUPHIN ISLAND AND RIDGING SUBSIDENCE/DRY AIR PRESSING IN FROM THE NE. PREFER THE AVN SOLUTION ...ESPECIALLY WITH IT BEING THE SLOWEST ON TAKING T.S. FAY INLAND OVER TX ON SATURDAY AND NOT DRYING THE FA OUT UNTIL SUNDAY. SATL WV SHOWS NORTHERN EDGE OF BEST MOISTURE AXIS SPLITING THE ZONES FROM SE TO NW. EDOUARDO REMNANTS WILL PUSH NW AND INLAND OVER SOUTH MS/LA OVERNIGHT WITH ITS N-NE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY HOLDING BEST RAIN CHANCES ALONG THE COAST AND GENERALLY SOUTH OF A PENSACOLA TO LAUREL MS LINE TONIGHT-SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRESSURE GRADIENT HAS RESULTED GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE COASTAL SECTIONS...BUT SO FAR WINDS ARE RUNNING AROUND 15G25 MPH WHICH IS UNDER WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA...SO WILL JUST WITH BREEZY WORDING IN ZONES THRU TONIGHT. WINDS HAVE ALSO RESULTED IN A SLIGHT THREAT OF SOME MINOR/ISOLATED COASTAL FLOOD PROBLEMS OVERNIGHT...MAINLY AFTER IDNIGHT WITH ONSET OF HIGH TIDES TOWARD 10 AM SATURDAY MORNING. LATEST SURFACE SHOWS TIGHTEST GRADIENT IS ALONG THE COAST NOW WITH EDOUARDO REMNANTS JUST SOUTH OF DAUPHIN ISLAND. EXPECT TRACK OF EDOUARDO PUSHING NW AND INLAND OVERNIGHT TO RESULT IN SOME RELAXING OF THE GRADIENT TOWARD MORNING OR HIGH TIDE. THEREFORE...WILL NOT ISSUE A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH/WARNING...BUT WILL ISSUE A MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT IDENTIFYING THE NUISANCE FLOOD THREAT AND HIGH SURF. OVER THE WEEKEND...SCATTERED POPS STILL WARRANTED ALONG COAST AND WESTERN ZONES...BUT SLIGHT CHANCE WILL SUFFICE NE WHERE THE DRIER AIR AND BETTER SUBSIDENCE WILL WIN OUT. RIDGING WILL BUILD IN OVER THE REGION BY SUNDAY IN WAKE OF FAY AND EDOUARDO REMNANTS...WITH DRIER/MILDER CONDITIONS CONTINUING. EXTENDED...UPPER SHORT WAVE TROF BREAKS OFF FROM REMNANTS OF FAY BY EARLY TUESDAY AND TRACKS EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THRU FRIDAY. THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW ALSO TRACKS EASTWARD...STAYING OFFSHORE AS IT PUSHES OFF THE GA/CAROLINA COAST BY FRIDAY MORNING. DEEPER MOISTURE AND BEST RAIN CHANCES APPEAR TO REMAIN OFFSHORE. HOWEVER...WILL CONTINUE THE MENTION OF DIURNALLY DRIVEN SCATTERED AFTERNOON/EVENING ACTIVITY THRU THE PERIOD FOR NOW. MARINE/TIDES/RIP CURRENTS...WILL POST SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THRU SATURDAY AFTN AS GRADIENT REMAINS TIGHT. TIDES ARE RUNNING ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE FCSTD LEVELS. THIS COUPLED WITH 15-25 MPH EASTERLIES ALONG THE COAST HAS RESULTED IN STRONG SURF AND MODERATE RIP CURRENT THREAT ALONG ALABAMA AND NW FLORIDA BEACHES. FIRE...DISPERSION VALUES WILL UP A BIT TNGT-SATURDAY OVER COASTAL SECTIONS WITH 15+ MPH WINDS. WILL MONITOR SUNDAY CLOSELY AS DRIER AIR FILTERS IN AND PUSHES AFTN RH VALUES CLOSE TO CRITICAL LEVELS. ...PRELIM NUMBERS... MOB 075/088 072/090 069 394522 PNS 076/088 074/089 071 394522 DTS 077/087 075/088 073 394522 GZH 071/090 069/090 066 392311 2RO 072/088 070/088 068 393422 61A 072/089 069/089 067 392321 .MOB... AL...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT-SATURDAY AFTN GMZ630-650-670. FL...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT-SATURDAY AFTN GMZ655-675. MS...NONE.
ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-070500- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 420 PM CDT FRI SEP 6 2002 HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES THROUGH SATURDAY... GUSTY EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH SATURDAY. PERSONS PLANNING A TRIP TO THE GULF BEACHES SHOULD HEED THE ADVICE GIVEN BY LOCAL BEACH OFFICIALS. AVOID SWIMMING IN AREAS NOT MONITORED BY LIFEGUARDS. IF RED FLAGS ARE POSTED AT YOUR BEACH...DO NOT GO INTO THE WATER. AS THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION EDOUARD CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHWEST OF THE REGION...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COASTAL AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY. NO SEVERE STORMS ARE ANTICIPATED WITH THIS ACTIVITY.
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 132 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:57 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were blown down along State Highway 178 near Fulton. The damage was sporadic and ended where SR 178 crosses U. S Highway 43.
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