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NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 24, 2:46 AM CST, 11 hours 14 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 346 AM CDT WED AUG 24 2005 .SYNOPSIS...FOR THE CURRENT FORECAST...SAME OLE STUFF...DIFFERENT DAY...WITH HOT...HUMID WEATHER. THERE ARE A FEW SUBTLETIES...THOUGH...IN THE CURRENT ANALYSIS THAT NEED TO BE DEALT WITH. THE CURRENT ANALYSIS SHOWS AN UPPER LOW JUST NORTH OF ME...ANOTHER OVER THE MT/ID/CA BORDER...WITH A RIDGE BETWEEN (STRETCHING OVER THE NORTHERN MISS RIVER VALLEY INTO CA). HIGH PRESSURE WAS ANALYZED OVER THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF THE CONUS...WITH THE COMPUTER ANALYSIS SHOWING THE RIDGE CENTERED OVER EASTERN TX. LOOKING AT THE WATER VAPOR LOOP COMBINED WITH THE SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS...THIS RIDGE LOOKS TO BE ANALYZED TO DAR WEST. FEEL CENTER OF RIDGE SHOULD BE ANALYZED OVER SOUTHERN MS/AL. TD12 WAS MOVING ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN...MOVING SLOWLY THROUGH SHALLOW UPPER TROUGH ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD INTO THE CIRCULATION AROUND UPPER HIGH OVER/NEAR THE FA. AIRMASS CONTINUES TO BE A USUAL SUMMER WET SPONGE...THOUGH THE SPONGE HAS DRIED OUT A BIT...WITH NEIGHBORING STATIONS GENERALLY REPORTING 1.9-2.0 OF PRECIP H20. TAE REPORTED 2.1...THOUGH IT LOOKS LIKE A NEARBY TSRA MOISTENED THE PROFILE UP. A BREAK IN THE CLOUDS AT 00Z SHOWED A BAND OF DRIER AIR AIR (1.5-1.7) STRETCHING ALONG THE HIGHWAY 84 CORRIDOR. && .SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY)...MODELS ADVERTISING VORT LOBE SWINGING SOUTH ALONG THE BACKSIDE OF NEW ENGLAND UPPER LOW... DEEPENING UPPER TROUGH OFF THE EASTERN SEABOARD A BIT. NORTHWEST LOW GETS DEFLECTED NORTHEAST BY RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN MISS RIVER VALLEY ...HELPING TO RIDGE UPPER RIDGE OFF THE MAIN RIDGE AND SHIFT IT EAST...EVENTUALLY COMBINING WITH EAST COAST TROUGH AND SHOVING UPPER RIDGE WESTWARD...TO OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST BY FRIDAY. WITH THE RELATIVE LACK OF UPPER SHORTWAVE ENERGY CROSSING THE AREA...ALONG WITH A SLIGHTLY DRIER AIRMASS...AM TENDING TOWARDS THE ETA SOLUTION. GFS HAS PROVEN TO BE TOO WET THE LAST DAY OR SO. MODELS ALSO ADVERTISING TD12 GETTING CAUGHT UP IN EAST COAST TROUGH AND MEANDERING AROUND OVER THE CARIBBEAN. WHAT LITTLE HURRICANE MODEL GUIDANCE WE GET IN THE OFFICE IS ADVERTISING TD12 MOVING THROUGH THE TROUGH QUICKLY BEFORE HEADING WESTWARD TOWARDS THE CENTRAL GULF. AM TENDING TO BELIEVE THE STALLING SCENARIO...WITH THE RELATIVE LACK OF MOVEMENT ON THE 8HR LENGTH WATER VAPOR LOOP. ITS GOING TO TAKE A WHILE LONGER TO SEE WHAT MOVEMENT TD12 DECIDES TO TAKE. .LONG TERM (FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ADVERTISING EAST COAST UPPER TROUGH SHIFTING WEST A BIT AS CURRENT NORTHWEST UPPER LOW MOVES NORTH OF THE GREAT LAKES. GFS ENSEMBLE MOS SHOWS QUITE A BIT OF SLOP IN THIS SCENARIO...WITH THE OPERATION GFS TRANSITIONING FROM THE WETTEST SOLUTION IN THE SHORT TERM...TO ONE OF THE DRIEST SOLUTIONS IN THE EXTENDED. WITH THIS SLOP...AM TENDING TO USE AN ENSEMBLE MEAN AS A STARTING POINT...TWEAKING FROM THERE. && .MARINE...CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION WILL MOVE OFF THE NORTHEAST CONUS COAST BY NOON FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL EXTEND SOUTHWEST FROM THE CENTER INTO THE NORTHERN GULF...AS T.D. 12 IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO AS A TROPICAL STORM. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS THROUGH MIDWEEK WILL BECOME MORE EASTERLY LATER THIS WEEK WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE TO A MODERATE FLOW. WILL ALSO INCREASE WAVE HEIGHTS...MAINLY SWELLS...ACROSS THE MARINE WATERS OVER THE WEEKEND. && .FIRE WEATHER...WARM TEMPS WILL RESULT IN HIGH MIXING HEIGHTS... THOUGH LIGHT AND VARIABLE BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW WILL KEEP THE DISPERSIONS FROM GETTING OUT OF HAND. ALSO...ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MOBILE 93 75 92 76 92 / 40 20 50 30 40 PENSACOLA 93 77 91 76 91 / 40 30 60 40 30 DESTIN 91 77 89 76 90 / 40 30 60 30 30 EVERGREEN 93 72 91 71 90 / 50 20 60 30 20 WAYNESBORO 93 72 93 73 93 / 30 10 60 30 30 CAMDEN 94 71 93 71 91 / 50 20 70 30 20 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. && 16/22 MILLER/PURDY
