Special Marine Warning for North Mobile Bay; South Mobile Bay; Mississippi Sound
Official alert fields
What you need to know
- Applies to
- Mississippi Sound, North Mobile Bay, South Mobile Bay
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Severe
- Official urgency
- Immediate
- Official certainty
- Likely
What is happening
SMWMOB The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Mississippi Sound... North Mobile Bay... South Mobile Bay... * Until 500 PM CDT. * At 357 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Battleship Park to near Dog River Bridge to 6 nm northwest...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected.
Full official description
Bulletin details
SMWMOB The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Mississippi Sound... North Mobile Bay... South Mobile Bay... * Until 500 PM CDT. * At 357 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Battleship Park to near Dog River Bridge to 6 nm northwest of Grand Bay, moving south at 10 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Gaillard Island, East Fowl River Bridge, Bon Secour Bay, Middle Bay Light, Mississippi Sound East Of Pascagoula, Heron Bay, Point Clear, Weeks Bay, Fairhope Pier, and Dauphin Island Bridge.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Marine Warning issued August 17 at 3:58PM CDT until August 17 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Mobile AL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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