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NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 20, 3:00 PM CST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
300 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006
...MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS OVER OUR INLAND ZONES THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
.SHORT TERM...SEVERE WEATHER THREAT TAKING SHAPE FOR THE NORTHWESTERN
ZONES IN THE VERY NEAR TERM...TRANSITIONING ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF
THE WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS OUR INTERIOR ZONES THROUGH THE
EARLY EVENING HOURS. 18Z HODOGRAPH FROM SLIDELL SHOWS A STRONGLY
SHEARED LOW LEVEL ENVIRONMENT WITH 0-3KM SR HELICITY RUNNING IN THE
MID 500 M2/S2 RANGE. A LARGE CHUNK OF THAT SHEAR IS LOCATED IN THE
LOWEST 1 KFT WITH MLCAPES SOUTH OF THE WARM FRONT RUNNING AROUND
1100 J/KG AT THIS TIME. SURFACE BASED CONVECTION ALONG AND JUST
SOUTH OF THE WARM FRONT OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MS IS TAKING A SERIOUS
LOOKING CONFIGURATION WITH STRENGTHENING CORES/UPDRAFTS WITH
OCCASIONAL BOWING STRUCTURES. THESE STORMS ARE PROPOGATING ALMOST
DUE EAST TOWARD OUR NORTHERN ZONES. FURTHER SOUTHWEST...ADDITIONAL
SEVERE STORMS ARE FIRING WEST OF INTERSTATE 55 NORTHWEST OF BATON
ROUGE AROUND NATCHEZ. GIVEN THE SETUP...NEW TORNADO WATCH IS
CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF BEING ISSUED FOR THE INTERIOR ZONES
THROUGH 10 PM. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS AS
NEEDED...PARTICICLARLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 43 OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
TO THE EAST...THE 16Z VALPARAISO SOUNDING INDICATED THE CAP REMAINS
STRONGER OVER OUR SOUTHEASTERN ZONES...AND GIVEN THE LACK OF
CONVECTION IN THE EAST THAT IS PROBABLY STILL THE CASE AT THIS HOUR.
THE CAP IN THE EAST WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN LATER THIS EVENING...BUT
THE INSTABILITY WILL BE LESS IN THE EAST...SO THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER
THREAT STILL APPEARS TO BE OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND INTERIOR
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE STORMS
SHOULD BE WEAKENING AS THEY MOVE EAST TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND
EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA TONIGHT. POPS REMAIN GENERALLY HIGH
AREA- WIDE FOR TONIGHT AS THE SURFACE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH AND THE
LOW PASSES TO THE NORTH.
CONTINUED THE TREND OF CLEARING THINGS OUT FOR TUESDAY. /05
&&
.LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY THROUGH NEXT MONDAY)...NO CHANGES OTHER THAN TO
TWEAK THE TEMPS BACK TOWARD THE MEX ENSEMBLE MEANS. /05
&&
.MARINE...NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FROM THE PREVIOUS PACKAGE. /05
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...EXTENDED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH ON TUESDAY SOUTH TO
JUST NORTH OF THE COAST. OTHER THAN THAT...NO CHANGES. /05
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE 58 77 42 60 / 80 10 0 0
PENSACOLA 61 78 45 63 / 70 10 0 0
DESTIN 62 77 51 65 / 70 10 0 0
EVERGREEN 57 73 40 61 / 90 10 0 0
WAYNESBORO 51 69 36 58 / 100 10 0 0
CAMDEN 54 70 38 59 / 100 10 0 0
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
FL...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 6 PM TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...
COASTAL SANTA ROSA...COASTAL WALTON...INLAND ESCAMBIA...
INLAND OKALOOSA...AND INLAND SANTA ROSA.
MS...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20
NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT
20 NM...MOBILE BAY...WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL
FROM 20 TO 60 NM...AND WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA
MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM.
&&
05/GARMONHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED FOR ADJUSTMENT TO MODERATE RISK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 745 AM CST MON MAR 20 2006 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-211200- 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- 745 AM CST MON MAR 20 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...PATCHES OF LIGHT RAIN AND ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE. AS THE WARM FRONT LIFTS FURTHER TO THE NORTH...THE AREA SOUTH OF THE WARM FRONT WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE. AN AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP AND TRACK ALONG THE WARM FRONT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA BY MID AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS AROUND MID AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SPREAD EAST INTO SOUTHWEST ALABAMA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...AND THEN SOUTHEAST OF I-65 LATER IN THE EVENING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS CHARACTERIZED BY A VERY WARM AND MOIST LOWER ATMOSPHERE COMBINED WITH MODERATE LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE GREATEST CHANCES OF SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD OCCUR NORTHWEST OF I-65 BETWEEN 3 AND 9 PM. THIS IS WHERE THE MOST UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL RESIDE ALONG WITH THE COMBINATION OF HIGHEST WIND SHEAR VALUES. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS OUTLOOKED THE ENTIRE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION WITH A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER...WITH A MODERATE RISK NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM CENTRAL PERRY COUNTY MISSISSIPPI THROUGH NORTHWEST WASHINGTON COUNTY ALABAMA TO NORTHEAST CHOCTAW COUNTY ALABAMA. STAY TUNED TO LATER OUTLOOKS ON THIS DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE BEACHES OF THE ALABAMA AND WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS. STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL PROVIDE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT OVER THE MARINE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT WILL MAKE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT OVER THE MARINE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO BRING MUCH DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THE DRY AIR MASS... SUNNY SKIES...AND WINDY CONDITIONS...WILL INCREASE THE THREAT OF WILDFIRES. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS FORECAST TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER...ESPECIALLY NORTHWEST OF I-65.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 412 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006 ALZ051-202300- CHOCTAW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER... 412 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING INTO WESTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY... AT 408 PM CST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES WEST OF MELVIN...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... WATER VALLEY...ROCK SPRINGS...HODGEWOOD...TOXEY...WIMBLY AND LOU THROUGH 500 PM CST. 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. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 153 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:30 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees and power lines in Pine Hill. A tin roof was also blown off a building.
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