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1245 PM CDT WED AUG 24 2005 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-251200- 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- 1245 PM CDT WED AUG 24 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND THE EXTREME WESTERN PORTION OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND LOCAL HEAVY RAINFALL BEING THE MAIN HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL BECOME STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AROUND 40 MPH. ALSO...THE HIGH HUMIDITIES AND VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW HEAT INDICES TO RISE TO AROUND 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND LOCAL HEAVY RAINFALL BEING THE MAIN HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM KATRINA...OVER THE BAHAMAS TODAY...IS FORECASTED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER TO MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO ON SATURDAY. KATRINA MAY BECOME A HURRICANE OVER THE EASTERN GULF BY LATE SUNDAY. ALL INTERESTS ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION SHOULD KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ON TROPICAL STORM KATRINA. THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS SHOULD INCREASE LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS LARGE SWELLS FROM KATRINA IMPACT THE BEACHES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OR STORM SPOTTERS SHOULD NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 153 PM CDT WED AUG 24 2005 ALZ064-241930- LOWER BALDWIN- 153 PM CDT WED AUG 24 2005 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS BEING DETECTED OVER SOUTHERN BALDWIN COUNTY... AT 153 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM NEAR FOLEY...AND MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...FOLEY...MAGNOLIA SPRINGS...MOUTH OF WEEKS BAY AND GASQUE THROUGH 230 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING AREAS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING. JC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 228 PM CDT WED AUG 24 2005 ALZ064-242000- LOWER BALDWIN- 228 PM CDT WED AUG 24 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEING DETECTED OVER BALDWIN COUNTY... AT 228 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR ROBERTSDALE...TO NEAR SAILBOAT BAY AND JUST NORTH OF THE OYSTER BAY AREA. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE WEST AT 5 MPH. THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...TURKEY BRANCH...WEEKS BAY...HOUSTONVILLE AND FAIRHOPE THROUGH 300 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE FREQUENT AND VERY DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES...WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH...AND VERY HEAVY RAINS TOTALING NEAR 2 INCHES PER HOUR. SUDDEN WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH MAY BRING DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. THE FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THESE STORMS MAY RESULT IN SOME DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. PERSONS OUTDOORS SHOULD MOVE INDOORS QUICKLY. IF SUDDENLY CAUGHT OUTDOORS IN AN ELECTRICAL STORM...CROUCH DOWN CLOSE TO THE GROUND...AND AVOID STANDING UNDER TREES OR OTHER TALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:59 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A student at Daphne High School was walking to his vehicle when lightning struck near him and knocked him to the ground. He was examined at the scene and refused to go to the hospital.
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