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NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 6, 3:52 AM CST, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
352 AM CST FRI FEB 6 2004
.SHORT TERM...BASE OF UPPER TROUGH OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN ITS WAKE. 09Z SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWING
SURFACE COLD FRONT HAD PASSED THROUGH TUSCALOOSA...HATTIESBURG...AND
NEW ORLEANS...AND IS MAKING ITS WAY INTO THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE
CWA. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ENCOMPASS
MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA...AT LEAST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...
AHEAD OF THE FRONT AS NEWLY DEVELOPED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
MISSISSIPPI DELTA ADVANCE NORTHEAST. WILL LET THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH
EXPIRE AT 600 AM AS THE LINE OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO
ACCELERATE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING...AND CLEAR MOST OF OUR WESTERN
COUNTIES BY NOON.
OTHERWISE...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR FIRST THING THIS MORNING
WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS COLD AIR
ADVECTION OCCURS UNDER CLOUDY SKIES. SKIES SHOULD CLEAR THE FORECAST
AREA OVERNIGHT...BUT WINDS SHOULD STAY UP ENOUGH TO KEEP TEMPERATURES
FALLING BELOW FREEZING. STAYED CLOSE TO MAV GUIDANCE THROUGH THE NEAR
TERM...WITH UPPER 40S/MID 50S ON SATURDAY...BELOW OR NEAR FREEZING
TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED
SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE FAR NORTHERN COUNTIES. FORECAST TO REMAIN
FAIRLY UNCHANGED THROUGH SUNDAY AS UPPER RIDGING PREVAILS AND DRY
CONDITIONS REMAIN.
&&
.EXTENDED...NO CHANGES PLANNED AT THIS TIME.
&&
.MARINE...MODERATE FRONT WILL PASS OVER COASTAL WATERS TODAY...
BRINGING SMALL CRAFT LEVEL WINDS TO MARINE AREAS IN ADDITION TO
CURRENT SMALL CRAFT SEAS. SEAS WILL SETTLE AS WIND DIRECTION SHIFTS
NORTHEASTERLY THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE PASSES OVER THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY AND SOUTHEASTERN CONUS. AS A SYSTEM
APPROACHES THE AL/NW FL COASTLINE LATE IN THE WEEKEND...FLOW WILL
SWITCH BACK TO ONSHORE...WITH A FRONT CROSSING COASTAL WATERS LATE
MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.
&&
.FIRE...MUCH DRIER AIR MASS IN POST FRONTAL ENVIRONMENT WILL SETTLE
ACROSS THE REGION INTO THE WEEKEND. CURRENTLY THE MODELS SUGGEST
SATURDAY AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES APPROACHING THE 30 TO 35
PERCENT RANGE...ALTHOUGH THE FOUR PLUS HOUR DURATION IS QUESTIONABLE
AT THIS TIME. THEREFORE...WILL JUST KEEP WITH A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR AND SIMILAR
TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY WILL KEEP RH VALUES AT OR BELOW RED FLAG
WARNING CRITERIA.
&&
.PRELIMINARY TEMPS / POPS...
MOBILE 63 33 54 25 / 80 00 00 00
PENSACOLA 61 37 53 28 / 99 00 00 00
DESTIN 60 41 55 33 / 99 00 00 00
EVERGREEN 67 36 49 23 / 99 00 00 00
WAYNESBORO 52 33 49 22 / 60 00 00 00
CAMDEN 61 35 49 22 / 80 00 00 00
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...SCA INTO TONIGHT GMZ630-650-670.
FL...SCA INTO TONIGHT GMZ655-675.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
MS...NONE.
&&
22/16HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 623 AM CST THU FEB 5 2004 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-052000- BALDWIN COASTAL-BALDWIN INLAND-BUTLER-CHOCTAW-CLARKE-CONECUH- COVINGTON-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-ESCAMBIA COASTAL-ESCAMBIA INLAND-GEORGE- GREENE-MOBILE COASTAL-MOBILE INLAND-MONROE-OKALOOSA COASTAL- OKALOOSA INLAND-PERRY-SANTA ROSA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA INLAND-STONE- WASHINGTON-WAYNE-WILCOX- 623 AM CST THU FEB 5 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...(TODAY AND TONIGHT) A LARGE STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE NATION AND WILL APPROACH THE OUTLOOK AREA LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. A STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL BRING WARM MOIST AIR NORTHWARD AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN TEXAS ADVANCES RAPIDLY NORTHEAST TO THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME BETTERED ORGANIZED OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE CRITERIA...WITH HAIL UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER AND ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS...MAINLY NORTH AND WEST OF INTERSTATE-65. WIND SHEAR ALONG A WARM FRONT LIFTING NORTHWARD THIS AFTERNOON MAY FAVOR ISOLATED TORNADOES. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT NORTHWEST OF INTERSTATE-65 AS A SURFACE COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY FOR THE SURF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED DURING HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT...BUT STRONG STORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE-65 AS THE SYSTEM ADVANCES EAST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY) ANOTHER SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO ARRIVE BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK... HOWEVER NO SEVERE OR HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND STORM SPOTTERS MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 116 AM CST FRI FEB 6 2004 MSZ076-060745- GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAKESVILLE... 116 AM CST FRI FEB 6 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEING DETECTED OVER GREENE COUNTY... AT 116 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR SAND HILL TO 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROYCE...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THROUGH 145 AM CST...THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE LIKELY. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CST FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 146 AM CST FRI FEB 6 2004 ALZ052-060815- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATOM... 146 AM CST FRI FEB 6 2004 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS BEING DETECTED OVER WASHINGTON COUNTY... AT 144 AM CST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM NEAR YELLOW PINE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THROUGH 215 AM CST...THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE LIKELY. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CST FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 401 AM CST FRI FEB 6 2004 ALZ051>055-061-063-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-061030- CHOCTAW-CLARKE-GEORGE-GREENE-MOBILE COASTAL-MOBILE INLAND-MONROE- PERRY-STONE-WASHINGTON-WAYNE-WILCOX- 401 AM CST FRI FEB 6 2004 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 8 HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OF SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA CHOCTAW...CLARKE...MOBILE...MONROE...WASHINGTON...WILCOX INLAND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI... GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY...STONE...WAYNE
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 81 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:42 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a manufactured home and started a fire. The home burned down before the fire could be put out. No one was injured.
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