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 11, 1:30 PM CST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 230 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003 .SHORT TERM...UPPER TROF WILL LIFT TO THE NE OF REGION GRADUALLY THROUGH LATE DAY SATURDAY AS CLAUDETTE CONTINUES MOVG NW AND THEN EVENTUALLY WWD AS UPOSTREAM RIDGE NOSES INTO WRN GLF MEX. SATURDAY SHOULD BE A SLIGHT BIT DRIER THAN TODAY AS HEIGHTS BUILD AND MOISTURE FLUX SHIFTS NEWD W UPPER TROF. RE-ENFORCING SWAVE TO PLUNGE SWD OUT OF PLAINS AND BRING DE-CELERATING SFC FRONT INTO TN VALLEY ON SUNDAY. THIS MAY HELP TO DESTABILIZE LAPSE RATES FARTHER NWD...BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY MAY SEND AN OUTFLOW SWD DURG THE AFTERNOON TO INCREASE INLAND POPS 10-20%. OTHER THAN THAT...LOLVL MOISTURE DEPTH AND MAGN REMAINS UNCHANGED THROUGH PERIOD WITH NO SIGNIFICNT THERMAL CHANGES TO SPEAK OF. MAINLY SEA-BREEZES EACH DAY. WILL STICK VERY CLOSE TO MOS NUMBERS IN CURRENT PACKAGE AS AVN HAS BEEN VERY CONSISTENT. .EXTENDED...WILL MAINTAIN STATUS QUO AS SFC PRESSURES RISE IN RESPONSE TO BERMUDA HIGH BUILDING WWD TUE-THU. AFTER THAT TIME ...11.00 MRF WEAKNESS FORMS IN PRESSURE FIELD TO E OF OUR CWFA AND SFC PRESSURES FALL SLGTLY BUT DEEP LYE MOISTURE REMINAS EAST OF US. SEA-BREEZES SHOULD BE VERY EFFECTIVE EACH DAY AT INITIATING DEEP CONVECTION WITH LINGERING RAIN CHANCES PAST 00Z EACH EVENING. .MARINE AND FIRE...AS CLAUDETTE PASSES S OF US LATE SATURDAY...SWELL WILL LIKELY MOVE NWD AND BRING SEAS UP 1-2 FEET. THIS COVERED WELL IN CURRENT FORECAST PACKAGE...THUS VERY FEW CHANGES. NO FIRE CONCERNS. .PRELIMINARY TEMPS / POPS... MOBILE 73 90 73 88 / 40 40 10 40 PENSACOLA 76 89 75 87 / 30 50 10 50 DESTIN 77 88 76 86 / 40 50 20 30 EVERGREEN 70 91 70 88 / 30 40 10 50 WAYNESBORO 71 91 72 88 / 50 40 20 50 CAMDEN 70 91 70 87 / 50 40 20 50 .MOB... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. 23/
ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-111700- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 600 AM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...(TODAY AND TONIGHT) SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE WITH DIFFERENTIAL HEATING FORCING THE SEABREEZE LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GENERALLY THIS WILL BE SUMMERTIME CONVECTION WITH A LOW RISK OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER. A FEW MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED PONDING. AN ISOLATED WATERSPOUT OR TWO IS ALSO POSSIBLE THIS MORNING OVER COASTAL WATERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY) NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED.
ALZ061>064-MSZ075-076-078-079-112000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 123 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003 ...THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA UNTIL 300 PM CDT... AT 120 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER INDICATED SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. THE STORMS WILL MOVE EAST-NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH 300 PM. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE OVER STONE COUNTY OF MISSISSIPPI NEAR BEATRICE THROUGH 200 PM AND WILL MOVE INTO GEORGE COUNTY SOUTHWEST OF BENNDALE AFTER 200 PM. OTHER STRONG STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS PARTS OF MOBILE COUNTY...ACROSS MOBILE BAY...AND INTO BALDWIN COUNTY THROUGH 300 PM. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN. SOME SMALL HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. ALTHOUGH BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...THESE STORMS COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE ALSO LIKELY...AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN COULD RESULT IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING... FLOOD PRONE AREAS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
FLZ005-006-112015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 245 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003 ...THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY UNTIL 315 PM CDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTH OF DEERLAND...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... DEERLAND AND CRESTVIEW AIRPORT THROUGH 315 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE STRONG WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN. ALTHOUGH BELOW SEVERE LIMITS AT THIS TIME...THIS STORM COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE ALSO LIKELY...AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN COULD RESULT IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING...FLOOD PRONE AREAS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 136 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:45 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Toxey.
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